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University of Aleppo (also called '''Aleppo University''', the University freely uses both English names) is a university ] located in Aleppo , Syria . It is the second largest university in Syria after Damascus University . The University has over 61,000 of undergraduate students, over 1,500 of graduate students and approximately 2400 faculty as of the 2005/2006 school year. HISTORY What was to become the University of Aleppo consisted of a Faculty of Engineering in Aleppo affiliated to what is now the Damascus University. After the end of British rule in 1946 , the newly independent Syria only had one university. In 1958 , the Syrian government passed a law that created the independent University of Aleppo as the second university in the country. When the new university opened its doors in 1960 , it consisted of two faculties in Civil Engineering and Agriculture. The University grew rapidly in the subsequent decades, forming respected programs in engineering, sciences, and literature, as well as a strong emphasis on languages, offering courses on the German, Russian, French, and English languages, in addition to Arabic. DEPARTMENTS Aleppo University consists of 20 faculties including:
In addition to the Institute for the History of Arabic Science that awards Diploma, Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Basic, Medical, Applied Sciences and Archaeology. PRESIDENTS #Dr. Tawfik Al-Munajed (1960-1967) #Dr. Mustafa Ezzat Al-Nassar (1968-1969) #Dr. Ahmed Yusef Al-Hasan (1973-1979) #Dr. Mohammad Ali Huriah (1979-now) #Dr. Saeed Farhoud #Dr. Mohammad Nizar Akil (????- now) EXTERNAL LINK
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