No Lost Generation
Right now in Syria, over 2.4 million students are out of school, nearly 40 percent are girls. Children who are able to attend school face a lack of resources necessary to offer quality education, overcrowded classrooms, as well as facilities and buildings with insufficient water and sanitation facilities, electricity, heating, or ventilation.
High school graduates are unable to find opportunities to pursue higher education due to the thousands of schools that have been bombed in the last ten years. One in three schools can no longer be used because it has been damaged, destroyed, or occupied. The current state of Syria’s Education sector will hinder the country’s future economic growth and contributions to local and global development.
International University of Science & Renaissance (IUSR)
Students who were forced to stop their education are now able to resume their studies at the International University of Science and Renaissance (I-USR), a private, nonprofit, hybrid online/campus-based university. It was established to address the specific need for secondary and higher education, as well as developmental education training inside of Syria. It provides a quality higher education to displaced Syrian students and others around the world. For more details visit IRU.university/wt.
Academic Year 2020 – 2021
- First Year (150 students)
- Second Year (63 students)
- Third Year (14 students)
- First Year (193 students)
- Second Year (109 students)
- Third Year (43 students)
- First Year (100 students)
- Second Year (93 students)
- Third Year (27 students)
- First Year (34 students)
- Second Year (14 students)
- First Year (106 students)
- Second Year (64 students)
- First Year (56 students)
- Second Year (20 students)
- First Year (25 students)
- Second Year (14 students)
- First Year (49 students)
- Second Year (38 students)
- First Year (103 students)
- Second Year (104 students)
- First Year (34 students)
- Second Year (14 students)
- First Year (18 students)
- Second Year (29 students)
- First Year (28 students)
- Second Year (25 students)
- First Year (23 students)
- Second Year (58 students)
- First Year – English Language (12 students)
- First Year – Turkish Language (10 students)
SRD’s Global High School
SRD has established Global High School (GHS) which provides:
- Internationally-accredited high school diplomas to Syrian students whose schooling may have been disrupted by ongoing violence, forced displacement, restrictions on movement, or a lack of educational opportunities
- A strong, online curriculum of instruction that emphasizes English language comprehension, critical thinking, and writing for success in the global economy
- Accredited, internationally-recognized high school diplomas in a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Missouri (MU)
- Graduates are eligible to apply to any accredited university worldwide
- Preparation for college entrance and contribution to Syrian and global economic development
25:1 student to faculty ratio
75 teachers and faculty members who can implement GHS education standards
Additional qualified teachers and tutors are hired, depending on the GHS student enrollment
Grants and Scholarships are available based on a student’s individual needs, grades, and vulnerability-level
Pursuing Dreams
22 year-old Noor was studying for her bachelor’s degree when she was forced to leave her studies and her home to seek shelter in a safer area. After relocating, Noor heard about SRD’s Global High School (GHS) diploma program which would allow her not only the chance to later pursue her studies at a reputable university either inside or outside of Syria, but to also learn English. The scholarship she received to attend GHS covers 85% of her tuition and fees. Noor’s dream is to seek admission in an internationally-accredited university after completing her diploma at GHS.