Visit of the Beatitude Patriarch John X Yazigi, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East of the Greek Orthodox, to the Faculty of Civil Engineering

During the visit of The Beatitude Patriarch John X Yazigi, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East for the Greek Orthodox, and his accompanying delegation to the Faculty of Civil Engineering where he studied ,and in the presence of Dr. Bassam Ibrahim, Minister of Higher Education, Dr. Bassam Hassan, President of Tishreen University, and Dr. Mirna Dalaleh, Secretary of the Arab Socialist Baath Party branch at Tishreen University, the Dean of the College of Engineering welcomed His Beatitude with Professor Dr. Bassam Sultan, the administrative and scientific deputies, the heads of departments, in addition to the professors and students of the college. The Dean of the College welcomed His Excellency with a short speech in which he asserted that it was a blessed day We met and stood in pride and honor welcoming the historic visit of a distinguished spiritual and scientific figure to our college, the College of Civil Engineering, which was once a haven for him as a diligent, hard-working and persevering student. The College of Engineering was part of His Beatitude’s great spiritual journey and is proud today to be a station in his noble journey. He concluded his speech by blessing this historic day.

His Beatitude also expressed his happiness to visit his college and meet its staff and students. He presented a souvenir book, “From the East, Light,” and emphasized the antiquity and civilization of Syria and its bright history as an example of coexistence and love.