The Higher Education Council, in its first session for the 2026-2027 academic year, approved the specific conditions for internal dispatch requests submitted by government entities, to nominate their employees to complete their studies at Syrian universities. The Council held this meeting on the 18th of last October, presided over by the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
In the same context, the decision specified the general conditions for internal dispatch of government employees, stipulating that the candidate's age must not exceed fifty years, and that their employment status must be a permanent worker, with nomination being the responsibility of the dispatching entity based on the actual need for such dispatch. Furthermore, the specialization of the highest academic degree must align with the specialization required for the dispatch, and the required specializations must be available in the universities and higher institutes affiliated with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
For its part, the decision outlined academic admission criteria, stipulating that a good university license grade is required at least for a master's degree, and an acceptable grade for a qualification and specialization master's. As for applying to obtain a license, the general secondary or vocational grade must not be less than ninety-five percent of the minimum acceptable limit in the general competition announced in the year of application. Differentiation is made based on the most recent certificate if necessary, without specifying a fixed date for obtaining the certificate.
The decision indicated that the dispatching entity bears seventy-five percent of the dispatch costs, while the dispatched employee bears twenty-five percent. The dispatched employee is also committed to working for the public entity in the place they were dispatched to, in accordance with prevailing laws, and to comply with university requirements regarding attendance percentage and entity regulations, especially at the master's level regarding scientific, theoretical, training, and interview aspects.
It was added that the conditions also include the doctoral degree, where the candidate must meet the conditions approved by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research for registration. This decision comes in implementation of the controls governing the internal dispatch process to ensure the quality of educational outputs and their alignment with the needs of government entities.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
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