Founded in 1971, Tishreen University is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the medium-sized city of Latakia (population range of 500,000-1,000,000 inhabitants). This institution has also branch campuses in the following location(s): Tartous. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education, Syria, Tishreen University (TU) is a very large (uniRank enrollment range: over-45,000 students) coeducational higher education institution. Tishreen University (TU) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details.