Al-Baath University (Arabic: جَامِعَة الْبَعْث, ALA-LC: Jāmiʻat al-Baʻth), founded in 1979,[1] is a public university located in the city of Homs, Syria, 180 km north of Damascus. It is Syria's fourth largest university.[2]
جامعة البعث | |
 Al-Baath University Emblem | |
| Motto | "طريقك الى مستقبل مشرف" |
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Motto in English | Your way to a bright future |
| Type | Public |
| Established | September 14, 1979 |
Academic affiliation | |
| President | Abd Albaset Alkhatib |
Administrative staff | 600 |
| Students | 12,000 |
| Location | , |
| Website | albaath-univ.edu.sy |
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History
editThe university was established in 1979; it was established by Presidential Decree No. 44 issued by Hafez al-Assad.[citation needed]
Al-Baath University has 22 faculties, 5 intermediate institutes, 40,000 regular students,[2] 20,000 students in open learning, 1310 high studies students and 622 faculty members. The library contains some 63,000 volumes (as of 2011).[3]
Gallery
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The main walkway at the university -
The Faculty of Medicine
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Collelo, Thomas (editor) (1987) Syria: A Country Study Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. page 123
- ^ a b Lesch, David W. (2005) The new lion of Damascus: Bashar al-Asad and modern Syria Yale University Press, New Haven Connecticut, page 267, ISBN 0-300-10991-1
- ^ World Guide to Libraries (25th ed.), De Gruyter Saur, 2011
External links
edit- Official website (Arabic)
- Syrian Physical Therapy community (syriaPT.com) (Arabic)
- Open education in Al-Baath university (Arabic)
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