Student Empowerment and Leadership Center at Damascus University has begun preparing to establish its first volunteer team, with the aim of promoting volunteer culture, establishing the principle of active participation, and contributing to empowering students by involving them in achieving the center’s goals and making them aware of the importance of volunteer work during their university studies.

 After years of its suspension, Damascus University issued a decision to revitalize the Center for Strategic Studies and Research, and renew its work at the university in order to be a research incubator for all faculties with their various specializations and departments.

 Professor of History at Damascus University and the sheikh of Syrian Historians, Professor Dr. Abdul Karim Rafiq, who devoted his life to scientific research and to teaching the history of Syria under the Ottoman rule, and the Modern History of Arabs, has passed away after a long career full of giving and scientific research. His unique book on the history of the Syrian University (Damascus University) and all his writings will remain a witness and reference for students and researchers in the history of Syria and the Arabs.

 The second investment conference in the electricity sector, organized by the Ministry of Electricity under the title "Investment in Renewable Energy and Electricity, the Engine of Sustainable Development in Syria", was launched at Damascus University Auditorium, in the presence of Minister of Electricity, Minister of Industry, representatives of diplomatic missions in Damascus, Governor of Damascus, President of Damascus University, and representatives of bodies, institutions and companies working in the field of renewable energy.