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University of Aleppo

{{Short description|Public university in Syria}}

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| name = University of Aleppo

| native_name = {{lang|ar|جَامِعَة حَلَب}}

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| established = {{start date|1958}}

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| rector = Dr. Maher Karman

| undergrad = 55,732[https://www.daad-akademie.de/medien/ida/webversion_ida_bildungshintergr%C3%BCnde_syrien.pdf Students] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302040305/https://www.daad-akademie.de/medien/ida/webversion_ida_bildungshintergr%C3%BCnde_syrien.pdf |date=2022-03-02 }} daad-akademie.de, 22. February 2021

| postgrad = 4,386

| doctoral = 1,525

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| city = Aleppo

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| country = Syria

| campus = Urban

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University of Aleppo ({{langx|ar|جَامِعَة حَلَب|Jāmiʿat Ḥalab}}, also called Aleppo University) is a public university located in Aleppo, Syria. It is the second largest university in Syria after the University of Damascus.

During 2005–06, the university had over 61,000 undergraduate students, over 1,500 post graduate students and approximately 2,400 faculty members. The university has 25 faculties and 10 intermediate colleges.

History

File:Aleppo University 1960s.jpg

What was to become the University of Aleppo consisted of a Faculty of Engineering in Aleppo opened in 1946 and affiliated to what is now the University of Damascus (Syrian University at that time). After the end of French rule in 1946, the newly independent Syria only had one university.{{fact|date=December 2024}}

In 1958, the Syrian government passed a law that created the University of Aleppo as the second university in the country. When the new university opened its doors in 1960, it consisted of two faculties (Civil Engineering and Agriculture). The university grew rapidly in the subsequent decades, formed respected programmes in engineering, sciences, and literature, as well as a strong emphasis on languages, offering courses on German, Russian, French, and English.{{fact|date=December 2024}}

File:The city of Aleppo in winter.jpg

The university is member of the European Permanent University Forum (EPUF), the Mediterranean Universities Union (UNIMED) and the Regional Corporation Confremo.[https://www.uni-med.net/en/unimed-associated-members-rise-to-144-universities-2/ Mediterranean Universities Union] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824113858/https://www.uni-med.net/en/unimed-associated-members-rise-to-144-universities-2/ |date=2022-08-24 }} Retrieved on 11 June 2022. During 2008, the University of Aleppo marked its golden jubilee.{{fact|date=December 2024}}

On 15 January 2013, 82 people were killed during the Aleppo University bombings. The blasts reportedly struck an area between Aleppo University's halls of residence and the architecture faculty. The initial death toll was 52, but Aleppo's governor later revised the number.{{cite news|title=Syria crisis: Dozens killed by Aleppo university blasts|work=BBC News|date=15 January 2013|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21029034#TWEET527377|access-date=15 January 2013|archive-date=30 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330013600/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21029034#TWEET527377|url-status=live}}

On 29 November 2024, a shelling attack in the student dormitories killed four people, including two students.{{cite web |last1=Tanios|first1=Clauda|last2=Ramadan|first2=Tala|title=Four killed in Syria in attack on Aleppo university dorms, state news agency says |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/four-civilians-killed-attack-aleppos-university-city-syria-state-news-agency-2024-11-29/ |website=reuters.com |publisher=Reuters |access-date=1 December 2024}}

On 27 December 2024, Idleb University was officially separated from University Of Aleppo, and Idlib Section of UOA was subsequently abolished.

Structure

=<big>Faculties</big>=

Aleppo University consists of 19 faculties with 135 departments (8 other faculties were part of Idlib Section of UOA that discontinued during war, and later became independent Idlib University)

File:Aleppo University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities.jpg

=<big>Higher institutes</big>=

Two higher institutes based in Aleppo are operating in the university:

  • Higher Institute of the History of Arabic Science founded in 1976:
  • History of Applied sciences
  • History of Medical sciences
  • History of Basic sciences
  • Higher Institute of Languages founded in 2003.

=<big>Intermediate technical institutes</big>=

The university has 8 intermediate technical institutes (4 other were part of UOA Idlib Sector). Studying period is for two years:

  • Medical Institutes
  • Medicine
  • Dentistry
  • Applied Technology Institutes
  • Agricultural
  • Banking and Financeial sciences
  • Marketing and Business Administration
  • Engineering Institutes
  • Computer
  • Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering

=<big>Open Studies</big>=

The Open Studies Centre was inaugurated in 2001. The centre offers degrees of 7 majors in four different faculties:

  • Practical Legal studies (Faculty of Law)
  • Class Teacher (Faculty of Education)
  • Educational Qualification Diploma (Faculty of Education)
  • Translation Program – French Dept. (Faculty of Arts and Humanities)
  • Translation Program – English Dept. (Faculty of Arts and Humanities)
  • Banking and Financial Studies (Faculty of Economics)
  • Small and Medium Enterprise in Management and Accounting (Faculty of Economics)
  • Accounting (Faculty of Economics)

=Hospitals=

File:Aleppo University Cardiovascular Surgical Centre.jpg

The university runs six hospitals in the city of Aleppo:

