Faculty of Informatics of Damascus University

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Damascus University - Faculty of Informatics
كلية الهندسة المعلوماتية في جامعة دمشق

Established:	2000
Type:	Public
Dean:	Dr. Nawwar Alawa
Location:	Damascus, Syria
Website:	[1]

The Faculty of Informatics of Damascus University (Arabic: كلية الهندسة المعلوماتية‎) is the first faculty for computer science in Syria. It was established in 2000 as a part of Damascus University, and it awards bachelor's degrees after ten semesters of study, and master's degrees after an extra four semesters.

Like most other faculties in Syrian public universities, study plans are fixed. Students can choose among three disciplines beginning from their 7th Semester, viz. Artificial Intelligence, Networking and System Engineering, Software Engineering and Information Systems