Syrian Private University

Syrian Private University (SPU)

Type	Private
Established	2005
President	Dr. Abdulrazzak shekh Eisa^[1]
Students	2300
Location	Damascus, Syria
Website	www.spu.edu.sy

Coordinates: 33°18′51.33″N 36°16′09.31″E / 33.3142583°N 36.2692528°E / 33.3142583; 36.2692528

Syrian Private University or SPU (SPU; Arabic: الجامعة السورية الخاصة‎) (formerly: Syrian International University for Science and Technology) is a private university located in Syria.

History

SPU was established in 2005 by a number of Academics, Syrian, foreign, Arab, Business men. Though young, SPU is a fast-growing and dynamic university in Syria, the university has improved dramatically since its inception in 2005 and considered as one of the top private universities in Syria. The SPU offers many undergraduate programs so far.

Campus

The 54-acre (250,000 m2) Syrian Private University campus is on Daraa International Highway and it is away from Damascus 24 km.

Faculties

Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Dentistry
Faculty of Pharmacy
Faculty of Business Administration
Faculty of Petroleum Engineering
Faculty of Computer Science

Medical Center

The SPU Medical Center is private, not-for-profit teaching center of the Faculty of Medicine. The SPU Medical Center includes 200 beds.

SPU Medical Center.

Undergraduate Programs

Medicine

Main article: Faculty of Medicine of Syrian Private University

SPU Medical School rewards Medical Doctor degree for medical students who successfully complete the medical program. The medical curriculum is 6 years long, the first 3 years are the basic science and the last 3 years are the clinical education.

Dentistry

SPU Dental School rewards Doctor of Dental Medicine DDM degree.

Pharmacy

The pharmacy program is five-year leading to a Bachelor of Science Pharmacy (B.S. in Pharmacy). The school of pharmacy has gone under major reform in 2011 with new management and new faculty. The school is seeking regional and international accreditation and apply English language as the language of instruction for at least two of the scientific courses each semester. The school of pharmacy has attracted many professors from Damascus University and other universities in the region, countries like Jordan and Egypt in addition to Syrian professors.

Accreditation and Licensure

SPU is listed in the World Health Organisation's Avicenna directory.^[2]
SPU is listed in the ECFMG IMED/FAIMER database of medical schools.^[3]

Student Life

Varsity Sports

The basketball, football, volleyball, tennis, teams at the Syrian Private University participate in various local, regional tournaments.

Library

The SPU library houses a large collection of books and provide many electronic libraries for its student.

References

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