We could say that preparation of human resources technically is very important. In any development project or proper planning, it is necessary to observe the technical know-how needed for executing such projects.,.Anyhow funds and skilled know-how employed for any project will give fruitful benefits to citizens and country's economy.
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As regards the trainees in vocational centres, express and long-term, and in foreign centres, they number 600 trainees* There is a further programme for preparing instructors' either "by way of specific, courses or through
training missions outside Libya. ;. .
SECOND;
To dispatch missions from students holding the final secondary certificate for scientific and technological specialities not available at the Libyan.
University. Also, to dispatch college graduates to specialize and obtain higher certificates in the field of science "and technology to get diploma, M.A. and Ph.D. Such missions are supervised by the higher mission committee of the Ministry of Education and National Guidance in co-operation with the Libyan University Council. Below are some statistics just to highlight Government1s care and attention in this
sphere:-a) Students dispatched in college and advanced missions numbered 5^4 as college, 60 as high technology in I967-68.
b) Students., dispatched, for higher studies during I957-I968 M.A. & Ph.D.
M.A. 63, Ph.D. 153. This means 216 in various branches.of science and technology. .
c) For the year 1969-70, dispatched students of advanced technology
numbered about 190. .
d) Dispatched graduates for University and advanced study missions number 176 college - 25 advanced study in 1967-68.
e) Students continuing college study outside Libya numbered about 913 boys and girls in different scientific and technical specialities in Arab, European, and American Universities for the year 1969-70.
THIRD;' "UNIVERSITY OF LIBYA: It is not concealed the important role played by universities in development of nations. In 1952, Libya had only 12
graduates. Libya needed badly a scientific institution and the first
university was opened in 1955. Although it started with one faculty, namely Faculty of Arts and Education, it comprises at present 7 faculties, namely:
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faculty of Science, faculty of Engineering, Faculty of-Agriculture, Faculty of Higher Teacher's Training in Tripoli5 Faculty of Economics and Commerce, Faculty of Law and Faculty of Arts and Education in-Benghazi. Faculty of Medicine is being established-during next year. Boy and girl students in
the Libyan University for the year 1969-~7O numbered 3588 in various faculties.
1798 students were graduated.
In the University, there is a public library containing over 72,000 volumes. 38,000 volumes are written in Arabic and the rest is written in foreign languages. The Library subscribes to 275 periodicals, so as to enable both students and teachers to brief themselves abDut the most modern attain ments by science.
As this symposium tackles only science and technology, one talk, here will be confined to the theoretical and practical university faculties.
Faculty of Science was established in 1957 including 336 girl and boy students distributed on the following sections:
Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Geology, Botany and Zoology. 420 have been graduated in different sciences. It is note worthy that no Libyan teacher existed when this Faculty was opened. But now, the Faculty has 11 teachers holding Ph.D. The remaining teachers numbering 47 came from the brethren Arab countries, Asian countries and friendly countries. Faculty of Engineering was established in i960 in co-operation with UNESCO. Then it was joined to the University of Libya in 1967- It contains 450 students distributed on the following sections:
Petroleum Engineering, Civil Engineering, Architecture, Mechanical
Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Food Technology. Teachers are 63♦ This Faculty issues two periodicals: one of them is general cultural and scienti fic in Arabic, the other is Bulletin of the Faculty of Engineering in English.
So far, 4 batch graduate'joined different ministries, Governmental-Departments and organizations, so as to perform their role in science and technology
in order to speciality. Several demonstrators went abroad to prepare for M.A. and .Ph*D. when they *»ame back to Libya, they will be a nucleus for Libyan teachers at the Faculty.
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Perceiving that agriculture plays--an important role in developing countries including Libya, the University of Libya opened the Faculty of Agriculture
in 1966. This Faculty includes the following sections:
Soil and Irrigation Section, Botanical Production Section, and Zoological Production Section, It contains 253 students distributed on the three
sections. The first batch was graduated in 1969-70 numbering 22 holding B.Sc.
of Agriculture. This Faculty has a close relation with the Ministry of Agricul ture and with Agricultural Reform and Land Rehabilitation Institution.
The Faculty of Medicine has not been opened so far and will start in next years. When it is opened, it will contribute to meeting the considerable
shortage in health.and medical field. It is noteworthy that there exists a close cooperation between the University of Libya and the Faculty of Medicine in Birmingham, in Britain where this Faculty provides advices needed for establishing and preparing technical sections. It supervises preparation of Libyan teachers who are interested in Medicine speciality. Policy of the University of Libya is based on encouraging whoever wishes to get knowledge
and science. This encouragement is not only represented in free education but also in granting him a monthly gratuity to cater for his needs during the school year. Excellent elements are encouraged to continue their higher education to get M.A. and Ph.D. in various sciences to be teachers at various faculties. There are now 141 students abroad preparing for higher degress distributed as follows:
Faculty of Science 58 Faculty of Engineering 59 Faculty of Agriculture 24
This is ,in addition, to other faculties which follows the same plan.
Feeling that it should contribute to service of humanity ahd science, the
University of Libya opened its doe-rs to other nationalities giving some ♦ of them monthly gratuities in addition to free education.
Libyan University has close relation with other Arab Universities and other foreign Universities'. A close cooperation and coordination "actually
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: between .all Ar:ab universities as regards •urriculum and exchange of '- know-how, experience and teachers. It gets the help of foreign teachers
as well. Indeed, the 1st September, I969 Revolution opened new vistas 'in the field of "benefiting from science and technology in all economic and
industrial development fields in the Libyan Arab Republic. Before passing one year to this blessed Revolution, it has issued several legislations establishing very important institutions, interested in many vital activities science and technology fields. The Revolution believes strongly that
development of L.A.R. should be based on proper science and technology. It does believe that the following years will watch numerous achievements in science and technology field, increase of human resources and expansion of