The Faculty of Science at Damascus University, in cooperation with representatives of industrial and applied sectors in Syria, organized the Academic-Industrial Forum at the College’s Physics Hall today, Monday, to enhance cooperation between universities and production sectors, and to apply scientific research in developing the national industry, especially during the reconstruction phase.
The forum included a presentation on the state of academic, industrial, and applied relations and proposals for their development, as well as a dialogue session discussing ways to strengthen cooperation among these sectors. Participants proposed forming a liaison committee between the academic sector and industrial and applied sectors, establishing a mining engineering department at Damascus University, and visiting several college laboratories to review their potential in supporting this cooperation.
For his part, Damascus University President Mustafa Sa’im al-Dahr emphasized that the Faculty of Science boasts distinctive scientific and practical capabilities and plays an active role in scientific research, presenting approximately 80 scientific papers and dozens of postgraduate theses annually. He affirmed the university’s commitment to investing these energies and research in developing the national industry and preserving the country’s resource sustainability.
Damascus Rural Chamber of Commerce President Abdul Rahim Zayada added that building a strong economy requires integration between knowledge and expertise, education and production, scientific research and market needs. He noted that strengthening partnerships between universities and chambers of commerce and industry has become essential to revitalizing scientific research and serving the economy by studying production problems, developing products, improving quality, and rationalizing energy use.
For his part, Director of the General Establishment for Geology and Mineral Resources Sarraj al-Hariri highlighted the vital interconnection between the academic role of the Faculty of Science and the applied role of the mining sector. He affirmed that this integration constitutes a real lever for sustainable development and scientific and economic progress, noting that the mining sector plays a pivotal role in transforming scientific knowledge into economic value by achieving economic security and supporting the national industry.
The forum was accompanied by an exhibition of student products from the Nanotechnology Laboratory in the Faculty of Science, as well as departments of Chemistry, Plant Biology, Environmental Sciences, and Geology. Representatives from the Ministry of Industry and Internal Trade and Consumer Protection, the Ministry of Local Administration and Environment, the General Establishment for Geology and Mineral Resources, the Damascus and Damascus Rural Chambers of Industry and Commerce, the Institute of Chemical Industries, and representatives of oil and chemical industry companies participated in the forum.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
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