جامعة اللاذقية | |
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1971 |
Academic affiliation | |
| President | Bassam Hasan |
Academic staff | 892 |
Administrative staff | 2085 |
| Students | Over 70,000 |
| Location | , 35°31′24″N35°48′28″E / 35.52333°N 35.80778°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | Latakia University |
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Latakia University (Arabic : جامعة اللاذقية, ALA-LC:Jāmiʻat al-Lādhiqīyah) is a public university located in Latakia, Syria. It is the third-largest university in Syria.
The university was founded under the name of the University of Latakia on 20 May 1971. The name was changed in 1975 to Tishreen University (Arabic : جامعة تشرين, lit. 'October University') to honor the memory of the October War (Tishreen War in Arabic). [1]
In the beginning, the university only had 3 faculties, Arabic literature, science, and agriculture, and an enrollment of 983 students during the 1970s. [1] However, that number has grown to more than 70,000 students, making Tishreen University the third largest in Syria, with the number of its faculties increasing from 3 to 21. [1]
Many internally displaced students enrolled at the university after the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War. [2]
After the fall of the Assad regime, interim Prime Minister Mohammed al-Bashir of the Syrian transitional government renamed the university to "Latakia University" on December 25, 2024. [3]
The academic staff of the University consists of:
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