Latakia exhibition showcases 150 projects by young innovators
Latakia, Oct. 13 (SANA) An exhibition featuring about 150 projects in electricity, mechanics and engineering opened at the Arab Cultural…
Higher Education Ministry signs MoU to improve education quality in Syria
Damascus, Oct. 11 (SANA) The National Authority for Quality and Accreditation at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research…
Syrian engineer wins TEKNOFEST competition with GPS-free drone system
Ankara, Oct. 11 (SANA) Syrian engineer Talal al-Bakkour and Egyptian mechatronics student Abdullah Osama have won first place in the…
Syria, UK discuss cooperation on English-language teacher training
Damascus, Oct. 11 (SANA) Syrian Education Minister Mohammad Abdul Rahman Turko discussed ways to strengthen educational cooperation with Laura Mazal,…
Arab Science Conference starts in Germany with Syrian participation
Cologine, Oct. 10 (SANA) The third edition of the Arab Science Conference in Germany (ASSG 2026) opened on Friday at…
Syria to launch Advanced Technology Pathway in schools from Nov. 1
Damascus, Oct. 8 (SANA) Syria will begin implementing its National Advanced Technology Pathway in schools this academic year, with classes…
Syria, UNICEF discuss cooperation to support education and sanitation
Damascus, Oct. 7 (SANA) Director of International Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Qutaiba Kadish met on…
President al-Sharaa establishes National Advanced Technology Track
Damascus, Oct. 7 (SANA) President Ahmad al-Sharaa issued Decree No. 183 of 2026 establishing the National Advanced Technology Track, a…
Syria, Germany’s Bavaria discuss economic ties and academic cooperation in Munich
Munich, Oct. 6 (SANA) Syrian and German officials met Tuesday in Munich to explore expanding bilateral relations, focusing on economic…
Decree appoints Ghaith Burhani as assistant minister for vocational education affairs
Damascus, Oct. 4 (SANA) President Ahmad al-Sharaa issued on Sunday Decree No. 181 of 2026 appointing Eng. Mohammad Ghaith Mohammad…
Decree grants exceptional academic year to students who used up exam attempts
Damascus, Oct.4 (SANA) President Ahmad al-Sharaa issued Sunday Decree No. 180 of 2026, granting an exceptional academic year for 2026-2027…
Syria education ministry reviews SABIS model in Lebanon as part of reform efforts
Damascus, Oct. 4 (SANA) Syria's Ministry of Education is reviewing international education models and expertise as part of efforts to…
Syrian delegation studies Germany’s dual vocational training system
Berlin, Oct. 3 (SANA) A Syrian delegation from the education, higher education and industrial sectors visited Germany to study its…
Education minister, presidential adviser discuss education integration procedures
Damascus, Oct. 2 (SANA) Minister of Education Mohammad Abdulrahman Turko and Presidential Adviser Mustafa Abdi (Mazloum Abdi) discussed mechanisms for…
Nearly 400 high schools closed in France as nationwide student protests escalate
Paris, Oct. 2 (SANA) Approximately 400 high schools across France were forced to close Friday as weeklong student protests over…
Latakia University leads Syrian institutions in Times world rankings
Latakia, Oct. 2 (SANA) Latakia University was the highest-ranked Syrian institution in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027,…
Syria reopens 35 damaged schools in Homs under Saudi-funded project
Homs, Sept. 29 (SANA) Thirty-five damaged schools in Syria’s central Homs province have been brought back into service under a…
Syria, Türkiye explore expanded vocational training and educational cooperation
Damascus, Sept. 27 (SANA) Minister of Education Mohammad Abdul Rahman Turko met Sunday with Turkish Ambassador to Syria Nuh Yılmaz…
Syria opens recruitment for more than 18,000 education jobs
Damascus, Sept. 23 (SANA) Syria has opened applications for more than 18,000 education jobs in Damascus Countryside, Aleppo and Daraa,…
Syria education ministry showcases student artwork from summer program
Damascus, Sept. 22 (SANA) The Ministry of Education and Teaching opened an art exhibition in Damascus on Sunday showcasing works…
Syria, Algeria discuss expanding academic cooperation and scholarships
Damascus, Sept. 20 (SANA) Syrian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Marwan al-Halabi and Algerian Ambassador to Syria Abdelkader…
Syria steps up efforts to return 2 million school dropouts to education
