New University Opened in Lattakia

LATTAKIA- Al-Manara University was opened today in Lattakia in a ceremony held under the patronage of Prime Minister Imad Khamis, as a new educational edifice to join other Syrian universities.

The university” is one of the projects of the Syrian Trust for Development.   

Opening Al-Manara University comes in response to the terrorist war waged against Syria, hailing the active role of the civil establishments, especially the Syria Trust for Development, which aims through the opening of this university to prepare a generation that is able to rebuild its country, Higher Education Minister Atef Naddaf, according to SANA.

 The University will be a living example that contributes to the public welfare and bolstering national economy, he added.

The minister affirmed that the continued support of Mrs. Asma Al-Assad, the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Syria Trust for Development, has contributed to establishing this university.  

On his part, Mohamed Maher al-Mojtahed, Rector of Al-Manara University, said that opening the University came as a testament to the ability of the Syrians to rebuild what has been destroyed by the terrorist war, adding that the University is based on following the normative foundations of international rules in the field of higher education in cooperation with international education establishments.

He noted that al-Manara University has a number of disciplines, including pharmacy, architecture, mechatronics, finance management, banking, marketing, electronic commerce, tourism and hotel administration, adding that preparations are underway to launch other disciplines at the beginning of the second semester such as health science, health care and arts.

 Part of the university’s revenues will be allocated to develop its facilities, educational and developmental activities in addition to offering scholarships for students and the families of martyrs and the wounded, according to the university rector.