Department of Forestry

The Department of Forestry was established in the academic year (2013-2014), and the department awards a bachelor’s degree in Forestry over a period of four years during which the student acquires sciences related to forests, starting with planting trees and shrubs, then sustaining and investing in their various products, along with how to preserve them from impacts. The department is headed by Asst. Prof. Dr. Mateen Yilmaz Izaldin

The Vision

Working to expand and sustain green cover because of its economic, protective and social benefits for the region and its residents by graduating specialized and trained cadres in forest sciences.

The Mission

Strengthening the department’s contribution to the advancement of the agricultural, forestry and industrial situation in terms of the use of wood as a raw material in many major industries and the environment as one of the main factors contributing to its preservation, through the department’s various scientific activities, the production of the teaching staff, and the good scientific level of its graduates.

The Objectives

1. Graduating specialized cadres trained in various forest sciences capable of serving society.
2. Developing scientific curricula related to forest sciences and other sciences that influence them.
3, Contributing to solving forest problems inside Iraq through research, studies and discussion circles.
4. Increase awareness of the local community through informational brochures, seminars, intensive training courses, and community involvement in its operations.
5. Developing the scientific level through cultural exchange and twinning programs and training courses with counterparts from international institutions.

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