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University of Baghdad

 

Administrative unit, dating from 1957, which centralized ten of the twelve autonomous colleges in Iraq.

In Baghdad, the first institutions of modern higher education were the College of Law and the Higher Teachers' Training School. By the time steps for unification were taken, schools of medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, engineering, agriculture, commerce, arts and sciences, and veterinary science had been added. The Shariʿa College (of Islamic law) was incorporated into the university in 1960.

In 1992, there were twelve colleges and seven higher institutes under the Baghdad University administration, and the colleges in Basra and Mosul originally attached to Baghdad have developed into separate universities. Student enrollment in 1985 was 44,307, with 1,346 engaged in postgraduate studies. Iraq has been ranked second to Egypt in the region for producing university graduates in the sciences; it does, however, lose many trained scientists through emigration.

— JOHN J. DONOHUE

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University of Baghdad
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Established 1957
Type Public University
President Sami Al Mudhaffar
Students 80,000[1]
Undergraduates ~70,000
Postgraduates ~10,000
Location Baghdad, Iraq
Campus Urban
Website www.uobaghdad.edu.iq
Site Plan Developed for the expanded University of Baghdad Campus.

University of Baghdad (UOB) (Arabic: جامعة بغداد, Jami'at Baghdad‎) is known to be the largest university in Iraq and the second largest Arab university following University of Cairo.

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Nomenclature

Both " University of Baghdad " and " Baghdad University " are used interchangeably on its official website, http://www.uobaghdad.edu.iq, the URL favors "University of Baghdad, but "Baghdad University" appears on the other homepage http://www.univofbaghdad.org.

History

The university was commissioned by the Royal Government of Iraq in the late 1950s and situated near the Tigris river. Its buildings were designed by Walter Gropius, Louis McMillen and Robert McMillan of The Architects Collaborative, who commenced their master plan in the 1950s for a new University Campus for the Colleges of Engineering, Sciences and Liberal Arts for a total of 6,800 students.

The campus was expanded in 1982 to accommodate 20,000 students plus support facilities. Architect Hisham N. Ashkouri and Robert Owen developed the full academic space program for the entire campus.

Baghdad university has suffered greatly as a consequence of the occupation of Iraq, with as many as 90% of students dropping out of some classes. This is down to people moving away due to fear, combined with several kidnappings and hostage takings of University students.[2]

The Presidents of Baghdad University

1. Dr. Matti Aqrawi - 5 /10/1957- 1 /8 /1958

2. Dr. Abed Al-Jabbar Abed Allah - 19/3 /1959 - 8 /3 /1963

3. Dr. Abed Al-Azeez Al-Duri - 10/2 /1963 -27/11/1965 and 10/9 /1966 - 7 /8 /1968

4. Dr. Jassem Mohammad Al-Kallaf - 9 /9 /1968 - 8 /8 /1970

5. Dr. Abed Allatif Al-Badry - 8 /8 /1970 - 1 /3 /1971

6. Dr. Saad Abed Al-Bakki Al-Rawi - 15/6 /1971 - 23/1 /1974

7. Dr. Taha Ibraheem Al-Abedalla - 14/3 /1974 - 15/10/1977

8. Dr. Sulttan Abed Al-kader Al-Shawi - 18/10/1977 - 1 /3 /1978

9. Dr. Taha Tayh Diab Al-Ne'ami - 30/6 /1980 - 27/12/1990

10. Dr. Adil Shakir Al-Tai - 10/7/1990 - 28/2/1991

11. Dr. Khidir Jasim Al-Duri - 1/3/1991 - 10/11/1993

12. Dr. Abed Al-Iillah Yossif Al-Kashab - 14/11/1993 - 7 /6 /2001

13. Dr. Mohammad Abed allah Falah Al-Rawi - 12/6 /2001 - 30/4 /2003

14. Dr. Sammi Abed Al-Mahdi Al-mudaffar - 24/5 /2003 - 28/9 /2003

15. Dr. Musa Juwad Aziz Al-Musawi - 2003 - present time (Augest,31 2009)

Campuses and colleges

Al-Jadriya campus

  • College of Physical Education
  • college of science for women
  • College of Education for Women
  • Institute of Laser for Postgraduate Studies
  • Institute of Urban & Regional Planning
  • Institute of Genetic Engineering
  • Institute of Accounting & Financial Studies

Bab Al-Muadham campus

Al-Waziriya campus

  • College of Law

Abu Ghraib campus

Nahda CrossRoad

  • AL-Kindy College of Medicine

Notable alumni

External links

References

  1. ^ http://www.washingtonpost.com
  2. ^ www.timesonline.com


 
 

 

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