The Syrian Virtual University was officially inaugurated by President Dr. Bashar Al Assad on the 2nd of eptember 2002 as the first academic institution of its kind in the region. Fully accredited and endorsed by the Syrian Ministry of Higher Education, the SVU primarily aims at providing the Arab students, worldwide, with a world-class quality education, at home, through an integrated online learning environment based on the latest technological and educational developments. Bringing international expertise home is meant to meet the needs of fresh high-school and university graduates as well as Human Resource Development plans. The Syrian Virtual University has a great role to play at this level by promoting and establishing a new culture in the region: Lifelong Learning. Strategic, Economical and Human Resource Development are at the heart of the Syrian government today. The Syrian Virtual University carries a great responsibility in reforming those aspects and shaping a new society where the workforce enhances the socio-economical factors. At the same time, these factors constantly create new market needs to be resolved by qualified Human Resources to progress towards a New Economy of Knowledge.