Since its establishment a hundred years ago, Damascus University has sought to enhance the role of women and empower them. There have always been experiences of pioneering female researchers from Damascus University. From this standpoint, the Female Academic Empowerment Unit and the Businesswomen Committee of Damascus Chamber of Commerce organized a ceremony to honor 43 young female researchers from Damascus University, according to the conditions and standards set by the Directorate of Scientific Research at the university.

  In the presence of Minister of Higher Education, Prof Bassam Ibrahim, and President of Damascus University, Prof Muhammad Osama Al-Jabban, the Fourteenth International Scientific Conference of the Iraqi Mathematical Society began under the slogan: “Creativity Meets Challenges for Scientific and Technological Progress,” which is organized by the Faculty of Science at the Damascus University and the Iraqi Mathematical Society, in cooperation with the Second Faculty of Science, Daraa Branch, and Al-Anwar Center for Development and Education in Iraq.

 Based on strengthening the role of the Faculty of Dentistry and keeping pace with all that is new, scientific activities continue in the faculty to realize the goal of Damascus University in serving society. In this context, the Office of Professional Practice organized the “First Scientific Forum for Modern Technologies in Dental Implants” with the participation of international professors and lecturers.

 In 2009, a competition to design the Syrian Cultural Garden in Cleveland, Ohio, was launched. The garden was part of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens, which comprised 30 other gardens representing 30 different countries. The design includes the most significant features of the Syrian history and culture, ancient and modern.