  • Aleppo University Hospital (AUH) {{Cite web |title=University of Aleppo |url=https://www.alepuniv.edu.sy/hospital/aleppo-university-hospital |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=www.alepuniv.edu.sy}}
  • Aleppo University Cardiovascular Surgical Centre {{Cite web |title=University of Aleppo |url=https://www.alepuniv.edu.sy/hospital/university-cardiology-hospital |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=www.alepuniv.edu.sy}}
  • OB/GYN Hospital {{Cite web |title=University of Aleppo |url=https://www.alepuniv.edu.sy/hospital/university-obstetrics-and-gynecology-hospital |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=www.alepuniv.edu.sy}}
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical Centre (Inside Faculty Of Dentistry) {{Cite web |title=University of Aleppo |url=https://www.alepuniv.edu.sy/hospital/oral-and-maxillofacial-hospital |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=www.alepuniv.edu.sy}}
  • Nursing School Hospital (Affiliated with Faculty of Medicine) {{Cite web |title=University of Aleppo |url=https://www.alepuniv.edu.sy/hospital/nursing-school |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=www.alepuniv.edu.sy}}
  • Al-Kindi Hospital (currently not operating)

=Other structures=

The university is home to one of the biggest libraries (Central Library of the University){{Citation |publisher = De Gruyter Saur |title = World Guide to Libraries |publication-date =2011 |edition =25 }} in Syria with more than 1.5 million units. In addition, there are 17 academic centres, a publishing and printing house, and 20 units in the campus, designated to host more than 12 thousand students.

The university publishes its scientific journal periodically which is called Aleppo University Researches.

On 7 February 2010, the university announced the opening of its Radio & TV Centre, which is the first of its type among Syrian universities and the third in the Middle East.{{cite web |date=7 February 2010 |title=Aleppo University opens its radio & TV center|url=http://www.aksalser.com/?page=view_articles&id=12d5affeeafb8954c5dee2885b808856&ar=285271048 |access-date=August 21, 2022 |website=Aks al-ser news (Syrian news) |archive-date=30 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030171222/http://www.aksalser.com/?page=view_articles&id=12d5affeeafb8954c5dee2885b808856&ar=285271048 |url-status=live }}

  • Center of Renewable Energy Research
  • Center Of Quality Assurance
  • Innovation and Technology Transfer Center
  • Francophone Numeric University Center
  • Center of Strategic Studies and Research
  • Center of Skills and career Guidance
  • Computer Center
  • Center Of Biotechnology
  • Japan Center for Academic Cooperation
  • Faculty of Agricultural Research Centre
  • Center for Demographic Studies

Presidents

  • Dr. Tawfik Al-Munajed (1960–68)
  • Dr. Mustafa Ezzat Al-Nassar (1968–69)
  • Dr. Shaker Fahham (1969-73)
  • Dr. Ahmad Y. al-Hassan (1973–79)
  • Dr. Mohammad Ali Hourieh (1979–2000)
  • Dr. Mohammad Saeed Farhoud (2001–04)
  • Dr. Mohammad Nizar Akil (2004–10)
  • Dr. Nidal Shehadeh (2010-2012)
  • Dr. Abed Yakan (2012)
  • Dr. Kheder Ourfali (2012)
  • Dr. Mahmoud Dahhan (2013–14)
  • Dr. Mustafa Afiouni (2015–2020)
  • Dr. Maher Karman (2020-present){{Cite web |title=University of Aleppo |url=https://www.alepuniv.edu.sy/admin-cv/maher-karman |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=www.alepuniv.edu.sy}}{{Cite web |title=University of Aleppo |url=https://www.alepuniv.edu.sy/former-university-presidents |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=www.alepuniv.edu.sy}}

Notable alumni

  • Wajih Azaizeh, Jordanian politician
  • Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar, Syrian politician and economist
  • Muhammad bin Jamil Zeno, Islamic scholar
  • Zuhair Masharqa, Syrian politician
  • Sufian Allaw, Syrian politician
  • Ibtisam Ibrahim Teresa, award-winning Syrian novelist
  • Khaled Khalifa, award-winning Syrian novelist
  • Abdulrazak Eid, Syrian writer and thinker
  • Muhammed Abu Maatouk, Syrian playwright
  • Darin Ahmad, Syrian artist, poet and writer
  • Fathallah Omar, writer
  • Muhamad Aly Rifai, Syrian American internist and psychiatrist
  • Mazloum Abdi, Syrian Kurdish PKK and SDF commander{{cite news | last=Wright | first=Robin | title=America's Ally in Syria Warns of Ethnic Cleansing by Turkey | work=New Yorker | date=20 October 2019 | url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/americas-ally-in-syria-warns-of-ethnic-cleansing-by-turkey | access-date=8 November 2019 | archive-date=25 April 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425172224/https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/americas-ally-in-syria-warns-of-ethnic-cleansing-by-turkey | url-status=live }}
  • Waad Al-Kateab Academy Award nominated film director of For Sama (2019){{Cite web|url=https://oscar.go.com/nominees/directing|title=92nd Academy Awards (Documentary Feature) Nominations|website=oscar.go.com|access-date=2020-02-17|archive-date=2020-02-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213103533/https://oscar.go.com/nominees/directing|url-status=live}}
  • Kenan Yaghi, former Finance Minister of Syria
  • Mohammad al-Bashir, current Prime Minister of Syria

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