Through a quick review of the history of television newsroom technology and terrorism topics, it can be said that there was no study before that that addressed how terrorism news is presented from the perspective of studying visual technology in newsrooms. This shows the importance of a study conducted at the Faculty of Media at Damascus University entitled “The Use of Television Visual Technologies in Presenting Terrorism”. It links these technological developments and the mechanism of their employment to terrorism news, through a quantitative study of how ISIS news is presented visually.

 Today, the Faculty of Architecture at Damascus University organized a memorial ceremony for Professor Dr. Saadallah Jabour, professor of city planning, who had a long career of excellence, whether in his work as head of the Planning Office in the Damascus Governorate or at Damascus University and other Syrian, Arab and international universities.

During this year, the Faculty of Tourism has implemented a group of different training courses targeting undergraduate students in the third and fourth years, postgraduate studies, and graduates, in cooperation with the National Union of Syrian Students.

 Director of the Student Empowerment and Leadership Center, Dr. Ahmed Kheder, held a meeting with a group of students who recently underwent a TOT- Training of Trainers course at the National Union of Syrian students. The meeting aimed at explaining the goals of the center, the action plan for the next stage, the mechanisms for developing these students’ skills and building their training capabilities during this stage, so they can be a key provider of the training process that will be launched soon at the center.

  The Faculty of Medicine at Damascus University has organized the first workshop to describe courses according to the CLOS Course Outcomes Model. The workshop runs in the Digital Medical Education Development Center.

 A training course under the title “Evaluating Arabian Horses and Recording Pedigrees” was organized by the Faculty of Agricultural Engineering at Damascus University. It focuses on the specifications of the Arabian horse, evaluating the purebred Arabian horse, and registering births “opening a file.”

 “Anesthesiologists between Pain Management and Intensive Care” scientific conference has started today in the theater hall at Damascus University. The conference is organized by the Syrian Association of Anesthesiologists and Society of Anesthesia Specialists and Pain Management, under the auspices of the Syrian Medical Syndicate. It is also accompanied by an exhibition of medical equipment in the Reda Saeed Conference Hall.

 In cooperation with Damascus Petrochemical Refinery, the Faculty of Science at Damascus University honored students who won the second Green Competition, which included presenting scientific research on ridding petroleum-based products and mineral base oils of color and odors.

 Within the framework of enhancing cooperation between Damascus University and the Bulgarian side, a delegation from the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria held several meetings with a number of deans of faculties at Damascus University, with the aim of reviewing the situation of these faculties and discussing ways of scientific, academic, research and technical cooperation between the two sides.