Doctorate and Master’s Degree
PhD in Urban Planning, October 1990, and Master’s Degree in Urban Planning, 1986/1987.
Curriculum Vitae
Prof. Dr. Safwan Al-Assaf
Member of the Board of Trustees of Al-Wataniya Private University - Faculty Member at the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning.
Al-Wataniya Private University
Academic Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree and Training Courses
Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, with honors, 1977/1982, and a master’s-level course in database management, expert systems, and the Prolog programming language, dated 08/08/1987.
Academic Institutions and Fellowships
- Faculty of Architecture, University of Aleppo, 1977/1982.
- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Wales, United Kingdom, 1987/1988.
- Department of City and Regional Planning, University of Wales, United Kingdom, 1985/1991.
- Recipient of a U.S. Fulbright Fellowship for teaching at the University of Michigan and conducting research related to architecture and urban morphology, 1997/1998.
- Recipient of a Swedish Sida fellowship for a high-level course in architecture and environmental energy at Lund University, Sweden, in 2001.
- Recipient of a European Union IMG grant as a visiting doctor at the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Manchester, United Kingdom, from 22/01/2005 to 28/02/2005.
Current Work and Professional Memberships
Current Work
Member of the Board of Trustees of Al-Wataniya Private University since 10/2025, and Faculty Member at Al-Wataniya Private University, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, since 09/2025.
Professional and Social Memberships
Member of the British Regional Science Association, member of the Royal Town Planning Institute, board member of the Islamic Association for Orphans Sponsorship and Charity Work, and former member of Hama City Council.
Administrative and Academic Experience
- 2018 - 2024 President of Al-Manara University, Latakia.
- 2015 - 2018 President of Al-Wataniya Private University, Hama.
- 2014 - 2015 Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Hama.
- 2012 - 2013 Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Damascus.
- 2005 - 2012 Director General of the General Company for Engineering Studies and Technical Consultations, Damascus.
- 1991 - 2005 Faculty of Architecture, Al-Baath University, Homs, with the rank of Professor as of 10/11/2004.
- 1998 - 2004 Head of the Department of Planning and Environment.
- 1991 - Present Head of the Architectural and Urban Studies Unit.
Teaching and Scientific Supervision
- Teaching architectural design for third- and fourth-year students, and urban planning for fifth-year students.
- Teaching informatics applications in urban planning and architecture, geographic information systems diploma courses, decision support systems, and expert systems.
- Teaching the fundamentals of architectural and urban design in English, building technology and environment, and regional strategic planning.
- Designing and supervising bachelor’s projects and graduation theses, and supervising diploma, master’s, and doctoral theses.
- Participating in the development of new and revised course plans when needed.
Conferences and Scientific Participation
- Arab Towns Organization Conference, Dubai 1994 and Tunis 1997.
- Low-Income Housing Conference, Beirut 1995.
- Regional Science Association Conference, Oxford, United Kingdom, 1991.
- Conference on Design and Decision Support Systems in Architecture and Urban Planning, Maastricht, Netherlands, 1998.
- Arab Towns Organization Conference: Cities of the Future, Riyadh 2001.
- World Information Technology Conference, Doha, Qatar, 2002.
- Conference on Urban Development in Desert Areas and Construction Challenges, Riyadh 2002.
- Participated in authoring the textbook Theories of City Planning for fourth-year students, Faculty of Architecture.
Technical Studies and Consultancies
- Participated in preparing the regulatory and structural plans for the industrial city in Hassia, south of Homs, in 1997.
- Consultant member of the committee for preparing regulatory plans and building control regulations for the city of Hama.
- Consultant member of the committee for evaluating and reviewing the regulatory plan of Old Homs, 2001/2002.
- Participated in the study and design of buildings on Jamal Abdel Nasser Street, second phase, in Hama in 1997.
- Participated in the study and design of Al-Sabil residential neighborhood in Hama in 1998.
- Studied and designed a cafeteria and central restaurant for the Engineers Syndicate in Hama in 1998.
- Participating member in reviewing the regulatory plan of Latakia in 2004.
- Participating member of the regional committee of Hama Governorate in 2005.
Major Works and Contributions
- Studied the urban and architectural composition of a commercial complex in Mid Wales, United Kingdom, during consultancy work with Wyn Thomas + Partners.
- Studied the adaptive reuse and expansion of the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff, and participated in the architectural and executive study of a 600-bed hospital in Barry, South Wales.
- Reviewed architectural and executive drawings for the Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and the Faculty of Education at Al-Baath University.
- Reviewed the second legislative building of the People’s Assembly, Damascus, in 2004.
- Studied the rehabilitation of the Engineers Syndicate building in Hama in 2002.
- Studied five residential blocks and three tower blocks for youth housing in Hama in 2004.
- Organized five architectural and urban exhibitions in Hama during 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, and 2002.
Research Interests
- Urban planning and the stages of preparing regional, structural, and regulatory plans.
- Informatics applications in urban planning and architecture, including GIS, DSS, and MES.
- Urban transformations in cities and their underlying principles.
- Sustainable architectural and urban environments and energy efficiency within cities.
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