Arab, European ophthalmologists gather in Damascus for medical conference
Damascus, July 3 (SANA) The "Ophthalmology Horizons" conference, organized by the Arab European Ophthalmology Society (AEOS) under the patronage of the…
Syria, UMPSF discuss medical cooperation, bone marrow unit
Damascus, July 2 (SANA) Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Marwan al-Halabi met on Thursday with Abdul Monem Hamid, head…
Syrian team ranks among world top 11 in International Mathematical Modeling Challenge
Damascus, June 29 (SANA) A Syrian team has been named among the world's top 11 teams in the 2026 International…
Syrian physics team competes in 4th International STEM Physics Olympiad (ISPhO) 2026
Damascus, June 27 (SANA) Members of Syria's national physics team completed the theoretical and practical examinations of the 2026 International…
Syrian-UAE partnership inaugurates new educational complex in northern Hama
Hama, June.26 (SANA) Hama Directorate of Education inaugurated a new educational complex comprising five schools in the city of al-Lataminah…
Damascus and Ankara discuss Turkish universities file in Syria
Damascus, June 24 (SANA) Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Marwan al-Halabi, met Wednesday with Syria’s chargé d’affaires in…
UN fund warns 258 million children face education disruption due to conflict and crises
Geneva, June 24 (SANA) Armed conflicts, displacement and climate-related disasters are disrupting the education of an estimated 258 million children…
Damascus University advances in QS World University Rankings 2027
Damascus, June 23 (SANA) Damascus University has maintained its presence in the QS World University Rankings 2027, according to the edition…
Syria reopens 50 rehabilitated schools in Idlib
Idlib, June 20 (SANA) Local authorities in Syria's northwestern Idlib province on Friday announced the reopening of 50 schools that…
Syrian-Turkish Talks on Future of Turkish Universities in Northern Syria
Damascus, June 18 (SANA) Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Marwan al-Halabi, discussed on Thursday with the Turkish Ambassador…
Damascus launches vocational training reform talks under EU-backed STEP program
Damascus, June 18 (SANA) Syrian officials and international partners met in Damascus on Thursday to launch discussions on reforming vocational…
Syria, UAE explore education cooperation and digital learning initiatives
Damascus, June.16 (SANA) Syrian Education Minister Mohammad Abdul Rahman Turko met on Tuesday with the UAE Ambassador to Syria, Hamad…
Syrian student tops Germany in Mathematical Kangaroo competition, teaches on TikTok
Berlin, June 16 (SANA) Syrian student Bilal Kreidi, 16, has achieved a remarkable accomplishment after winning first place in Germany in…
Ayyubid-era school in Damascus highlights women’s role in medieval learning
Damascus, June 15 (SANA) More than 800 years after its founding, the Madrasa al-Shamiyya (Al-Shamiyya al-Barraniyya School) in Damascus remains…
President al-Sharaa grants exceptional exam session for Olympiad students
Damascus, June 9 (SANA) President Ahmad al-Sharaa issued Decree No. 87 of 2026 on Tuesday, granting an exceptional supplementary exam…
Education Ministry reviews challenges to inclusive education in Syria
Damascus, June 9 (SANA) The Syrian Ministry of Education and Save the Children on Tuesday presented findings from an assessment…
Education Ministry, Save the Children launch workshop on inclusive education in Syria
Damascus, June 9 (SANA) The Ministry of Education, in cooperation with Save the Children UK, has launched a two-day workshop…
More than 368 thousand students take their secondary certificate exams
Damascus, June 6 (SANA) The general secondary school certificate exams, with its two branches "scientific and literary", the religious secondary…
Syria wins silver, four bronzes at 2026 KAI International Physics Olympiad
Damascus, June 5 (SANA) The Syrian National Physics Team achieved a strong performance at the KAI International Physics Olympiad (KAIPhO…
Sweida governor says blocking students from exams violates law and local traditions
Sweida, June 4 (SANA) Sweida Governor Mustafa al-Bakkour criticized the blocking of roads and the prevention of students from reaching…
Syria begins Basic Education examinations nationwide
Damascus, June 4 (SANA) More than 464,000 students across Syria began sitting for Basic Education examinations on Thursday at more…
Higher Education Ministry, Chinese firm sign MoU for cell therapy center
Damascus, June 2 (SANA) Syria’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Tuesday…
Sweida provides transport, acommodation support for students taking national exams
