Under the patronage of Lattakia Governor Eng. Amer Ismail Hilal and in the presence of Tishreen University President Prof. Dr. Bassam Hassan, the scientific symposium entitled "Modern Technologies in Engineering Project Management and Their Applications" was opened in the Governorate Building with cooperation between Tishreen University, Lattakia Governorate, the Engineers Syndicate and the Junior Chamber International (JCI) within the construction technologies project launched by the participating parties in the project. During which, the Dean of the College of Civil Engineering, Prof. Dr. Bassam Sultan, emphasized on  the importance of transferring modern technologies by faculty members at the university, which contributes to enhancing innovation and engineering development. Prof. Dr. Rana Mia, Head of the Department of Construction Engineering and Management, spoke about the project’s objective of transferring knowledge and modern technologies in engineering project management and the importance of coordination between the parties concerned with developing and successfully implementing engineering work.

    The symposium included lectures by professors from the College of Civil Engineering and a presentation of the experiences of local companies in engineering project management applications. It also included a dialogue session with representatives of the parties participating in the project on activating engineering project management applications in the labor market.

    The construction technology project includes a second phase that includes training to enhance the skills of graduates and engineers in the labor market, from which about 100 engineers will benefit.