Damascus, Sept. 20 (SANA) Syria is stepping up efforts to reintegrate an estimated 2 million school dropouts into the education…
Syria’s programming sector faces new opportunities, challenges amid AI shift
Damascus, Sept. 19 (SANA) Syria's programming sector is entering a new phase where opportunities to access local and international job…
Deir Ezzor education authorities to rehabilitate more than 30 schools in first semester
Deir Ezzor, Sept. 15 (SANA) More than 30 schools across Deir Ezzor governorate are set to be rehabilitated during the…
Syria, South Korea exchange expertise on teacher training, digital education
Seoul, Sept. 13 (SANA) A Syrian Education Ministry delegation is taking part in a training program in South Korea focused…
Syria steps up literacy drive as war, displacement leave one in five illiterate
Damascus, Sept. 10 (SANA) Syria’s Culture Ministry is stepping up efforts to combat illiteracy and expand access to adult education…
International Report: More than 9,000 attacks targeted education in 2024-25
New York, Sept. 10 (SANA) An international report warned of an unprecedented number of attacks on education during 2024 and…
Syria’s student enrollment jumps by more than 1.1 million as education sector recovers
Damascus, Sept. 10 (SANA) Student enrollment in Syrian schools has risen by more than 1.1 million from 2025, a surge…
Aleppo aims to cut 25% illiteracy rate to single digits in three years
Aleppo, Sept. 9 (SANA) Aleppo aims to cut its illiteracy rate to single digits from about 25% within three years,…
President al-Sharaa issues decree on university students’ academic progression
Damascus, Sep. 8 (SANA) President Ahmad al-Sharaa issued Decree No. 167 of 2026, introducing exceptional measures governing university students’ academic…
Damascus conference targets healthcare innovation, medical education reform
Damascus, Sept. 8 (SANA) Healthcare experts and academics gathered in Damascus on Tuesday for an international conference focused on rebuilding…
Historic Damascus school restored with support from former students
Damascus, Sept. 6 (SANA) Jawdat al-Hashemi Secondary School, one of Damascus’ longstanding educational institutions, has undergone its first comprehensive rehabilitation…
More than 5.2 million students return to school as new academic year begins in Syria
Damascus, Sept. 6 (SANA) More than 5.2 million students returned to classrooms across Syria on Sunday as the 2026-2027 academic…
Syria’s Daraa renovates 200 schools, adds seven ahead of new academic year
Daraa, Sept. 2 (SANA) Education authorities in southern Syria’s Daraa province have completed renovation and maintenance work at about 200…
Back-to-school tips to help children build healthy friendships
Capitals, Aug 31 (SANA) As the new school year approaches, making friends and feeling accepted by classmates can be just…
Syria says special examination session for Sweida students to continue
Damascus, Aug. 29 (SANA) Syria’s Ministry of Education said Saturday it had completed all preparations for the special examination session…
Syrian Education Minister welcomes exceptional exam session for Sweida students
Damascus, Aug. 19 (SANA) Syrian Education Minister Mohammad Abdulrahman Turko welcomed President Ahmad al-Sharaa’s Decree No. 163 of 2026, granting…
Presidential decree grants exceptional exam session for Sweida students
Damascus, Aug. 19 (SANA) President Ahmad al-Sharaa has issued a decree granting students from Sweida governorate an exceptional examination session…
Syria, Germany discuss expanding vocational education cooperation
Damascus, Aug. 17 (SANA) Syria and Germany discussed ways to expand cooperation in vocational education and better align training programs…
KSrelief signs programme to rehabilitate educational, social facilities in Syria
Riyadh, August 12 (SANA) The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) has signed a joint implementation programme with…
Syria opens international forum on education, innovation and employment in Damascus
Damascus, Aug. 10 (SANA) The International Forum on Education and Innovation opened in Damascus on Monday, bringing together officials and…
Syria wins silver, bronze medals at International Olympiad for Artificial Intelligence
Damascus, Aug. 10 (SANA) Syria won two international medals in its first appearance at the International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence…
Syrian team wins silver, two bronzes at Jeddah International Nuclear Science Olympiad
