Our activities

The Reform Forum — righteousness built, reform extended

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.

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.

Presentation and Public Speaking Course

A practical three-day course on building a presentation, body language, and handling the fear of an audience.

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.

A learning visit to the National Museum

A guided tour of the National Museum in Damascus, led by specialists from the Faculty of Archaeology.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Training lecture on time management

A practical lecture on setting priorities and building study habits that hold up through exam weeks.

An open diwaniya

An open evening on questions of identity and belonging among university students, with a number of lecturers and graduates taking part.

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.

A trip to Krak des Chevaliers

A student trip to Krak des Chevaliers, part outing and part introduction to Syria's architectural heritage.

The annual reading competition

A reading competition running a full term, at a book a fortnight with a discussion meeting each month.

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.