The Syrian Academic Compass (SAC) project focuses on empowering Syrian academics in Syria and abroad.

Why SAC? 

We want to help recent graduates from Syrian universities interested in working or continuing their academic careers abroad, to better navigate their academic and career paths outside of Syria.

How will SAC reach its goals? 

SAC project regularly provides reports from experienced Syrians to young Syrians 

Through field-oriented surveys, we collect experiences from graduates of Syrian universities working/studying outside Syria, and we deliver these experiences to Syrians in the final phases of their bachelor studies or who have recently graduated from Syrian universities.

SAC Specialties

We analyse our surveys, analyse them and present them in reports. 

Some of the topics covered in our surveys include pathways to academic reintegration, recognition of credentials, skills and professional development, career development, support from diaspora networks, financial aid and funding support, and online learning and resource platforms.

The Target Group in our Surveys

Bachelor’s degree holders from one of the Syrian universities, who have migrated and pursued their careers and academic endeavors outside Syria. The project will be divided into several steps (or sprints in Agile management terms), and each will focus on one academic field or discipline. A report will be produced for each group or discipline and published on the DSFG website.

SAC Key Components 

1. Funding: no fund, 100% volunteering. 
2. SAC Project Management: scrum agile methodology. 
3. Data Collection: surveying targeted academic Syrians abroad in different fields about their career/academic roadmaps.
4. Sharing results: analysing data, summarising reports and sharing experiences with Syrian academics in Syria and with interested parties and organizations.
5. Network Building: establishing sustainable networks linking Syrian academics in different countries.

If you are a researcher and want to apply SAC in one of the fields, please contact the project’s Scrum Master Mustafa Karahamad, or send an email to the Society’s email address: info@ds-fg.com.

We will provide you with: 

• Survey training and survey tools.
• Writing skills training.
• Our Scrum Master will accompany you through the process of implementing the project in the field of study of your choice.