The Syria Programme 2-Day Round Table (RT) Series on Syrian Higher Education (HE)
This HE-focused series was initiated in 2016 to mark the formal launch of the Syria Programme in Region. A parallel non-HE Syria Programme RT ‘Syrian Academics and their role in the future of food security for Syria’ (19-20 June 2019) was run in Istanbul in partnership with the University of Edinburgh.
RT1 Sustaining Syria’s Intellectual Capital: Academics as Agents for Change
09-10 June, 2016
Hosted by The Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul
Co-hosted in Istanbul by Bogazici University (Day1) and the Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul (Day 2),…
Read MoreRT2 Academic Development for Conflict and Refugee Contexts
21-22 June, 2019
Hosted by The Cara Syria Programme
Run in Istanbul, it brought together colleagues from other conflict affected HEIs (e.g. West Bank, Belarus,…
Read MoreRT3 Immediate & Future Challenges for Syrian Higher Education
24-25 June, 2019
Hosted by The Cara Syria Programme
Run in Istanbul, aimed to facilitate the development of strategies to support continued delivery of HE…
Read MoreRT4 Challenges Facing the Emerging University Sector in northwest Syria
15-16 February, 2020
Hosted by The Cara Syria Programme
Run in Istanbul, RT4 brought together the rectors and vice rectors of the two leading universities…
Read MoreRT5 A Risk-based Approach to Quality Management & Assurance
23-24 July, 2022
Hosted by The Cara Syria Programme
Run in Gaziantep, RT5 focused on the overarching question of ‘Quality in HE’ and the adoption…
Read MoreRT6 Enhancing Higher Education Quality in northwest Syria: Institution Building through Developmental Partnerships
08-9 December, 2022
Hosted by The Cara Syria Programme
To review and revisit current Sham University structures, policies and practices, and degree programmes.
Read MoreSyrian Academics and their role in the future of food security for Syria
19-20 June, 2019
Hosted by The Cara Syria Programme
A parallel SP Round Table was run in Istanbul in partnership with, and co-funded by, the…
Read MoreChallenges Facing International Aid Delivery to Northwest Syria: A Future Vision
01-2 June, 2024
Hosted by The Cara Syria Programme
This 2-day round table (1-2 June 2024) was convened by the Cara Syria Programme to bring…
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