Al-Baath University (Arabic: جَامِعَة الْبَعْث, ALA-LC: Jāmiʻat al-Baʻth), founded in 1979,[2] is a public university located in the city of Homs, Syria, 180 km north of Damascus. It is Syria's fourth largest university.[3]
جامعة البعث | |
Motto | "طريقك الى مستقبل مشرف" |
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Motto in English | Your way to a bright future |
Type | Public |
Established | September 14, 1979 |
Academic affiliation | |
President | Ahmad Mofid Hasan Sobeh [1] |
Administrative staff | 600 |
Students | 12,000 |
Location | , |
Website | albaath-univ.edu.sy |
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, 40,000 regular students,[3] 20,000 students in open learning, 1310 high studies students and 622 faculty members. The library contains some 63,000 volumes (as of 2011).[4]
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