Damascus University
Damascus University From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Damascus University جامعة دمشق Former names Syrian University (1923-1958) Motto "وَقُل رَّبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا" Motto in English And say: My Lord, increase me in knowledge (Quran, 20:114). Type Public Established 1923 (Medical School in 1903) President Mohammad Hassan Al Kurdi [1] Administrative staff 2,653 [2] Students 210,929 [3] Undergraduates 197,493 Postgraduates 13,436 Doctoral students 1,211 Location Damascus , Syria Campus Urban Colours Raspberry [4] Website damascusuniversity.edu.sy The University of Damascus (Arabic: جامعة دمشق , Jāmi‘atu Dimashq ) is the largest and oldest university in Syria, located in the capital Damascus and has campuses in other Syrian cities. It was founded in 1923 through the merger of the School of Medici