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…
Syria’s Education Ministry delivers second batch of textbooks to Raqqa schools
Raqqa, Feb. 27 (SANA) Syria’s Ministry of Education delivered 100,000 school textbooks to its Raqqa directorate on Thursday, the second…
Syria, Hungary sign agreement for 250 scholarships
Damascus, Feb. 26 (SANA) Syria’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research signed a cooperation agreement with Hungary on Thursday…
Syria, GYE discuss cooperation to support education process
Damascus, Feb. 26 (SANA) The Director of Education in Damascus countryside, Fadi Nazhat, met on Thursday with Julio Fersura, head…
AI and Children: Balancing Educational Promise and Digital Risks
Damascus, Feb. 25 (SANA) Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept. It has become part of daily life for…
100,000 textbooks delivered to Hasakah to support schools
Hasakah, Feb. 25 (SANA) Syria’s Education Ministry has sent a shipment of 100,000 textbooks to Hasakah province to support schools…
President al-Sharaa establishes new faculties at Aleppo and al-Furat universities
Damascus, Feb. 23 (SANA) President Ahmad al-Sharaa issued Decrees No. 50 and 51 of 2026 establishing a faculty of law…
Syria’s Education Minister reviews sector in Hasakah and Deir Ezzor
Hasakah, Feb. 23 (SANA) Syria’s Education Minister Mohammed Abdul Rahman Turko met officials in Hasakah on Sunday to review preparations…
Syria launches National Robotics Championship
Damascus, Feb.22(SANA) Syria’s Distinction and Creativity Agency launched on Saturday the National Robotics Championship, which qualifies for the World Robot…
Damascus University grants access to 24 international research databases via EBSCO
Damascus, Feb. 20 (SANA) – Damascus University has announced free access to 24 international academic databases through the EBSCO platform…
Medical invention from Damascus University wins silver at IIFME 2026
Damascus, Feb. 20 (SANA) Dr. Ibrahim Mahmoud al-Gharibi, a Syrian inventor from Damascus University’s Faculty of Science, won a silver…
261,000 students return to class as rehabilitated schools reopen in Deir Ezzor
Deir Ezzor, Feb. 19 (SANA) More than 261,000 students have returned to classrooms across newly liberated areas of Deir Ezzor…
Higher Education Ministry discusses support with Syrian-European Economic Council
Damascus, Feb. 17 (SANA) — Syria’s Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Marwan al-Halabi held talks on Tuesday with…
Syria signs strategic education partnership with Azerbaijan, ICESCO
Rabat, Feb. 17 (SANA) The Syrian Ministry of Education signed a trilateral strategic partnership Tuesday with the Ministry of Science…
Syria launches ‘Empowered Learning Curriculum’ with UNICEF support
Damascus, Feb. 15 (SANA) Syria’s Education Ministry on Sunday unveiled a new curriculum designed to expand access to learning and…
Damascus University, Expertise France discuss support for medical faculties
Damascus, Feb. 13 (SANA) - The president of Damascus University, Mustafa Saem al-Dahr, met with a delegation from the French…
Higher Education, IREX discuss cooperation between Syrian, Jordanian universities
Damascus, Feb.13 (SANA) Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Marwan al-Halabi, discussed Thursday with Francesca Sawalha, Director of the…
Syria, EU discuss reopening Erasmus+ office in Damascus
Damascus, Feb. 10 (SANA) Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Marwan al-Halabi discussed on Tuesday with Acting Head of…
Syrian Higher Education Ministry showcases 2,000 academic titles at Damascus Book Fair
Damascus, Feb. 9 (SANA) – The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research is taking part in the extraordinary 2026…
Syrian Ministers say Damascus International Book Fair underscores Syria’s cultural role
Damascus, Feb. 9 (SANA) Syria’s ministers of higher education and education said Sunday that Damascus continues to position itself as…
Reactivation of 760 schools in Deir Ezzor that attract over 261,000 students
Deir Ezzor. 7, Feb (SANA)The Ministry of Education announced the reactivation of around 760 schools in Deir Ezzor province, currently…
Syrian Ministry of Education launches emergency plan for Jazira area
Damascus, Feb. 4 (SANA) The Syrian Ministry of Education has begun implementing an emergency plan to rehabilitate the education sector…
More than 200,000 students return to schools in Syria’s Raqqa as second term begins
Raqqa, Feb. 4 (SANA) More than 200,000 students have returned to schools across Syria’s Raqqa province with the start of…
Finland, UNICEF launch new funding for education and child protection
Damascus, Feb. 1 (SANA) — The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Republic of Finland have announced €2.7 million…
More than 4.5 million students return to schools as second semester begins in Syria