Sweida, June 1 (SANA) Sweida Governorate has announced transportation and accommodation arrangements for students sitting Syria's national secondary and basic…
Syria’s Education Minister rules out exam delay in Jazira, announces support measures
Damascus, May 31 (SANA) Syria's Minister of Education said there are no plans to postpone examinations in the Jazira region…
Deir Ezzor’s Al-Furat University postpones practical exams amid Euphrates flooding
Damascus, May 29 (SANA) Syria's Higher Education and Scientific Research Minister Marwan al-Halabi announced the postponement of practical examinations at…
First Lady Latifa al-Droubi meets Idlib school principal recognized for community work
Idlib, May 27 (SANA) Syria’s First Lady Latifa al-Droubi, wife of President Ahmad al-Sharaa, met on Wednesday with Samira al-Qaddour,…
Syrian educators welcome salary increase decree as step toward better education quality
Damascus, May 24 (SANA) Educators and academics in Syria said Sunday that the qualitative salary increase for workers in the education…
Syria, GIZ discuss modernizing vocational education
Damascus, May 24 (SANA) Syria’s Ministry of Education and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) discussed mechanisms to modernize…
Syrian student wins bronze at Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad
Damascus, May 24 (SANA) Syrian student Ibrahim Fustuq, a member of the national informatics team, won the bronze medal at…
Syrian informatics team wins five medals at North African Olympiad
Damascus, May 23 (SANA) Syria’s national informatics team won five medals, including one gold, during its first participation in the…
Syria, Britain discuss expanding higher education and research cooperation
London, May 21 (SANA) Syrian and British officials held talks on Thursday on expanding academic cooperation and strengthening partnerships between…
Damascus University, Said Foundation sign two agreements to establish a digital library
Damascus May. 20 (SANA) Damascus University signed Wednesday two cooperation agreements with Said Development Foundation to establish an international-standard digital…
Syrian education minister says girls’ education is national priority
London, May 20 (SANA) Syrian Education Minister Mohammed Abdul Rahman Turko said on Tuesday that girls’ education is a fundamental…
Syria’s Higher Education Minister holds talks at Education World Forum in London
London, May 19 (SANA) Syria's Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Marwan al-Halabi, held a series of meetings Tuesday with…
Syria, Jordan and Türkiye discuss educational cooperation in London
London, May 19 (SANA) Syria's Education Minister Mohammad Abdul Rahman Turko held talks on Tuesday in London with his Jordanian…
Syria joins Education World Forum in London to advance digital learning
London, May 19 (SANA) Syria is participating in the Education World Forum in London from May 17-20 as part of…
Homs University hosts book fair to revive campus reading culture
Homs, May 17 (SANA) Homs University on Sunday opened a scientific, cultural, and literary book fair at the Faculty of…
Higher Education Ministry, SAMS discuss joint healthcare projects in Syria
Damascus, May 16 (SANA) Syria’s Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Marwan al-Halabi met on Saturday with Louay al-Khatib,…
Al-Furat University hosts international conference on education and psychology
Deir Ezzor, May 12 (SANA) The Faculty of Education at Al-Furat University in Deir Ezzor held the Second International Scientific…
More than 4.4 million Syrian students begin final exams
Damascus, May. 12 (SANA) More than 4.4 million students across Syria began final examinations on Tuesday for transitional grades in…
Damascus hosts Syria’s final qualifiers of the 10th Arab Reading Challenge
Damascus, May 11 (SANA) Syria celebrated on Monday the national qualifiers for the 10th Arab Reading Challenge at the Damascus Opera…
Syria launches youth coding marathon to identify young programming talent
Damascus, May 9 (SANA) Syria’s Distinction and Creativity Agency, in cooperation with Syrian Virtual University, has launched a programming marathon…
Syria, Mauritania discuss expanding educational cooperation
Damascus, May 8 (SANA) Syrian Education Minister Mohammad Abdul Rahman Turko and Mauritanian Ambassador to Damascus Taleb Al-Mukhtar Muhammad Al-Mujtaba…
Syria, India discuss educational cooperation and support for digital learning
Damascus, May 8 (SANA) Minister of Education Mohammed Abdul Rahman Turko and India’s Chargé d'Affaires in Damascus, Renu Yadav, discussed ways…
Syria signs agreement to boost education planning through statistical cooperation
Damascus, May 7 (SANA) – Syria’s Ministry of Education and the Planning and Statistics Authority signed a memorandum of understanding…
