Amran University (جامعة عمران)

Amran University (جامعة عمران) is a recognised university in Yemen. Below is what AlmiStudy records about it — only verified fields are shown; anything not confirmed is deliberately left out rather than guessed.

CityAmran

RegionAsia

TypePublic

SubjectsEngineering & Technology; Natural Sciences; Business & Management; Arts & Humanities; Social Sciences; Law; Computer Science & IT

AccreditationMinistry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Republic of Yemen (وزارة التعليم العالي والبحث العلمي) — apex regulator for Yemeni HEIs. ⚠️⚠️ DIVIDED CONTROL since 2014-2015 Yemeni Civil War: separate MoHE administrations operate in HOUTHI-CONTROLLED NORTH (capital Sana'a, controls most public unis in north including Sana'a U, Ibb U, Hodeidah U, Thamar U, Amran U, 21 September Univ) vs INTERNATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED GOVERNMENT SOUTH (effective capital Aden, controls University of Aden, Hadhramout U, Al-Bayda U, parts of Taiz U). Yemeni HE: (1) PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES — Sana'a U (1970 capital flagship), University of Aden (1975 from PDRY socialist south), Taiz U, Ibb U, Hadhramout U, Thamar U, Hodeidah U, Amran U, Al-Bayda U; (2) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — University of Science and Technology Yemen (UST), Queen Arwa U, Al-Andalous U, Future U; (3) ISLAMIC — Al-Ahgaff U (Sufi Sunni Shafi'i), Al-Iman U (Salafi); (4) MEDICAL SPECIALIZED — 21 September Univ for Medical and Applied Sciences (Houthi-affiliated, sanctions concerns); plus various smaller institutes. Total ~50 HEIs. Arabic is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes at private + medical institutions. ⚠️ STUDENTS: VERIFY OPERATIONAL STATUS + safety before applying — Yemen is in ACTIVE CIVIL WAR + WORLD'S WORST HUMANITARIAN CRISIS per UN (~370K+ deaths since 2015). Many universities damaged, faculty displaced, programs disrupted.

Official websitehttps://amran-univ.edu.ye

Accreditation registryhttps://moe.gov.ye

Founded 2009 (chartered by Saleh government as Amran regional public university; located in HOUTHI HEARTLAND northern highlands). Northern Yemen public university. Chartered 2009. Located in AMRAN — northern Yemen highlands, region that is HOUTHI HEARTLAND (Houthi movement originated in nearby SAADA province in 1990s-2000s, expanded through northern highlands). ~6,000 students. ⚠️ Deeply Houthi-controlled since pre-2014.

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