Sana'a University was established in 1970 as the first and the primary university in the Yemen Arab Republic

Yemen Arab Republic

The Yemen Arab Republic , also known as North Yemen or Yemen , was a country from 1962 to 1990 in the western part of what is now Yemen...

 (North Yemen), now the Republic of Yemen (see also Aden University). It is located in Sana'a, the capital of Yemen, and is currently organized with 17 faculties. Previously the university was located at 15°20′53.16"N 44°11′26.83"E.

Profile

When Sana'a university was first established, it included only two faculties; The Faculty of Sharia and Law, and the Faculty of Education, which also included the specialties of Colleges of Arts, Sciences and Education. In 1974, those specialties were developed and formed three new faculties; the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Science and the faculty of Education. Also, the Faculty of Sharia and Law celebrated the launch of the Business Department, which became an independent faculty a year later. By that time, the university included five faculties and continued expansion until it included the rest of the other specialties. In 2000, the university included 17 faculties, ten of which were in Sana'a including all type of Academic specialties and the rest were spread in different provinces around the country.

Missions and Objectives

Sana'a University aims primarily to fulfill its obligations and responsibilities towards its students; upbring educated generations who would contribute positively to the society and serve the community and to enhance higher education in Yemen

Yemen

The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....

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Faculties

• Faculty Of Engineering
• Faculty of Computer & Information Technology
• Faculty of Commerce & Economics
• Faculty Of Medicine
• Faculty Of Dentist
• Faculty Of Pharmacy
• Faculty Of Science
• Faculty Of Agriculture
• Faculty Of Law & Legislation
• Faculty Of Education
• Faculty Of Art
• Faculty Of Languages - ru
• Faculty Of Publication
• Faculty Of Education - Mahout
• Faculty Of Education - Khaulan
• Faculty Of Education - Marib
• Faculty Of Education - Sport

Notable faculty

• Nasser al-Aulaqi, Yemeni Agriculture Minister and president of Sanaa University. He is the father of Anwar al-Awlaki
  Anwar al-Awlaki
  Anwar al-Awlaki was an American and Yemeni imam who was an engineer and educator by training. According to U.S. government officials, he was a senior talent recruiter and motivator who was involved with planning operations for the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda...
  
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Notable alumni

• Tawakel Karman
  Tawakel Karman
  Tawakel Karman became the international public face of the 2011 Yemeni uprising that is part of the Arab Spring uprisings...
  
   earned a graduate degree in Political Science. She was awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize
  Nobel Peace Prize
  The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel.-Background:According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize shall be awarded to the person who...
  
  . She is the first Yemeni citizen and first Arab woman to win a Nobel Prize
  Nobel Prize
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Sources

• Sana'a University, website.
• Matriculation guide booklet - Sana'a University, annually revised in Arabic for advanced students.