Syrian student Jana Kharat excels in Austria and represents her school at the EU
Vienna, May 5 (SANA) Syrian student Jana Kharat has emerged as a notable example of perseverance and academic achievement in…
Damascus University digital repository listed in global OpenDOAR directory
Damascus, May 4 (SANA) The Damascus University digital repository has been officially listed in the global OpenDOAR directory, becoming the…
EDIS exhibition for Turkish and international universities opens in Damascus
Damascus, May 4 (SANA) The EDIS education exhibition, bringing together Turkish and international universities, opened in Damascus on Monday, offering…
WRO Learn platform boosts robotics education, prepares students for global competitions
Damascus, May 3 (SANA) The “World Robot Olympiad Learn (WRO) Learn” platform is providing an integrated digital learning environment to…
Higher Education Minister urges need for global cooperation to develop academic sector
Amman, May 3 (SANA) Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Marwan al-Halabi stressed that advancing Syria’s academic sector requires…
Syrian-Jordanian dialogue forum to advance higher education development
Amman, May 3 (SANA) A joint dialogue session was conducted on Sunday as part of the Syrian-Jordanian Dialogue Forum in…
Latakia hosts festival promoting inclusion of people with disabilities
Latakia, May 2 (SANA) A festival titled “Festival of Special Will for People with Disabilities” was held at the sports…
President al-Sharaa chairs meeting of Higher Council for Education
Damascus, April 30 (SANA) President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Thursday chaired a meeting of the Higher Council for Education at the…
Scientific forum discusses global developments in pharmaceutical industry
Damascus, April 30 (SANA) More than 3,200 pharmacists and 30 lecturers from Syria and several Arab and foreign countries are…
Damascus University hosts healthcare innovation summit focused on AI integration
Damascus, April 28 (SANA) A student volunteer team "MedInvoVision" specializing in medical and healthcare innovation organized a forum at Damascus…
Children’s Book Fair promotes reading and children’s publishing in Syria
Damascus, April 28 (SANA) The Children’s Book Fair, which concluded Sunday at the National Library in Damascus, highlighted the importance…
Officials explore boosting education stability in Syria’s eastern provinces
Damascus, April 28 (SANA) Minister of Education Mohammad Abdul Rahman Turko met with a presidential delegation tasked with following up…
Scientific forum in Tartous highlights nuclear technology’s role in healthcare
Tartous, April 27 (SANA) The Syrian Atomic Energy Commission, in cooperation with Al-Andalus University for Medical Sciences in Tartous province,…
Syria’s Al-Qalamoun University hosts Sustainable Development Week
Damascus, April 26 (SANA) Activities of Sustainable Development Week were launched at Al-Qalamoun University in Deir Attiyeh, Damascus Countryside, under…
University of Aleppo launches first international scientific week
Aleppo, April 20 (SANA) The University of Aleppo on Monday launched the first International Scientific Week, under the patronage of…
Damascus industry chamber, AVSI discuss linking vocational education to labor market
Damascus, April 19 (SANA) Head of the Damascus Chamber of Industry Mohammad Ayman al-Molawi discussed with a delegation from the…
Damascus stages heritage marathon to spotlight cultural legacy and tourist routes
Damascus, April 18 (SANA) Marking World Heritage Day, Damascus University organized a heritage-themed marathon through the historic center the Old…
Syria, France discuss resuming academic and scientific cooperation
Damascus, April 14 (SANA) – Syrian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Marwan al-Halabi discussed Tuesday with Jean-Baptiste Faivre,…
40 teams compete in annual robotics championship at Latakia University
Latakia, April 11 (SANA) - Forty teams took part in the 11th annual robotics championship (ARC11 Syria) held on Saturday…
Damascus, Ajloun universities sign MoU to boost academic cooperation
Damascus, April 9 ( SANA)- University of Damascus has signed a memorandum of understanding with Jordan’s Ajloun National University to…
Finance minister halts claims against overseas students pending settlement
Damascus, April 7 (SANA) Finance Minister Mohamed Yisr Barnieh instructed the General Commission for Taxes and Fees as well as…
Damascus University boosts scientific research presence through peer-reviewed journals
Damascus, April 6 (SANA) – Damascus University is working to strengthen its scientific and research presence through a system of…
Tech bootcamp launched at Homs University ICT incubator
