This is a list of universities in Syria including public, private, military and police institutions.
Public universities and colleges
editAs of 2018, there are 8 public universities, 1 colleges, 1 virtual university, in addition to 6 higher institutes in Syria, owned by the government.[1][2]
Branches of foreign public universities
editAs of 2018, Syria has 2 branches of foreign public universities.
| Name | Abbreviation | Location | Established | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Omdurman Islamic University, Damascus Branch
|
OIU | Damascus | oiu.edu.sd | |
 Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Latakia Branch
|
AASTMT | Latakia | 2001 | aast.edu |
Private universities
editAs of 2018, there are 21 private universities in Syria.[3]
Military
editAs of 2018, there are 16 high military educational institutions in Syria run by the Ministry of Defense of Syria.[4]
| Name | Location | Established |
|---|---|---|
| Higher Military Academy of Syria | Qatana, Rif Dimashq Governorate | 1957 |
| Al-Assad Military Academy | Aleppo | 1979 |
| Syrian Military Academy | Homs (since 1932) (women's college in al-Ghizlaniyah, Rif Dimashq, since 1987) | 1919 (in Damascus) |
| Syrian Air Defense College | Homs (since 1974) | 1958 (in Muadamiyat al-Sham) |
| Kuweires Military Aviation Institute | Kuweires Sharqi, Aleppo Governorate (since 1980) | 1947 (in Mezzeh Military Airport, Damascus) |
| Syrian Navy College | Latakia | 1975 |
| Bassel al-Assad College of Armored Corps | Homs (since 1972) | 1952 (in Damascus) |
| Syrian College of Signal Corps | Homs (since 1972) | 1946 (in Damascus) |
| Aleppo Artillery College | Aleppo (since 1970) | 1954 (in Qatana) |
| Syrian College of Combat Engineering Corps | Al-Mushrifah, Homs Governorate (since 1978) | 1954 (in Qatana) |
| Military College of Chemical Protection | Al-Mushrifah, Homs Governorate (since 1978) | 1971 (in Aleppo) |
| Military College of Administrative Affairs | Masyaf, Hama Governorate (since 2012) | 1974 (in Aleppo) |
| Military College of Technical Affairs | Homs | 1952 |
| Military College of Infantry Corps | Fafin, Aleppo Governorate | |
| Electronic Warfare College | Damascus | 1972 |
| Aleppo Armament College | Aleppo |
Police
editAs of 2018, there is 1 high educational institution for police sciences in Syria run by the Syrian Ministry of Interior.[5]
| Name | Location | Established |
|---|---|---|
| Bassel al-Assad College for Police Sciences | Damascus | 1961 |
Notes
edit- ^ This university is located in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights situated de jure in Quneitra Governorate. See Status of the Golan Heights for details.
- ^ This university is located in the rebel-held part of Syria. See Territory controlled by Syrian opposition.
- ^ This university is located in the rebel-held part of Syria. See Territory controlled by Syrian opposition.
- ^ This university is located in the territory of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria part of Syria. See Education in Rojava for detals.