Vision:
Excellence in education methods to provide society with qualified cadres to develop healthy food production from available natural resources through sustainable agricultural development while preserving the environment and community service, and capable of implementing agricultural policies and competing locally and globally.
Mission:
The department's program contributes to achieving the college's mission, which seeks to discover, disseminate and apply knowledge to manage natural resources efficiently in order to provide food and sustainable agricultural development while preserving the environment. The department is also interested in preparing qualified cadres to develop agricultural production and serve the community by conducting applied research to find solutions to community problems in the agricultural field, especially the fields of soil and water resources, as well as participating in implementing extension programs to transfer knowledge and the results of applied research and participating with other departments locally, regionally and internationally to develop education and research. scientific,
Objectives:
The department's objectives are summarized in achieving the college's objectives through the following:
1• Providing graduates for postgraduate studies with practical and theoretical skills in the field of soil and water sciences.
2• Building a good relationship with other departments, other colleges, research centers, and with the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Water Resources, and the Ministry of Environment.
3• Developing the program and academic courses to meet community requirements.
4• Adopting educational courses that focus on the student’s practical skills aspect to prepare him for the labor market and continue self-learning with the aim of: -
-Keeping pace with development plans and expansion in the reclamation of desert and saline soils, which require special skills.
- Raising the quality of newly reclaimed soils and preserving them.
- Maximizing the return from the soil and water unit while rationalizing water use and preventing soil and water pollution.
5• Investing in information technology to develop education, research and community service.
6• Implementing a quality program to improve performance rates in education, research and community service.
7• Develop a strategy for scientific research linked to the need to increase the yield from the soil and water unit and the sustainable increase in the area of agricultural land to meet the needs of society.
8• Integration with the specializations, capabilities, and resources available at the college, university, research centers, and other universities.
9• Encouraging local and international cooperation in order to develop education systems, scientific research, and exchange experiences.
10• Activating scientific research for sustainable, high-production agriculture capable of international competition.
11• The department participates in agricultural and scientific conferences and in evaluating agricultural projects.
12• Making scientific research results available and providing advice to investors and decision makers.
13• Strengthening guidance channels, community service and development of rural communities.