University of Tripoli
The University of Tripoli (UOT) (Arabic: جامعة طرابلس), is the largest university in Libya and is located in the capital city of Tripoli. It was founded in 1957 as a branch of the University of Libya before it was divided in 1973 to become what is now known as the University of Tripoli.
Not to be confused with Manar University of Tripoli or University of Tripoli Lebanon.
Former names
University of Libya (Tripoli Division)
Al Fateh University
Arabic: عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
He has taught man that which he knew not
1955
2,500–2,999
over 45,000[1]
Blue Sky and Sunglow
The university provides undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels of study and awards the following degrees:
History[edit]
The first college of what became University of Tripoli was founded in 1957 as the Faculty of Sciences of University of Libya. In 1966 the Faculty of Agriculture was added, and in 1972 the College of Petroleum and Minerals.
In 1973, the University of Libya was split into two independent universities. All the colleges (faculties) located in Tripoli joined the new University of Tripoli while those located in Benghazi joined the new University of Benghazi (later renamed Garyounis University).
In 1976 the University of Tripoli was renamed Al Fateh University[7] after the student unrest in April, 1976, where pro-government students chanted Al Fateh.[8][9]
The university was the site of a student uprising by the Students' Union (SU) during the August 2011 Battle of Tripoli, part of the 2011 Libyan Civil War. In 2012, the university was renamed from al-Fateh University to the original name of University of Tripoli.[10]