Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research

Headed by Marwan al-Halabi since March 2025. Issues Syria's national university admission announcements.

Also known as

Ministry of Higher Education

Supported by independent sources

Marwan al-Halabi, a physician and former vice-dean of medicine at Damascus University, has headed the ministry since 29 March 2025. ¹ Its admission announcement for 2026–2027, which he signed, restricts several programmes to men. ²

Dossier: “Males only” in the 2026 university admissions

People and bodies linked to it

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Leader Marwan al-Halabi (since 2025) Supported¹

Sources

Archive Marwan al-Halabi (biography; Arabic) — The Syrian Memory
Official record Admission announcement for the 2026–2027 academic year (signed by Minister Marwan al-Halabi; Arabic, PDF) — Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, September 30, 2026