Damascus, Feb. 1 (SANA) More than 4.5 million students returned to schools across Syria on Sunday with the start of…
Education resumes in Hasakah’s al-Shaddadi after a decade-long suspension
Hasakah, Jan. 28 (SANA) The educational process has resumed in al-Shaddadi area of Syria’s northeastern Hasakah province after a forced…
Syria, Japan discuss cooperation to upgrade technical and digital education
Damascus, Jan. 26 (SANA) Syrian Minister of Education Mohammad Abdulrahman Turko on Monday discussed prospects for strengthening educational cooperation with…
Syria to introduce Kurdish-Language Curriculum under new presidential decree
Damascus, Jan. 26 (SANA) Syria’s Ministry of Education announced on Monday that it has begun preparations to introduce Kurdish-language curricula…
Aleppo launches wide campaign to restore schools in city and eastern countryside
Aleppo, Jan. 25 (SANA) Syrian education authorities have launched a wide-ranging campaign to rehabilitate schools in recently liberated neighborhoods of…
On Int. Day of Education… Syria affirms commitment to education for all students
Damascus, Jan.24 (SANA)-Ministry of Education has reaffirmed its commitment to rebuilding the education sector across all Syrian regions, in a…
Syria participates in BETT 2026 London, marking its first entry into global EdTech
London, Jan. 22(SANA) The Syrian Ministry of Education took part, for the first time, in the BETT 2026 International Education…
Education Minister: Urgent steps to restart schools in Raqqa, Hasakah, and Deir Ezzor
Damascus, Jan. 20 (SANA) Syrian Education Minister Mohammad Abdulrahman Turko on Tuesday announced a series of urgent measures to address…
Syria honors 2026 National Science Olympiad winners
Damascus, Jan. 20 (SANA) Syrian authorities on Monday honored students who won top awards at the 2026 Syrian Scientific Olympiad,…
Syria’s Minister of Higher Education, WHO discuss cooperation to support health sector
Damascus, Jan. 20 (SANA) Syria’s Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Marwan al-Halabi, met on Monday with a visiting…
Syria’s Higher Education Minister discusses cybersecurity cooperation with UK Firm
Damascus, Jan. 20 (SANA) Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Marwan al-Halabi met Monday with a delegation from the…
Syria launches digital education initiative to reach students nationwide
Damascus, Jan. 18 (SANA) Syria’s Ministry of Education plans to launch a national digital education system at the start of…
Final tests of Syrian Scientific Olympiad launch with participation of 261 students
Damascus, Jan.17 (SANA) The final qualification tests of the Syrian Scientific Olympiad began in Damascus with the participation of 261…
Education Ministry drafts instructions to implement Kurdish rights decree
Damascus, Jan. 16 (SANA) Minister of Education Mohammad Abdul Rahman Turko affirmed that the issuance of Decree No. 13 of…
Education Ministry explores cooperation with Aga Khan development network
Damascus , Jan 14 (SANA) Deputy Minister of Education for Educational Affairs, Youssef Annan, met on Wednesday with representatives of…
Syrian higher education minister meets Danish envoy on academic cooperation in Damascus
Damascus,Jan. 14 (SANA) Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Marwan al-Halabi met on Wednesday with Denmark’s Chargé d’Affaires to…
Damascus meeting focuses on rebuilding schools and curricula in Syria with ALECSO
Damascus, Jan.14 (SANA) Minister of Education Mohammed Abdul Rahman Turko met Wednesday with Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization…
Syria, Türkiye discuss boosting higher education quality, university twinning
Damascus, Jan. 12 (SANA) Syrian Higher Education and Scientific Research Minister Marwan al-Halabi met Monday at the ministry headquarters with…
A Syrian student wins best speaker title at ISDC in Qatar
Doha, Jan. 12 (SANA) Syrian student Lana Akram al-Hammoud won the title of “Best Speaker in the Open Arabic Category” during…
Syria makes debut at International Schools Debating Championship in Arabic
Doha, Jan. 11 (SANA) Syria participated for the first time in the 7th International Schools Debating Championship in Arabic (ISDC),…
SDF targeting of university housing in Aleppo is a crime against humanity- Minister
Damascus, Jan. 9 (SANA) Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Marwan al-Halabi strongly condemned the attack on the fifth…
Syria, UAE to boost academic cooperation, expand scholarship programs
Damascus, Dec.6 (SANA) Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Marwan al-Halabi, discussed on Tuesday with Ambassador of the United…
4.5 million Syrian students start their first semester exams
Damascus, Jan. 6 (SANA) First semester examinations for basic and secondary education for the 2025–2026 academic year began on Tuesday…
Education Ministry introduces online registration App for national exams
