Hadhramout University

Hadhramout University (HU) was established in 1993. Its main campus is located in Mukalla City, the capital of Hadhramout Governorate, Yemen. Hadhramout University currently has thirteen faculties distributed in Mukalla and Socotra Island: Medicine and health sciences faculty, engineering and petroleum faculty, administrative sciences faculty, sciences faculty, nursing faculty, education faculty, education-Socotra faculty, computers and IT faculty, law faculty, arts and humanities faculty, environmental sciences and marine biology faculty, women faculty, and open education faculty. The bachelor’s degree program began in the academic year 1995-1996 with the opening of three faculties: the Engineering and Petroleum faculty, the women’s faculty, and the education faculty. Additionaly, , the University also has 11 research and training centers: academic development and quality assurance center, women center, information technology center, environmental studies and water resources center, human and social studies center, University advisory center, renewable energy studies center, languages center, center of girls’ education, Hadhramout University for students training, and international cooperation and ranking center. The university also has three community service centers: University Hospital for genecology, obstetrics, and children, Hadhramout University Family Medicine center, and Model University kindergarten. The total number of undergraduate students enrolled in the academic year 2023-2024 was 13192 (7409 males and 5783 females). The total number of postgraduate students of the academic year 2023-2024 was 850 (514 males and 336 females). The total number of staff members and their assistants for the academic year 2023-2024 was 1005. The university has 60 undergraduate program: medicine and surgery, pharmacy, medical laboratory sciences, nursing, petroleum engineering, civil engineering, computer engineering, chemical engineering, electronic and communication engineering, architecture engineering, physics, chemistry, biological sciences, mathematics, IT, computer sciences, marketing, accounting, finance and banking sciences, business administration, administrative information systems, history, geography, psychology, Arabic and English language, Islamic studies, journalism, communication and media, children education, art education, sports education, home economics, social service, kindergarten, marine biology, environmental sciences, food sciences, political sciences, sociology, philosophy, and law. The University also has 66 postgraduate programs. The University study is based on study plans implemented by the scientific departments and endorsed by the University Council at the recommendation of the Faculty councils. These plans indicate the courses and their distribution to the studying levels, their classes, the number of hours allocated to each course, and the department that teaches them. The study plans consist of Compulsory semester courses and may contain a maximum of four elective courses. The study plan is structured into documents containing the detailed terms of each course and specifying the number of weekly hours of theoretical lectures, panel discussions, practical lessons, and types of course activities associated with the course, calendar methods, and basic references. Hadhramout University is a member of the Association of Arab Universities (AArU), Federations of the Universities of the Islamic World (FUIW), and Mediterranean Universities Union (UNIMED). The University has signed many scientific agreements and memoranda of understanding with universities and research institutions in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Canada. The University study is based on study plans implemented by the scientific departments and endorsed by the university council at the recommendation of the faculty councils. These plans indicate the courses and their distribution to the studying levels, their classes, the number of hours allocated to each course, and the department that teaches them.  The study plans consist of compulsory semester courses and may contain a maximum of four elective courses. The study plan is structured into documents that contain the detailed terms of each course, specifying the number of weekly hours dedicated to theoretical lectures, panel discussions, practical lessons, and the types of course activities associated with the course. These documents also outline calendar methods and basic references. Types of courses: University requirements, faculty requirements, and requirements of scientific departments. The total weekly minimum study hours per semester are 18 hours and a maximum of 24 hours per semester. The duration of study at the University for the bachelor's degree is as follows:

• Four years (eight semesters) in faculties of applied medical sciences, nursing, science, arts, education, law, administrative sciences, computers & information technology, environmental sciences & marine biology, applied sciences, and women.
• Five years (ten semesters) in the pharmacy and engineering, and petroleum faculties.
• Six years (twelve semesters) in the medicine faculty.