International University for Science and Technology
The International University for Science and Technology is a private university established in 2005, located in Ghabagheb, Daraa Governorate, Syria. The university has seven faculties: dentistry, pharmacy, engineering and technology, information technology, business administration and finance, arts and sciences, and Architecture. The university has a liaison office at Damascus, Al Mazzeh Eastern villas.
The language of most instruction is English across all colleges, including the health sciences. All courses, including instruction, coursework, and clinical training, are conducted mostly in English.
History
After the beginning of the Syrian civil war in 2011, the university headquarters moved temporarily in 2013 to Damascus city in Kiwan opposite Tishreen Park near Umayyad Square, and continued in Kiwan until 2019 when it returned to its original headquarters in Ghabagheb.Faculties
IUST includes seven faculties.Organisation
IUST comprises the following seven colleges that meet the needs and demands of the local Syrian community and the Arab and regional communities as well:- College of Business and Finance
- College of Information Technology
- College of Engineering and Technology
- College of Dentistry
- College of Pharmacy
- College of Arts and Sciences
- College of Architecture
Co-operation agreements
The university has signed several cooperation agreements with Arab and international universities, such as:- University of Damascus
- University of Utah
- Brno University of Technology
- Montana State University
- University of Philadelphia - Jordan
- O. P. Jindal Global University - India
- University of Petra - Jordan
- Al Hawash University