Higher Education and Scientific Research Minister Marwan Al-Halabi held talks today, Thursday, with members of the committee for merging Qamishli (Roj Ava) and Ayn Arab (Kobani) universities, regarding the mechanisms for implementing the decisions of the Higher Education Council concerning the merger of the two universities into the national higher education system. The meeting was held at the ministry building in Damascus, with the aim of resolving the status of colleges, students, and academic and administrative staff.
Al-Halabi clarified that the meeting addressed the mechanisms for implementing merger decisions to ensure the unification of academic and administrative references, and to enhance the integration of higher education institutions in Syria. He noted that the meeting concluded with the retention of the Qamishli Colleges Complex affiliated with the Euphrates University, pending the issuance of a law establishing an independent university in Al-Hasakah Governorate, and the retention of the Ayn Arab Colleges Complex affiliated with the University of Aleppo.
For his part, Minister Al-Halabi emphasized the necessity of safeguarding the rights of students, academic staff, and administrative personnel, and resolving their status in accordance with prevailing laws, regulations, and approved academic standards. He pointed out that the ministry is following up on the implementation of decisions regarding the Qamishli and Ayn Arab colleges complexes, and the acceptance of all students applying for the general competition, ensuring equal opportunities for all Syrian students.
Attendees at the meeting included Dr. Ahmad Murad, a member of the merger committee, Dr. Zayna Ali, Co-President of Qamishli University, and Dr. Sharfan Muslim, Co-President of Ayn Arab University. The Higher Education Council had approved, during its session held on October 18, the merger of Roj Ava University with the Euphrates University and the affiliation of its colleges to it, and the merger of Kobani University with the University of Aleppo and the affiliation of its colleges to it.
In the same context, Al-Halabi had discussed on October 2 with Presidential Affairs Advisor Mustafa Abdi (Mazlum Abdi) and his accompanying delegation, the executive mechanisms for merging the existing colleges and university institutes in Qamishli, Ayn Arab, and Raqqa. The discussion covered harmonizing their status, aligning curricula with approved national standards, resolving the status of academic and administrative staff, mechanisms for accrediting graduates' and enrolled students' certificates, as well as infrastructure needs and teaching hospitals.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
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