Al-Furat University
جَامِعَـــةُ الْفُـــرَات | |
| Type | Public university |
|---|---|
| Established | 2006 |
| President | Dr. Mounir Al-Aroud |
Total staff | 420 |
| Students | 55,232 |
| Location | University Street, Deir ez-Zor 35°19′8″N 40°6′38″E / 35.31889°N 40.11056°E |
| Website | alfuratuniv |
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location, country.Al-Furat University (Arabic: جَامِعَةُ الْفُرَات, romanized: Jāmiʿatu l-Furāt) is a Syrian public university founded in July 2006. It is located mainly in Deir ez-Zor, which hosts the medical school, and has campuses in Raqqa and Al-Hasakah. Before 2011 it was the smallest public university in Syria. The university runs its own open access journal. The responsible authority for the campuses in Deir ez-Zor and Raqqa is the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
Before 2011 the university taught undergraduate and post-graduated medicine to an internationally recognised standard.