University of Sanaa

university, Sanaa, Yemen

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The University of Sanaa, established in 1970 with assistance from Kuwait, is a coeducational institution in Sanaa, Yemen. It comprises various specialized colleges, including agriculture, medicine, commerce, and law. Sanaa itself is the capital of Yemen and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities, serving as a major economic, political, and religious center for centuries. The university is one of Yemen's two main higher education institutions, with the other being the University of Aden. Despite these institutions, many affluent Yemeni families still send their children abroad for higher education.12

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The University of Sanaa (founded 1970), established largely with grants from Kuwait, is coeducational and comprises a variety of specialized colleges—e.g., those of agriculture, medicine, commerce, and law. The University of Aden (1975) offers a similar array of specialties. These two senior institutions of higher learning…
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The University of Sanaa (founded 1970), established largely with grants from Kuwait, is coeducational and comprises a variety of specialized colleges—e.g., those of agriculture, medicine, commerce, and law. The University of Aden (1975) offers a similar array of specialties. These two senior institutions of higher learning…
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