Enrollment at the universities of Kobanê and Rojava has begun and there are many students going through the process to start the academic year 2019-2020. 

The universities have a total of 22 departments, and enrollment will continue until 5 October.

The new academic year registration period has started for Rojava and Kobanê universities in North-East Syria.

Despite the ongoing war conditions and war threats to the region in previous years, education in North-East Syria was not interrupted and significant successes were achieved in the field of schooling.

After the revolution of 19 July 2012, the first, middle and high school education was provided without interruption in three languages. Universities were established for the first time in Rojava. In 2015 Afrin university was opened, in 2016 Rojava university and in 2017 Kobanê.

Since the Afrin is under occupation, most of the students studying at the Afrin university who were forced to flee continue their education at the universities of Kobanê and Rojava.

There are a total of 22 departments in Rojava and Kobanê universities. In addition there is a strong interest in both universities from Arab population from Raqqa, Tabqa, Manbij and Dêir ez-Zor.

Speaking to ANF regarding the university registration period, Sakine Elî, the co-chair of the Department of Science of Kobanê University, said that enrollment is between September 10 and October 5, and this year, both universities have enrolled students through the central registration system.

Both universities have a total of 22 different departments.

Sakine Elî also confirmed that this year there are many applications in the Arab regions.

Elî added that 70 percent of the criteria for student enrollment depends on the student's school results, 30 percent of the interview and each student has the right to make 3 choices.

Masîdar Masîro, Kobanê University Coordination Board Member, said that new departments have been opened this year and that the number of lecturers increased.

Masîro added that their main aim is to raise the level of education and announced that they opened a laboratory department at Kobanê University this year and that this department will form the basis of medical faculty to be established in the next years.

At the University of Kobanê there are the following departments: Kurdish Language and Literature, Medical laboratory, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology departments.

In Rojava University: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, History, Geography, Teaching, Fine Arts, Gineology, Literature, Petroleum Engineering, Petro-Chemical Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Ecological Construction Engineering, Management and Finance, Mechanics, English Translation and Civil Engineering.