History
The inception of the University dates back to 1990 when the Faculty of Education was first established at Thamar as a teaching center of Sana’a University. Several departments such as English, Arabic, History, Geography, Islamic Studies, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics, were opened. In 1993 another College of Education was opened at Radaa. In 1996, a Republican Decree No.150 for 1996 was signed by H E the President of the Republic Ali Abdullah Saleh to establish Thamar University. Since then, the University has grown and developed in to a major teaching and research center. Several faculties have been opened so far and the University it is poised for further expansion. In 1996, Faculty of Arts and Language, Applied Science, Agriculture and Veterinary Science were opened, followed by Faculties of Administrative Sciences, Computer and Information Technology, and Dental Faculty in 1997. Both Medical and Engineering & Dams Faculties were founded in 1998. The same Year, Faculty of Education in Al Bayda’a was established. The continuing education institute (2 years study) was established in 2004. Faculties in both Al Bayda’a and Rada’a were separated in 2009 from Thamar university and became an independent university of Al Bayda’a. So Thamar University is at present the Alma Maten of some 136000 under graduate and graduate students, drawn from almost all over governorats of the country. Besides, a number of students both males and female are from abroad, too. On the faculty of the University there more than 520 faculty members both native and expatriate from Arab as well as foreign countries. Faculty members have doctoral degrees from some of the least prestigious universities of the world.
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