Al-Baath University
 Al-Baath University (Arabic: جامعة البعث‎) founded in 1979 is a public university located in the city of Homs Syria 180 km north of Damascus. It is Syria's fourth largest university.The university was established in 1979; it was established by Presidential Decree No. 44 issued by Hafez Al-Assad.[citation needed]Al-Baath University has 22 faculties 5 intermediate institutes 40000 regular students 20000 students in open learning 1310 high studies students and 622 faculty members.