Hama – Syria

December 23, 2025

Within the framework of linking the academic aspect with practical reality, and under the auspices of the Presidency of Al-Wataniya Private University, represented by Prof. Dr. Ahed Khuzam, and the Deanship of the Faculty of Pharmacy, represented by Dr. Shoaib Al-Ahmed and his Vice-Dean, Dr. Abdul Karim Maghmouma, the faculty organized a scientific visit for fifth-year students to United Pharma Factory in Hama on Tuesday, December 23, 2025.

Enhancing Students’ Practical Experience

Under the direct supervision of Dr. Abdul Karim Maghmouma and Dr. Hanin Hammoud, students were introduced to the factory’s advanced infrastructure and its compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements. During the tour, they learned about:

• The facility’s wastewater treatment plant.
• Alternative energy systems and the green spaces surrounding the factory.

A Comprehensive Tour of Warehouse and Production Departments

During their tour, pharmacy students explored various warehouse departments, starting from the quarantine and rejection areas to the storage warehouses for raw materials, packaging materials, finished products, and hazardous materials. The visit also included specialized production lines, such as:

1. Nasal Sprays Department: Where students learned about the preparation, filling, in-process control, and labeling rooms.
2. Tablets and Capsules Department: Where they observed the manufacturing stages from preparation to final cartoning.

The scientific trip concluded with a visit to the specialized laboratories at United Factory, which are the fundamental pillar for ensuring drug quality. These included the Research and Development (R&D) lab, the stability and sample retention lab, the physical and chemical control labs, and the microbiological lab.

This visit is part of a series of scientific activities organized by the Deanship of the Faculty of Pharmacy at Al-Wataniya Private University to enhance the knowledge of its graduates and provide them with the necessary skills to enter the labor market in the pharmaceutical industry sector.