The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research is a department of the
Government of Syria
Government of the Syrian Arab Republic is the union government created by the constitution of Syria where by the President of Syria, president is the head of state and the Prime Minister of Syria, prime minister is the head of government. Execut ...
that is responsible for maintaining and implementing government policies in higher education in Syria.
History
The history of the ministry goes back to 1966. It was created in the name of the Ministry of Higher Education by Decree 143 issued on November 24, 1966.
As for the ministry in its current form, it was established on December 3, 2019 under Law No. 27, and it has been headed by Engineer Bassam Ibrahim since November 26, 2018.
Responsibility
The Ministry performs the following tasks:
1- Proposing the general policy for the higher education sector within the higher education institutions, setting plans compatible with this policy, and supervising its implementation.
2- Proposing a general policy for scientific research within the scope of higher education institutions, coordinating with research institutions affiliated with other ministries, and following up on their implementation.
3- Supervising higher education and scientific research institutions affiliated with or affiliated with the Ministry.
4- Proposing draft laws and regulations and issuing the necessary instructions to organize higher education institutions and the Ministry's affiliates.
5- Developing the institutional and administrative work of higher education institutions.
6- Proposing the creation of public and private higher education institutions.
7- Securing opportunities to enroll in higher education in line with the requirements of sustainable development and societal needs.
8- Providing an academic, research and social environment that supports creativity, excellence, innovation, refining talents, and supporting and encouraging cultural, artistic, social and sports activity.
9- Empowering the Arabic language and working on developing its vocabulary to meet the demands of sciences and arts in a way that meets the needs of the times.
10- Encouraging investment in scientific research.
11- Strengthening scientific, technical and technical cooperation in the field of higher education and scientific research with countries, Arab, regional and international organizations and Arab and foreign institutions, and expanding its fields in modern and developed trends.
12- Building national scientific capabilities, especially by dispatching in accordance with the provisions of the Scientific Missions Law.
13- Harmonizing the outputs of higher education, development requirements and the needs of the labor market, and developing quality and accreditation standards in coordination with the concerned authorities.
14- Developing postgraduate programs, specialized research centers and scientific studies centers linked to the ministry.
15- Setting the necessary accreditation criteria and foundations for the recognition of non-Syrian higher education institutions and the equivalency of certificates issued by them.
16- Contribute to the implementation of the state's health policy in coordination with the Ministry of Health and other ministries concerned with the health sector and adherence to the health work rules approved by the Ministry of Health.
17- Follow up on the affairs of Syrian students studying outside the Syrian Arab Republic.
18- Representing the Syrian Arab Republic in regional and international conferences and seminars related to higher education and scientific research.
19- Organizing the affairs of international students in the Syrian Arab Republic in accordance with scientific cooperation agreements and their implementation programmes.
20- Developing admission tests in educational institutions affiliated with or affiliated with the Ministry and measuring and studying the outputs of these institutions with the aim of developing the extent to which they achieve their objectives and meet the requirements of the labor market.
Organisation
Organisation scheme:
هيكلية وزارة التعليم العالي
Directorates of the Ministry:
* Student Affairs Directorate
* Directorate of Cultural Relations
* Directorate of Equivalency of Certificates
* Administrative Development Directorate
* Directorate of Scientific Missions
* Directorate of Scientific Research
* Directorate of Planning and International Cooperation
* Directorate of Private Educational Institutions
* Quality and Accreditation Directorate
* Directorate of Educational Hospitals
* Directorate of Information and Electronic Publishing
* Directorate of Administrative Affairs
* Directorate of Information Technology and Communications
* Directorate of Educational Authority Affairs
* Engineering Affairs Directorate
* Directorate of Accounting for Scientific Missions
* Contracts Department
* Single Window Directorate
* Legal Affairs Directorate
* Department of Internal Control
Bodies and Centers
* Measurement and calendar center
* Excellence and Creativity Authority
* IT Center
* General Authority for Biotechnology
* Arabic language complex
* General Authority of the Student Credit Fund
Teaching Hospitals
* Al-Mouwasat University Hospital, Damascus
* Al-Assad University Hospital, Damascus
* University Children's Hospital, Damascus
* Al-Biruni University Hospital, Damascus
* University Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Damascus
* University Hospital of Dermatology and Venereology, Damascus
*University Cardiac Surgery Hospital in Damascus
* Oral and Maxillofacial University Hospital, Damascus
* Aleppo University Hospital
* Al-Kindi University Hospital, Aleppo (destroyed)
* University Hospital of Cardiology and Surgery, Aleppo
* University Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Aleppo
* Al-Assad University Hospital, Lattakia
* Tishreen University Hospital, Lattakia
Universities and Institutes
* Public universities
** University of Damascus
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** Aleppo University
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** Tishreen University
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** Al-Baath University
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** Al-Furat University
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** Syrian Virtual University
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** University of Hama
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** University of Tartous
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* Private universities
** University of Kalamoon
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** Cordoba Private University
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** Ittihad Private University
** Arab International University
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** Syrian Private University
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** Wadi International University
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** Andalusia University for Medical Sciences
** Al-Jazeera University
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** Al-Hawash Private University Al-hwash may refer to:
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** Ebla Private University
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** Al-Shahba Private University
** Yarmouk Private University
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** Arab University for Science and Technology
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** Al-Wataniya Private University
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Structure
Faculties
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** National Private University
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** University of the Levant for Sharia Sciences
** Al-Rasheed International Private University for Science and Technology
** Qasyoun Private University
** Bilad Al-Sham University
** Omdurman Islamic University Damascus
** Al-Manara Private University
** Arab Academy for E-Business
** Antioch Syrian Private University
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* Higher institutes
** Higher Institutes of the Ministry of Higher Education
***Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts
Higher may refer to:
Music
* The Higher, a 2002–2012 American pop rock band
Albums
* ''Higher'' (Ala Boratyn album) or the title song, 2007
* ''Higher'' (Ezio album) or the title song, 2000
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*** High Institute of Music HIM
*** Higher Institute of Business Administration HIBA
*** Institut National d'Administration INA
*** HIAST
*** Higher Institute for Demographic Studies and Researches HIDSR
** Higher Institutes of Universities
*** University of Damascus
**** Higher Institute for Laser Research and its Applications
**** Higher Institute for Research and Seismic Studies
**** Higher Institute of Administrative Development
**** Higher Institute of Translation and Interpretation
**** Higher Institute of Languages
*** Aleppo University
**** Institute of Arab Scientific Heritage
**** Higher Institute of Languages
*** Tishreen University
**** Higher Institute of Marine Research
**** Higher Institute for Environmental Research
**** Higher Institute of Languages
*** Al-Baath University
**** Higher Institute of Language Teaching
**** Higher Institute of Water Management HIWM
*** Hama University
**** Higher Institute of Languages
* Technical institutes
Boards
* Council of Higher Education
* Supreme Council for Technical Education
List of Ministers
See also
*List of universities in Syria
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Public universities and colleges
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*Education in Syria
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References
{{Ministries of Syria
Education ministries
Government ministries of Syria
1966 establishments in Syria