laboratories end experimental fields In Latakia, Rakke and Kamyshl I have been set up with the USSR assistance. SHORTCOMINGS All the universities do not carry out very active research work In spite of Government encouragement to promote the progress of the scientific and technical works. The reasons are as follows: -large number ·of students at the high educational Institutions with Insufficient number of Instructors. At some of the faculties the teacher-student ratio Ls 1 to 50. -Every student who succesfully finishes a 12 year secondary school Is admitted to the Universities and technical colleges of the country. -In spite of o~ly 481 students In the secondary school passing the state examinations, nearly 70,000 students entered the Universities. 10,000 of them entered the technical col leges, 20,000 entered the pedagogical colleges end 40,000 were admitted to various faculties of the Universities. -Instructors of the Universities who are high-qualified 15-3 219 specialists In the country are often occupied with multiple professional tasks as consultants In various constrcutlon. designing, state Industrial organizations and In the private sector. -Instructors often have to attend two Universities In different cities of the country. -Education at the Universities of the Syrian Arab Republic Is conducted In the Arable language and the teaching staff Is required to pub I Ish textbooks. educational aids and methods of teaching, particularly by collecting and tran­ slating special foreign literature. -Instructors are required to teach additional post-graduate courses. -Assignment of Instructors to fraternal Arab countries which are In need of qualified personnel. The following steps are being taken to deal with these problems: 1. Training of personnel within the country. This has stlmualted Interest In the scientific and research work In the higher educational Institutions on national problems. 2. Training of countries. number of post-graduates In friendly 
**Analysis**
The text appears to focus on the challenges faced by universities in the Syrian Arab Republic, specifically in the areas of research, instructor-to-student ratio, and the workload of instructors. It also mentions the training of personnel and the assignment of instructors to other countries. These issues seem to be related to the education sector rather than any other category.

**Category**
Education