Editing Damascus (section)

==Education==
[[File:Damascus university internal view.jpg|thumb|[[Damascus University]]]]
Damascus is the main center of education in Syria. It is home to [[Damascus University]], which is the oldest and largest university in Syria. After the enactment of legislation allowing private higher institutions, several new universities were established in the city and the surrounding area, including:
* [[Syrian Virtual University]]
* [[International University for Science and Technology]]
* [[Syrian Private University]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://spu.edu.sy/index.php?&lang=2|title=Syrian Private University|access-date=2018-12-02|language=en-EN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202155321/http://spu.edu.sy/index.php?&lang=2|archive-date=2 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Arab International University]]
* [[University of Kalamoon]]
* [[Yarmouk Private University]]
* [[Wadi International University]]
* [[Al-Jazeera University]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jude.edu.sy/|title=Aljazeera Private University|website=jude.edu.sy|access-date=15 July 2022|archive-date=28 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728140233/https://jude.edu.sy/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* European University Damascus

The institutes play an important rule in the education, including:
* Higher Institute of Business Administration
* [[Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (Damascus)|Higher Institute of Applied Science and Technology]]
* [[Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts (Damascus)|Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts]]
* National Institute of Administration
In Damascus, Higher education in Syrian Arab Republic started with sustainable development steps through Damascus University.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Al-Raeei |first=Marwan |date=2023-05-22 |title=Analysing of the sustainable development goals in Damascus University during Syrian crisis using the strategy in the university and the bibliometrics data from SciVal |journal=Discover Sustainability |language=en |volume=4 |issue=1 |page=24 |doi=10.1007/s43621-023-00140-y |issn=2662-9984 |pmc=10201509 |pmid=37251498|bibcode=2023DiSus...4...24A }}</ref> 
* Additional:
**Syrian International Academy for Training and Development