Damascus, Jan. 5 (SANA) Ministry of Education has introduced an updated application allowing students to register electronically for the Basic…
Syria rebuilds schools, expands digital education
Damascus, Jan. 4 (SANA) Syria’s Ministry of Education launched a broad set of reforms in 2025 aimed at restoring the…
60 classrooms built for war-hit schools in Idleb and Aleppo, northwest Syria
Damascus, Dec. 30 (SANA)Ghiras Alkhaeer, a Syrian humanitarian organization, has completed the first phase of a project to rehabilitate war-damaged…
Damascus University leads six Syrian institutions in 2025 Arab University Rankings
Damascus, Dec. 28 (SANA) Six Syrian universities have been included in the 2025 Arab University Rankings, up from four in…
Ministry of Higher Education, BIU discuss cooperation in Islamic studies education
Damascus, Dec. 24 (SANA) Syrian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Marwan al-Halabi met on Wednesday with a delegation…
Syria and Armenia explore expanding academic cooperation
Damascus, Dec. 24 (SANA) Syria’s Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Marwan al-Halabi, met with Armenia’s Ambassador to Syria,…
Damascus University–Daraa branch celebrates graduation of 250 students
Daraa, Dec. 23 (SANA) The Damascus University branch in Daraa Governorate on Monday celebrated on Monday the graduation of 250 students…
15 schools reopened in Damascus Countryside marking liberation anniversary
Damascus Countryside, Dec. 18 (SANA) The Syrian Ministry of Education, in cooperation with World Vision International, inaugurated on Thursday 15…
National conference on disability kicks off in Damascus
Damascus, Dec. 17 (SANA) The National Conference on Disability – Empowerment, Inclusion, and Integration opened in Damascus on Wednesday, aiming…
Repeal of Caesar Act could jump-start Syria’s scientific revival, Agency Chairman says
Damascus, Dec 13 (SANA) The Chairman of Syria’s Distinction and Creativity Agency, Shadi al-Azmeh, said on Saturday that a U.S.…
759 students compete in second stage of Syrian Scientific Olympiad
Damascus, Dec. 13 (SANA) Some 759 students from across Syria participated in the second stage of the 2026 Syrian Scientific…
Turko: improving teachers’ conditions and school restoration is a national priority
Damascus, Dec.11 (SANA) Syrian Minister of Education, Mohammad Abdul Rahman Turko, announced that the ministry is finalizing a draft law…
Higher Education celebrates Liberation Day anniversary
Damascus, Dec. 9 (SANA) The Ministry of Higher Education organized an official celebration marking Victory and Liberation Day at Damascus…
Mrs. Latifa al-Droubi participates in fifth edition of the Istanbul Education Summit
Istanbul, Dec. 5 (SANA) Mrs. Latifa Al-Droubi, wife of Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa, attended the 5th Istanbul Education Summit 2025,…
Syria launches first Local Education Group to coordinate national education efforts
Damascus, Dec. 4 (SANA) Syria’s Ministry of Education has launched its first-ever Local Education Group (LEG), an initiative designed to…
Students in Quneitra Celebrate Syria’s Liberation with Artistic and Theatrical Events
Quneitra, Dec. 4 (SANA) Schools across Quneitra province on Thursday commemorated the anniversary of Syria’s liberation through events in which…
Education Ministry, UN agencies launch workshop on Inclusive Education
Damascus, Dec. 01 (SANA) Syrian Ministry of Education launched Monday a central workshop titled “Developing a Roadmap for Advancing the National…
Syria wins its first global gold medal at the World Robot Olympiad in Singapore
Singapore, Nov 30 (SANA) Syrian teams achieved historic success at the World Robot Olympiad (WRO 2025), earning a gold medal,…
Damascus University pushes to boost women’s leadership in Syria
As part of ongoing efforts to enhance the presence of Syrian women in leadership positions, the Academic Women’s Empowerment Unit…
Latifa al-Droubi meets Qatari Education Minister at WISE 12 Summit
Doha- SANA Latifa al-Droubi, wife of President Ahmad al-Sharaa, met Tuesday in Doha with Qatar’s Minister of Education and Higher…
Latifa al-Droubi meets with Sheikha Moza bint Nasser in Doha
Latifa al-Droubi, wife of President Ahmad al-Sharaa, met Tuesday in Doha with Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of the Qatar…
Syria partners with Clasera to launch integrated educational platform
Syria’s Ministry of Education has entered into a partnership with Clasera, a Saudi-American company renowned for its e-learning solutions, to…
Syria to compete in the World Robot Olympiad in Singapore
Syria will participate in the World Robot Olympiad (WRO 2025) in Singapore from November 26 to 28, alongside more than…
President al‑Sharaa chairs meeting on education and curriculum updates
President Ahmad al-Sharaa chaired a meeting of the Higher Council for Education to discuss the latest developments in the education…
