Competitions
The Najm Research Competition
An annual competition for the best piece of student research, with cash prizes and the chance to publish in the university's academic journal.
Our activities
A range of programmes and initiatives bringing together knowledge, training, dialogue and work on the ground — to enable young people and strengthen their presence in their places of study and in their communities.
18 activities
18 activities
Competitions
Gatherings
The First Najm Student Forum
A forum bringing the student chapters of eight universities together in a single day, to share what they have learned and build next year's plan.
Courses
Presentation and Public Speaking Course
A practical three-day course on building a presentation, body language, and handling the fear of an audience.
Seminars
Seminar: AI and the job market
What does graduating mean in a market that changes faster than the syllabus? A frank seminar on the opportunities and the skills that are actually in demand.
Trips
A learning visit to the National Museum
A guided tour of the National Museum in Damascus, led by specialists from the Faculty of Archaeology.
Seminars
Seminar: What comes after the baccalaureate?
With a clear purpose and a guiding message, the foundation ran a youth seminar to be an inspiring stop for our students as they map out their university and working lives with confidence and awareness.
Lecture: Visual Cocaine
In an age where screens have become part of the detail of our days, the need remains for an awareness that guards our time, our thinking and our spirit.
Diwaniyas
Diwaniya: belonging in a time of estrangement
A diwaniya conversation that brought students together in a genuine setting to share experience and ideas about volunteering and belonging to a community.
Seminars
Seminar: research methods
An introduction to research methods and their tools, given by specialists to postgraduate students as part of the foundation's academic programme.
Diwaniyas
A Najm youth session
The second in the series of youth gatherings, given over to the part young people play in organised community work.
A Najm diwaniya
A weekly study circle taking up one particular question with the session's guest
Other Programs
An introduction to the foundation
An introduction to Najm Foundation's mission and its programmes, and to the ways students at Syrian universities can take part.
Courses
Training lecture on time management
A practical lecture on setting priorities and building study habits that hold up through exam weeks.
Diwaniyas
An open diwaniya
An open evening on questions of identity and belonging among university students, with a number of lecturers and graduates taking part.
Seminars
Seminar: culture and student awareness
A seminar on how culture shapes a university student's awareness, and the part it plays in building their academic and social character.
Trips
A trip to Krak des Chevaliers
A student trip to Krak des Chevaliers, part outing and part introduction to Syria's architectural heritage.
Competitions
The annual reading competition
A reading competition running a full term, at a book a fortnight with a discussion meeting each month.
Gatherings
The student chapters forum
The first forum of the student chapter in Deir ez-Zor, given over to planning and setting out the road map for the academic year.
Browse by university
Each university has a page gathering its activities and its student chapter.
Syrian Private University
Rural Damascus
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Higher Institute of Business Administration (HIBA)
Damascus
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Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology (HIAST)
Damascus
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Al-Sham Private University
Rural Damascus
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Yarmouk Private University
Daraa
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Al-Jazeera Private University
Daraa
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Qasioun Private University
Daraa
0
International University for Science and Technology
Daraa
0
Al-Rashid Private University
Daraa
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Cordoba Private University
Aleppo
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University of Health Sciences
Aleppo
0
Hama University
Hama
0
Homs University
Homs
0
Latakia University
Latakia
0
Al-Andalus University for Medical Sciences
Tartus
0
Idlib University
Idlib
0
Al-Furat University
Deir ez-Zor
0
Damascus University
Damascus
4
University of Aleppo
Aleppo
3