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College of Science - Baghdad University كُلية العُلوم - جامِعة بغداد
228pxMotto وَ عَلّمناهُ مِن لَدُنّا عِلماً Established 1949 Type Public President Prof. Dr. Saleh Mahdi Ali Academic staff 700 Students 1200 Undergraduates 800 Postgraduates 400 Location 
Iraq, BG, IQ
33°12′N 44°16′E / 33.20°N 44.26°ECoordinates: 33°12′N 44°16′E / 33.20°N 44.26°ECampus Urban Website http://www.en.scbaghdad.edu.iq/, http://www.scbaghdad.edu.iq AL-Jaderyia Campus, Baghdad - Iraq Coordinates: 33°20′00″N 44°26′00″E / 33.3333333°N 44.4333333°E File:College of Science - Dean Building.pngCollege of ScienceFile:RSU Dean Committee.jpgRemote Sensing Unit
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The College of Science is one of the Colleges of the University of Baghdad in Baghdad, Iraq. It is the first scientific college in Iraq and the oldest college in the Arab world.
The College of Science was established on March 27, 1949, as a part of the College of Arts and Science. Its main duties were the teaching of liberal arts and sciences without constraining its goal of graduating professional specialists in narrow applied sciences. It has contributed to the emergence of scientific university education in Iraq and to the creation of a national Science Day on the day of its founding. Since its foundation the college has included five scientific departments: Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Zoology, and Botany. The latter two departments were combined later on to form the department of Biological Sciences.
In 1953 the Department of Geology was started and received its first group of students in 1954. In 1983 the Computer Science Department was founded to help assist with the task of developing higher education in the country. This department has received attention from the college due to the importance of computer technology in modern life. In 1992, the Institute of Biotechnology was started. It was the only institute at the time that dealt with this vital field at the level of academic research and the needs of other social sectors. Through its relatively long history, the College of Science has witnessed important scientific developments, the most notable of which was establishing departments required to keep pace with scientific developments. In 1998, the Astronomy Department was created as well as the acceptance of the first undergraduate students in the Biotechnology department. In 1999, the Unit of Remote Sensing was set up. Graduate studies (Masters degrees) in the departments of Mathematics and Chemistry began in the same year. In 1965, Physics Department began offering graduate degrees, and the Department of Geology and Biology followed suit in 1966.
The PhD studies began in the Chemistry and Biology departments in 1976 and in 1976 -1977 respectively. Doctors of philosophy programs in the department of Mathematics, Geology and Physics were created in 1978. With this scientific and technical expansion, the college must necessarily undergo expansion in facilities, buildings, and achievements. For this reason, the college has moved from the old building in Adhamiya to the Baghdad University Compound in Jadriya in 1983, where the departments have spread out over a wide area. They occupy modern buildings suitably designed, surrounded by gardens and a stable and orderly atmosphere of knowledge and work. The continuous expansion of the college in students, staff and scientific fields has necessitated the construction of further buildings for the departments of Mathematics and Computer Sciences.
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The college has been able to produce a large number of academically-qualified graduates who have received the bachelor's, master’s and doctoral degrees. In 1992 the Scientific Consulting Bureau was founded, which is regarded as an advanced scientific monument designed to regulate the relationship between the college and other state institutions in providing such a high level services that are readily accepted by the scientific world. The running of the college has been the responsibility of a succession of deans who deserve all our thanks and gratitude for their relentless efforts in modernizing all present aspects of the college. [1]
Contents
Departments
- Department of Mathematics (1949)
- Department of Physics (1949)
- Department of Chemistry (1949)
- Department of Biology (1949)
- Department of Geology (1953)
- Department of Computer Science (1983)
- Department of Astronomy (1998)
- Department of Biotechnology (1999)
Scientific Units
- Remote Sensing Unit (1999)
- Biology Research Unit (2001)
- IT Unit (2008)
- English Language Unit
- CISCO Networking Academy
Other Sections
- Scientific Consulting Office
- Division of Quality Assurance and Performance Assessment
Admission Policy
The college follows the centralized plan of admittance organized by the Ministry of Higher Education for the secondary school graduates. The admitted students are distributed into the eight departments of the college according to their mark averages.
