Ministry of Higher Education (Syria)

Ministry of Higher Education (Syria)
The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research is a department of the Government of Syria 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:
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
Aleppo University
Tishreen University
Al-Baath University
Al-Furat University
Syrian Virtual University
University of Hama
University of Tartous
Private universities
University of Kalamoon
Cordoba Private University
Ittihad Private University
Arab International University
International University for Science and Technology
Syrian Private University
Wadi International University
Andalusia University for Medical Sciences
Al-Jazeera University
Al-Hawash Private University
Ebla Private University
Al-Shahba Private University
Yarmouk Private University
Arab University for Science and Technology
Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport
Al-Wataniya Private University
National Private University
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
Higher institutes
Higher Institutes of the Ministry of Higher Education
Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts
High Institute of Music HIM
Higher Institute of Business Administration HIBA
Institut National d'Administration INA
Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology 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
Education in Syria
References
Syria
Government ministries of Syria
1966 establishments in Syria