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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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Omar Al-Mukhtar University

Omar Al-Mukhtar University began its academic and educational journey with the Faculty of Agriculture in 1975, which was the cornerstone and foundation of this pioneering university. It has managed to advance its scientific pillars across various applied and human sciences discip...

University of Derna

The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research issued decision No. 207 of 2021 regarding the separation of the Derna and Al-Qubah branches from Omar Al-Mukhtar University and the reorganization of the university under the name University of Derna, granting it legal pers...

University of Tobruk

University studies in the city of Tobruk began with the establishment of the Faculty of Social Sciences under decision No. 745 of 1991 as a branch of Omar Al-Mukhtar University, with the first batch including 429 male and female students. Subsequently, ten different scientific an...