International University for Science and Technology (IUST) (IUST; Arabic: الْجَامِعَةُ الدَّوْلِيَّةُ الْخَاصَّةُ لِلْعُلُومِ وَالتِّكْنُولُوجِيَا, romanized: al-Jāmiʿat ad-Dawlīyat al-Khāṣṣat li l-ʿUlūm wa t-Tiknūlūjiyā)[1] is a private university established in 2005, located in the city of Ghabagheb in Daraa Governorate, Syria. The university has seven faculties: dentistry, pharmacy, engineering and technology, information technology, business administration and finance, arts and sciences, and Architecture. The university has a liaison office at Damascus, Al Mazzeh Eastern villas.
After the beginning of the Syrian civil war in 2011, the university headquarters moved temporarily in 2013 to Damascus city in Kiwan opposite Tishreen Park near Umayyad Square, and the university continued in Kiwan until 2019 when it returned to its original headquarters in Ghabagheb, Daraa.
الْجَامِعَةُ الدَّوْلِيَّةُ الْخَاصَّةُ لِلْعُلُومِ وَالتِّكْنُولُوجِيَا | |
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| Motto | A lifelong commitment to knowledge. |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | 2005 |
| President | Prof. Dr. Amar Nasser Agha |
Academic staff | 277 |
Administrative staff | -- |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Language | English |
| Website | www.iust.edu.sy |
IUST includes seven faculties.
IUST comprises the following seven colleges that meet the needs and demands of the local Syrian community and the Arab and regional communities as well:
The University has signed several cooperation agreements with Arab and international universities, such as:
International University for Science and Technology serves two types of services. The first one is for the students,[9] and the second one is for the teachers.[10]
Edugate[11][12] is a system composed of several services for visitors to the gate and the students[13][14][15] and teachers.
The sustainable development office at International University for Science and Technology[16] started in 2023. The office focuses on the SDGs at the university.
There are multiple scientific research projects and published articles at International University for Science and Technology. For example, published articles of Faculty of Dentistry about dental implant,[17][18] frenectomy,[19] and tumors.[20][21][22][23] These projects are from Faculty of Dentistry clinics[24] at International University for Science and Technology.