Homs, April 6 (SANA) – A technology bootcamp titled “SPRINTO Bootcamp” was launched at the ICT incubator of Homs University…
Higher education minister stresses inclusion of people with autism
Damascus, April 5 (SANA) – Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Marwan al-Halabi stressed Sunday that integrating people with…
Damascus University launches smart drone systems lab to advance technical training
Damascus, April 2 (SANA) – Damascus University’s Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering has inaugurated a Smart Dynamic Systems Lab…
Syria’s ministries sign agreement to support students with hearing disabilities
Damascus, April 2 (SANA) The Ministries of Social Affairs and Labor and Education signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on…
Education minister, IRC discuss support for Syria’s education sector
Damascus, April 1 (SANA) Syria’s Education Minister Abdul Rahman Turko met with International Rescue Committee (IRC) President and CEO David…
Over 1.37 million Syrian students join Arab Reading Challenge 2026
Damascus, March 31(SANA) A total of 1,371,225 students across Syria are participating in the 10th edition of the Arab Reading…
Education Ministry discusses response programs with international, local organizations
Damascus, March 30 (SANA) – Syria’s Ministry of Education discussed with several international and local organizations programs aimed at addressing…
Syria’s Ministry of Education distributes 24,000 desks to schools nationwide
Damascus, March 29 (SANA) The Syrian Ministry of Education is moving forward with its plan to modernize school facilities by…
Education minister discusses cooperation with Norwegian Refugee Council
Damascus, March 29 (SANA) – Syrian Education Minister Mohammad Abdulrahman Tarkou discussed with a delegation from the Norwegian Refugee Council…
Daraa students stage play reenacting the Syrian revolution’s defining moments
Daraa, March 28 (SANA) The Directorate of Education in Daraa province, in cooperation with the Directorate of Culture, organized a…
Higher Education minister says faculty hiring competition to be announced soon
Damascus, March 28 (SANA) – Syria’s Higher Education and Scientific Research Minister Marwan al-Halabi said a nationwide competition to recruit…
Damascus University launches training program on psychological trauma care
Damascus, March 27 (SANA) – Damascus University is launching a specialized training program focused on psychological trauma care in cooperation…
EU-funded workshop trains Syrian media students to combat disinformation
Damascus, March 25 (SANA) A specialized training workshop titled “Empowering Young Journalists to Combat Media Disinformation” was organized at the…
Syria’s education minister says wage increase reflects support for teachers
Damascus, March 20 (SANA) Syria’s Education Minister Mohammad Abdul Rahman Turko said on Friday that a new decree raising salaries…
65 Schools damaged: UNESCO warns of catastrophic impact of regional war on education
Paris/New York, March 17 (SANA) The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) issued an urgent warning on Tuesday,…
Syria seeks to turn scientific research into driver of economic development
Damascus, March 14 (SANA) – Syria is working to transform scientific research into a productive force that supports economic development…
Mrs. Latifa al-Droubi visits Daraya school following reopening
Damascus, March 13 (SANA) Mrs. Latifa al-Droubi, wife of President Ahmad al-Sharaa, visited the al-Ibda'a “Creativity” School in Daraya on…
UNESCO warns of risks to education, culture and media amid Middle East escalation
Paris, March 10 (SANA) UNESCO on Monday warned that escalating military tensions in the Middle East pose growing risks to…
Education stabilizes in northeastern Syria as schools operate in liberated areas
Damascus, March 6 (SANA) Schools in northeastern Syria are operating steadily in Raqqa and Deir Ezzor provinces, with more than…
MoE invites educators to participate in drafting Kurdish language curricula
Damascus, Mar.5 (SANA) The National Center for Curriculum Development has opened applications for educators and specialists interested in helping develop…
Syria signs MoU with Turkish Maarif Foundation on education
Damascus, Mar. 4 (SANA) The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the…
Syria, Azerbaijan discuss expanding vocational education cooperation
Damascus, March 2 (SANA) Syria’s education minister met Azerbaijan’s chargé d’affaires in Damascus on Monday to discuss expanding cooperation in…
Syria suspends schools in southern provinces amid regional escalation
Damascus, March 1 (SANA) Syria’s Education Ministry said it had suspended classes in all schools in the southern provinces of…
