Homs University (, ) is a public university located in the city of Homs, Syria, 180 km north of Damascus. It is Syria's fourth largest university.Lesch, David W. (2005) The new lion of Damascus: Bashar al-Asad and modern Syria Yale University Press, New Haven Connecticut, page 267, During the Ba'athist era, the institution was known as Al-Baath University (, ) from its establishment in 1979 until it adopted its current name in 2024.
History The university was established in 1979 as Al-Baath University under Hafez al-Assad's Presidential Decree No. 44 during the Ba'athist era.Collelo, Thomas (editor) (1987) Syria: A Country Study Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. page 123
As of 2005 the University had 22 faculties, 5 intermediate institutes, 40,000 regular students, 20,000 students in open learning, 1310 high studies students and 622 faculty members.
As of 2025 Homs University has 10 faculties, 9 colleges, 1 school, 1 preparatory course, 4 intermediate institutes, 2 higher institutes, around 100,000 students and 1400 faculty members.
The library contains some 63,000 volumes (as of 2011).
Following the fall of the Assad regime, the university was renamed to "Homs University" by interim prime minister Mohammed al-Bashir of the Syrian caretaker government on 25 December 2024.
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See also Faculty of Medicine of Homs University
References
External links Official website Syrian Physical Therapy community (syriaPT.com) (Arabic) Open education in Homs university (Arabic)