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Founding of Higher Education

December 15, 1955

History of the Great Libyan University

The Libyan University was established by a Royal Decree on December 15, 1955, with its first nucleus being the Faculty of Arts and Education in Benghazi. In 1957, the Faculty of Science was established, the first nucleus of the University of Tripoli. In 1966, the Faculty of Agriculture was established, and in 1961, UNESCO established the Higher Technical Studies College, which was incorporated into the Libyan University in 1967 as the Faculty of Engineering. In 1973, the Libyan University was split into two independent universities: the University of Benghazi and the University of Tripoli, beginning a comprehensive academic expansion across the nation.

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University of Sabratha

The University of Sabratha is a public university in the State of Libya, with its administrative headquarters in the city of Sabratha. It originally consists of a group of colleges, some dating back to 1992, which were affiliated with the University of Zawia until the Cabinet dec...

University of Zawia

The University of Zawia is one of the public universities spread across Libya. It was founded in 1988 based on decision No. 35 of the former General People's Committee. It is a member of the Association of Arab Universities, the Association of African Universities, and the Associ...