Tishreen University is a public university

Public university

A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions...

 located in Latakia

Latakia

Latakia, or Latakiyah , is the principal port city of Syria, as well as the capital of the Latakia Governorate. In addition to serving as a port, the city is a manufacturing center for surrounding agricultural towns and villages...

, Syria

Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....

. It is the third largest university in Syria. Established on May 20, 1971.

Name

The university was founded under the name of the University of Latakia

Latakia

Latakia, or Latakiyah , is the principal port city of Syria, as well as the capital of the Latakia Governorate. In addition to serving as a port, the city is a manufacturing center for surrounding agricultural towns and villages...

on May 20, 1971. The name was later changed in 1975 to honor the memory of Yom Kippur War

Yom Kippur War

The Yom Kippur War, Ramadan War or October War , also known as the 1973 Arab-Israeli War and the Fourth Arab-Israeli War, was fought from October 6 to 25, 1973, between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria...

 (Tishreen War in Arabic).

Academic Staff

The academic Staff of the University consists of:

• Faculty Members: 892.
• Higher Education Instructors: 24.
• Members of the Technical Staff: 133.
• Teaching Assistants: 598.
• Engineers: 420.

Administrative and Laboratory Staff

• Laboratory Workers: 240.
• Administrative Employees: 1119.

Faculties

• Faculty of Arts and Humanities: Opened in 1971.
• Faculty of Agriculture: Opened in 1971.
• Faculty of Science: Opened in 1971.
• Faculty of Civil Engineering: 1972.
• Faculty of Medicine: Opened in 1974.
• Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering: Opened in 1980.
• Faculty of Dentistry: Opened in 1983.
• Faculty of Architecture: 1984.
• Faculty of Economics: Opened in 1986.
• Faculty of Pharmacy: Opened in 1990.
• Faculty of Nursing: Opened in 1994.
• Faculty of Physical Education: 1995.
• Faculty of Education: Opened in 1997.
• Faculty of Informatics: Opened in 2000.

Intermediate Institutes and Vocational Schools

• Intermediate Institute of Agriculture: Opened in 1974.
• Intermediate Institute of Engineering: Opened in 1979.
• Intermediate Institute of Medicine: Opened in 1979.
• Intermediate Institute of Commerce: Opened in 1980.
• Intermediate Institute of Administration Skills: Opened in 1995.
• Intermediate Institute of Computer: Opened in 1998.
• Nursing School: Opened in 1980.