Former names Garyounis University Students 79,968 (as of 2013) Campus 530 acres (2.1 km) Total enrollment 50,045 (2006) | Type Public Location Benghazi, Libya Construction started 1950 Founded 15 December 1955 Dean Zahi Mogherbi | |
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Established 1955; 62 years ago (1955) Notable alumni Huda Ben Amer, Fatima Hamroush, Mohammed Magariaf, Abu Bakr Baira, Anwar Fituri Similar University of Tripoli, Al‑Arab Medical University, Omar Al‑Mukhtar University, University of Bahrain, Libyan International Medical Profiles | ||
Libya success amid the ruins for benghazi university students
University of Benghazi (Arabic: جامعة بنغازي), formerly known as Garyounis University, is a public university in Benghazi, Libya and one of the most important institutes of higher education in Libya. It is located in Benghazi, the second largest city in the country. It was founded in 1955 as the University of Libya.
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History
It was founded on 15 December 1955 as the University of Libya.
In 1973 the University of Libya was split into two independent universities: the University of Tripoli (later Al Fateh University) in Tripoli, and the University of Benghazi in Benghazi. In 1976 the latter was renamed Garyounis University. In 2011, after the Libyan Civil War, its name was changed back to University of Benghazi.
The University of Benghazi includes 23 faculties, 230 departments, and centers. It has many campuses and scientific institutes inside Benghazi, with a total area of about 500 hectares (1,200 acres), and approximately 85,000 undergraduate students and 3000 graduate students.
On April 17, 2016, the Libyan National Army managed to crush extreme militants who had taken ground in and around the University of Benghazi for launching rockets at the city and training their followers.
