Construction work for the first phase of the Aleppo University colleges project in Al-Bab city, in eastern rural Aleppo, began today, Monday, on a waqf land area of 200 dunams, following the completion of studies and engineering plans for infrastructure, aiming to provide university education to students and reduce their commuting and accommodation burdens.
The Al-Bab district official, Hussein Al-Shahabi, stated in a statement to SANA that the launch of works came after completing topographical studies and infrastructure plans, and overlaying engineering plans on the project land, indicating that the current phase includes opening roads and preparing infrastructure to pave the way for completing construction works, with expectations of additional machinery participating in implementation.
Al-Shahabi pointed out that the project also includes 124 residential units according to the latest standards, emphasizing that establishing the colleges in the city will reduce the hassle for students traveling to other governorates and limit the financial burdens borne by their families to secure transportation and accommodation during university studies.
Three University Colleges
The head of the Al-Bab Waqf Department, Hassan Qaddour Al-Obeid, stated in a similar statement that the project is being built on waqf land in the southwestern part of the city, and includes three colleges affiliated with Aleppo University: Second Agricultural Engineering, Veterinary Medicine, and Second Sciences, along with a school, a mosque, a commercial center, and residential units.
Al-Obeid explained that the project embodies the role of Waqf in contributing to development and education, alongside its religious role, by enabling the establishment of educational and service facilities within the project.
For his part, citizen Mustafa Rabie Maslawi pointed out that opening university colleges in Al-Bab city will reduce burdens on students and their families, especially transportation and accommodation costs in Aleppo city, noting that some families face financial difficulties preventing their children from continuing their university studies outside the city.
The Presidency had previously issued Decree No. 211 of 2026, establishing three colleges affiliated with Aleppo University in Al-Bab city: Second Agricultural Engineering, Second Sciences (Mathematics Department), and Veterinary Medicine, following the laying of the foundation stone for the project in the Jabal Aqil area last July.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
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