Dhamar University

University of Dhamar, Engineering College

Dhamar University (also called Thamar University) is a modern public university located in the city of Dhamar, Yemen. Situated at 14°34′46″N 44°22′44″E / 14.57944°N 44.37889°E / 14.57944; 44.37889Coordinates: 14°34′46″N 44°22′44″E / 14.57944°N 44.37889°E / 14.57944; 44.37889, it is the biggest university in the country. http://www.thuniv.edu.ye/

The University of Dhamar was inaugurated on 17 June 1996, in order to meet the need for manpower development in the Dhamar Governorate and the surrounding region.

The History of its Inception

The inception of the University dates back to 1990 when the Faculty of Education was first established at Thamar as a teaching center of Sana’a University. Several departments such as English, Arabic, History, Geography, Islamic Studies, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics, were opened. In 1993 another College of Education was opened at Radaa. In 1996, a Republican Decree No.150 for 1996 was signed by H E the President of the Republic Ali Abdullah Saleh to establish Thamar University. Since then, the University has grown and developed in to a major teaching and research center. Several faculties have been opened so far and the University it is poised for further expansion. In 1996, Faculty of Arts and Language, Applied Science, Agriculture and Veterinary Science were opened, followed by Faculties of Administrative Sciences, Computer and Information Technology , and Dental Faculty in 1997. Both Medical and Engineering & Dams Faculties were founded in 1998. The same Year, Faculty of Education in Al Bayda’a was established. The continuing education institute (2 years study) was established in 2004. Faculties in both Al Bayda’a and Rada’a were separated in 2009 from Thamar university and became an independent university of Al Bayda’a. So Thamar University is at present the Alma Maten of some 136000 under graduate and graduate students, drawn from almost all over governorats of the country. Besides, a number of students both males and female are from abroad, too. On the faculty of the University there more than 520 highly qualified faculty members both native and expatriate from Arab as well as foreign countries. Faculty members have doctoral degrees from some of the most prestigious universities of the world.

Admission

The number of students to be enrolled every year in each college is determined by the Students’ Affairs Council of Thamar University, and is approved by the High Council for Yemeni Universities. About three months prior to the commencement of the academic year, the Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research announces the date of the admission and the admission test. The eligibility criteria for admission are as follow:

• 85% marks in high school exam. for Medical & Dental faculties

• 80% for faculties of Engineering & Computer Sciences

• 75% for faculty of Education

• 70% for the rest of the faculties

The eligible candidates must apply on the prescribed application- forms of the current year before the expiry of the due date. The duly filled-up application-form must be accompanied with: - A non-refundable application fee - An official high school transcript (in original), issued not earlier than four years for Yemeni nationals and two years for non-Yemenis. Admission Test are held in the following subjects for - Medical & Dental colleges: English, biology, chemistry and physics & biology. - Engineering: English, physics, Mathematics in addition Department of Architecture requires test in drawing - Computer & Information Technology: English, Introduction to computer and Mathematics - English Departments [Arts and Education]: General English A special committee for admission selects the eligible candidates for admission on the basis of the candidates’ performance in the test and the available seats in the respective departments.

The Mission

The University’s primary mission is to ensure an overall development of the student’s faculties through creating an ambience of healthy academic pursuit for the improvement of a student’s individual competence to perfection. Along with it, the university takes upon itself the task of arousing and cultivating individual sensitivity towards social responsibilities. In the sphere of career- building and job- opportunities, students are, thus, organized and trained to grow at the university a nerve-center for the generation of job-opportunities, and also diversifying them in the best interest of the society on a large scale. This kind of role model that Thamar University has adopted for itself is characteristically contrary to the common place practice of job-search as the bottom line of the pursuance of university- education.

As a vital organ of the socio-economic development, Thamar University dedicates itself to the task of creating an intellectual culture so that the students in general are able to attain here a remarkably high level of knowledge, enlightenment, and professional skills in all areas of study and research, e.g. humanities, arts, and social science in one stream, and pure sciences, medicine, technology, agriculture, dentistry, veterinary medicine, etc. in the other. Instilling into the students a higher vision of life is what Thamar University stands committed to by means of creating an ethos for a high standard of teaching and exemplary academic discipline.

Faculties

Engineering College.

• Dentistry
• Nursing
• laboratories
• pharmacy
• Engineering
• Computer Science and Information Technology
• Administrative Sciences
• Physical Sciences
• Agriculture
• Veterinary Medicine(its only in thamar university)
• Literature and Language arts
• Feqh and Shariaah
• Art
• Education
• Tourism and hotels
• training center
• Dentistry institute

Web Site:- http://www.thuniv.edu.ye/

External links

• Official site