The College Publications
The published journals disseminate the main achievements of research that are carried out in the various departments. These journals are:
Iraqi Journal of Science
- Iraqi Journal of Science Website
- Specialization: pure and Applied Sciences.
- Objective: publication of original scientific research.
- Language of issue: Arabic and English.
- Starting date of publication: 1959
Iraqi Journal of Physics Website
- Iraqi Journal of Physics Website
- Specialization: All branches of physics
- The aim of issuing the journal: dissemination of original physics researches.
- Language of issue: Arabic and English
- Starting date of publication: 2002
Iraqi Journal of Tropical Disease
- Specialization: tropical disease
- The aim of issuing the journal: dissemination of original research
- Language of issue: Arabic and English
- Starting date of publication: 2004
Deans of The Faculty of Science
- Prof. Dr. Abdul Aziz al-Douri (1949–1958)
- Prof. Dr. Salah attributed the improvement (1958–1960)
- Prof. Dr. Fadhil al-Tai (1960–1964)
- Prof. Dr. Mohamed Zahir continued (1964–1969)
- Prof. Dr. Hassan al-Rubaie (1969–1970)
- Prof. Dr. Majid Qaisi (1970–1972)
- Prof. Dr. Yusuf Arabs (1972–1974)
- Prof. Dr. Abdul Rahim blocks (1974–1976)
- Prof. Dr. Jalal Mohammed Saleh (1976–1982)
- Prof. Dr. Edward Naim short (1982–1984)
- Prof. Dr. Atta Hashemi Basil (1984–1985)
- Prof. Dr. Abbas Ali Hussein (1985)
- Prof. Dr. Muthanna Abdul-Jabbar Shanshal (1985–1988)
- Prof. Dr. Atta Hashemi Basil (1988–1989)
- Prof. Dr. Khalid Majid Hamid (1989–1990)
- Prof. Dr. Farouk al-Ani, Yas (1990–1992)
- Prof. Dr. Awni Farouk Abdel-Salam (1993–1995)
- Prof. Dr. Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash (1995–1997)
- Prof. Tareq Safa al-Din (1997–1998) (Agency)
- Prof. Dr. Kamal beautiful Sloane (1998–2001)
- Dr. Nafi 'Abd al-Latif Tilfah (2001)
- Prof. Dr. Mona Jubouri (2001–2003)
- Prof. Dr. Abdul-Mahdi, a student (2003–2006)
- Prof. Dr. Khalid Shihab Ahmed (2007–2010)
- Prof. Dr. May asked Flaih Issa (2010) (agency)
- Prof. Dr. Bahaa horses Tohme (2011) (agency)
- Prof. Dr. Salih Mahdi Ali (2011 till present)
Conferences
The college organizes a scientific conference every two years in which latest research is discussed through specialized sessions. Occasional symposia or group meetings are held when needed. The most recent conference was the one held on March the 6th,2009 in celebration of the 60th birthday of the college. [4]
The main themes of the conference covered all the college’s specializations. It also involved exhibitions for inventive achievements, departments research, postgraduate research, the Consulting Bureau projects as well as various exhibitions made by societies and companies.
- Third Scientific Conference - College of Science 2009
- First Petroleum Geology of Iraq Symposium 2010
- The Iraqi National Scientific Conference for Physics 2010
- Symposium on Mining Geology of Iraq MGIS 2010
- Geo Archeo SGSA - Baghdad 23 March 2011
- Conference on Oil Studies - Geo Bio Chem Techologies, ICOS 20-22 Dec. 2011
- Symposium Seismology on Earthquake - Universal Truths of Interest to The World, 28 April 2011
- First Scientific Biology Conference, 6–7 March 2012
See also
- College of Pharmacy - University of Baghdad
- Khwarizmi Engineering College - University of Baghdad
- College of Agriculture - University of Baghdad
- Al-Kindy College of Medicine - University of Baghdad
Photo gallery
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Astronomy Department's Park
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Playground Yard
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Geology Department's Park
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Information Technology Unit
References
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