Jeddah, Aug. 8 (SANA) Syria’s national team won one silver and two bronze medals at the third International Nuclear Science…
Syria and Türkiye expand academic cooperation with new higher education agreement
Damascus, Aug. 6 (SANA) Syria and Türkiye signed a framework cooperation agreement in the fields of higher education and scientific…
Syrian Education Ministry releases 2026 general secondary school exam results
Damascus, Aug. 3 (SANA) The Syrian Ministry of Education on Monday published the results of the 2026 General Secondary Education…
Syria competes in International Nuclear Science Olympiad in Saudi Arabia
Jeddah, Aug. 3 (SANA) Syria is taking part in the 2026 International Nuclear Science Olympiad (INSO), which opened in the…
Syria’s education minister attends Fourth Kurdistan Education Forum in Erbil
Erbil, July 30 (SANA) Education Minister Mohammed Abdulrahman Turko participated on Thursday in the opening of the Fourth Kurdistan Education…
Syria, Iraq’s Kurdistan Region discuss expanding education cooperation
Erbil, July 29 (SANA) Syria's Minister of Education Mohammed Abdul Rahman Turko discussed with Iraqi Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour…
Syria, Germany begin academic partnership on engineering and university development
Damascus, July 27 (SANA) Syrian and German authorities have launched a scientific cooperation initiative connecting Germany’s Technical University of Darmstadt…
Syria, UK discuss education development and recovery needs
Damascus, July 23 (SANA) Syrian Minister of Education Mohammad Abdulrahman Turko and UK Special Representative for Syria Barrie Peach discussed…
Syria gains several medals, certificates at the World Mathematics Olympiad in China
Beijing, July 21(SANA) The Syrian national mathematics team won a bronze medal and three merit certificates at the 67th International…
Syria, Lebanon discuss recognition of certificates earned by Syrian students in Lebanon
Damascus, July 20 (SANA) Syria's Education Minister Mohammad Abdulrahman Turko and Lebanon's Ambassador to Syria Henry Kastoun discussed strengthening bilateral…
Syria wins four medals at International Chemistry Olympiad in Uzbekistan
Tashkent, July 19 (SANA) Syria won one silver and three bronze medals at the 58th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO 2026),…
Syria and WHO explore broader health cooperation
Damascus, July 15 (SANA) Syrian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Marwan al-Halabi, discussed in Damascus with Christina Bethke,…
Syria, Morocco discuss expanding academic cooperation and scholarship programs
Damascus, July 14 (SANA) Syrian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Marwan al-Halabi, met with Moroccan Chargé d'Affaires in…
Syrian officials launch workshop on medical liability reform
Damascus, July 14 (SANA) Syrian ministers, legal experts and medical professionals on Tuesday launched a two-day workshop in Damascus to…
Syria launches National University for Defense Sciences
Damascus, July 13 (SANA) Syrian officials announced during a press conference, Monday the launch of the National University for Defense…
Syrian, Chinese officials discuss new education and research cooperation framework
Damascus, July 13 (SANA) Syrian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Marwan al-Halabi, discussed with Chinese Ambassador to Syria…
Higher Education Minister discusses Tartous University Hospital, new campus project
Tartous, July 12 (SANA) Higher Education and Scientific Research Minister Marwan al-Halabi met on Sunday with Tartous Governor Ahmad al-Shami and…
Syria, UNESCO discuss cooperation to strengthen education system
Damascus, July 10 (SANA) Syria's Education Ministry and UNESCO discussed on Thursday ways to expand cooperation in education, with a…
Local Education Group holds first meeting to support education recovery in Syria
Damascus, July 7 (SANA) Syria's Ministry of Education convened the first meeting of the Local Education Group (LEG) on Monday,…
President al-Sharaa issues decree establishing National University for Defense Sciences
Damascus, July 5 (SANA) President Ahmad al-Sharaa issued Decree No. 147 for the year 2026 on Sunday, establishing "The National…
President al-Sharaa issues decree establishing Syrian University for Security Sciences
Damascus, July 5 (SANA) President Ahmad al-Sharaa issued Decree No. 146 for the year 2026 on Sunday, establishing "The Syrian…
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…
