The Arab International University is a private university that was founded in 2005 by a number of Academics, Arab, Syrian and foreign Business men and trade unions. It was created under Presidential Decree No. 193 Date 06/05/2005. Located on the road between Damascus

Damascus

Damascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...

 and Daraa, at about 37 kilometres from Damascus. The whole area of the campus is 711,000 square meters. The AIU future plans involve constructing many other buildings. AIU offers Bachelor degrees and will soon offer Master degrees. It has international exchange programs on various levels – academic, cultural and scientific – with several countries including Germany, Canada, France, and Ireland. AIU was to graduate its first students in the summer of 2009.

Faculties

1. Faculty of Informatics Engineering
2. Faculty of Business Administration
3. Faculty of Pharmacy
4. Faculty of Civil Engineering
5. Faculty of Fine Arts
6. Faculty of Architecture

Additional Faculties

Faculties to be opened at the beginning of the academic year 2009-2010:

1. Faculty of Media
2. Faculty of Tourism and Hotels
3. Faculty of International Relations and Diplomacy