Faculty of Economics

Vision:

Leadership and excellence in education and scientific research across various economic sciences locally, regionally, and internationally.

Mission:

Providing distinguished educational, research, training, and consultancy services to prepare qualified and trained cadres that meet the needs of society; by attracting the best educational and administrative cadres; and providing a stimulating environment for productive education for the future in accordance with academic quality standards; achieving sustainable development.

Values:

Citizenship – Teamwork – Creativity and Innovation – Distinguished Partnerships – Professional Ethics.

Goals:

The Faculty of Economics seeks to achieve the following goals:

1. Achieving academic and professional excellence in the specializations offered by the scientific departments in the faculty, including open education programs, in a way that meets the community's professional and scientific requirements.

2. Providing community services through effective partnerships at the local, regional, and international levels.

3. Working to establish and document solid links with faculties of economics and similar departments in universities and scientific bodies locally, regionally, and internationally.

4. Contributing to achieving sustainable development.

These goals are achieved through accomplishing the following objectives:

Objectives:

The Faculty of Economics seeks to achieve the following main objectives:

1. Obtaining academic accreditation according to local and international standards; by adopting and applying quality standards in all elements of the educational system; and spreading a culture of quality in the faculty.

2. Supporting and encouraging faculty members in the faculty to conduct scientific research, authoring, and publishing references and university textbooks in the specializations existing in the faculty, developing teamwork, and developing the knowledge of faculty members through continuous training courses.

3. Providing a stimulating environment for learning and working in the faculty by continuously developing the knowledge of scientific and administrative cadres.

4. Working to contribute to achieving sustainable development through applied and field scientific research.

5. Linking the faculty with society and working to develop and advance it through the following main policies:

   - Continuous development of programs, curricula, educational research, and lesson plans in the faculty in the field of specializations offered by the scientific departments in the faculty, including open education programs, in a way that meets the needs of society.

   - Activating and raising the level of the practical aspect in the educational process across all specializations offered by the scientific departments in the faculty.

   - Encouraging executive training and offering a package of centralized and intensive training courses for the public and private sectors in various economic and administrative sciences and in fields where society's need emerges.

   - Providing scientific consultations and field studies to various community institutions in scientific fields related to the faculty's specializations.

   - Supporting field research concerned with society's economic and administrative problems by encouraging faculty members and postgraduate students to conduct such research, collect information from its sources, and work on finding solutions and recommendations.

   - Working to hold conferences, seminars, and joint scientific research related to the faculty's specializations to provide distinguished contributions to community service.

   - Linking graduates with their faculty by establishing an alumni association that serves as a link between the faculty and its graduates, to benefit from their expertise in supporting the development of its academic and research programs and various programs, and enhancing their participation in its activities and events.

The Faculty of Economics at Latakia University has sought, since its establishment in 1986, to qualify distinguished specialists, researchers, and competent professionals by providing high-quality educational services that enable graduates to enter the labor market and compete for good job opportunities, while also meeting the needs of the labor market in general. Therefore, the Faculty of Economics looks forward to creating and providing a distinguished educational and training environment through its distinguished teaching staff and in cooperation with the labor market for continuous student training. It also urges its students and teaching staff to conduct scientific research to solve economic problems in various fields of work in the national economy by enhancing the university's role in building intellectual capital to achieve sustainable development.