| University of Benghazi | |
|---|---|
| Motto | وقل ربِّ زدني علماً |
| Established | 1955 |
| Type | Public |
| President | Zahi Mogherbi as (Dean) |
| Students | 50,045 (as of 2006[update]) |
| Location | Benghazi, Libya |
| Campus | 460 acres (1.9 km2) |
| Former names | Garyounis University |
| Website | www.benghazi.edu.ly |
University of Benghazi (Arabic: جامعة بنغازي), formerly known as the Garyounis University, is a public university in Benghazi, Libya.
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It is the oldest and first Libyan university. It was founded on 15 December 1955 as The Libyan University. The nucleus of the university was the College of Arts and Education, which then had an enrollment of 31 students.
Since then, the College of Science was established in Tripoli, the College of Economics in Benghazi in 1957, the College of Law in Benghazi in 1962 and the College of Agriculture in Tripoli in 1966.
In 1967 the College of Higher Technical Studies, and the Higher Teacher's College were incorporated into the University. The names of these two colleges were changed into the College of Engineering and the College of Education. Moreover, the College of Medicine was established in 1970 in the city of Benghazi. In 1972, the College of Petroleum and Minerals was established in Tripoli.
In 1973 University of Libya was split into two independent universities. All the colleges (faculties) located in Tripoli joined the University of Al Fateh (Now University of Tripoli) while those located in Benghazi joined Garyounis University.
In 2011 after the 2011 Libyan civil war the name of the university has been changed back to University of Benghazi.
Subsequently, the following faculties were established at Garyounis University. The College of Science, the College of Engineering and the College of Dentistry were established in 1974, the College of Agriculture in 1976, and the College of Information Technology in 2006.
In 2002, the Benghazi University Library had 295,000 volumes, the largest library in Libya.[1]