Cultural Events

The SP aims to support Syrian academics affected by the ongoing crisis as a vital part of Syria’s intellectual and cultural capital. Despite the wealth and diversity of Syria’s historical, creative and cultural heritage, both tangible and intangible, a decade of conflict has seen the arts all but disappear from Syria’s primary and secondary school curricula, a reality that is equally evident in the emerging HE sector in NW Syria, driven by a narrowly defined local labour market that undervalues the arts, humanities and humanistic social sciences, relative to the hard sciences.

The following cultural visits and events showcase, promote and inspire, reminding us all of Syria’s diverse cultural heritage, and the importance of the arts, humanities and social sciences as disciplines that enrich, as well as helping to explain the events of the past decade. They also create important communities and promote interdisciplinarity, for example, consideration of the impact of traditional food practices on food security.