Al-Nahrain University

About the university

Al-Nahrain University was established in 1987. It comprises two campuses: one in Al-Jadriya, which includes the colleges of Engineering, Science, Political Science, Information Engineering, the College of Business Economics, the College of Biotechnology, the Biotechnology Research Center, the Forensic DNA Research and Training Center, the Al-Nahrain Renewable Energy Research Center, the Computer Center, and the Continuing Education Center. The other campus is in Al-Kadhimiya, which includes the colleges of Medicine, Law, and Pharmacy, as well as the Higher Institute for Infertility Diagnosis and Assisted Reproductive Technologies. The university was established to be a distinguished tributary that plays a scientific role in line with the developments in scientific technologies witnessed by the contemporary world in the fields of specialization of its colleges. It aimed to create a new university model, in addition to emphasizing the quality of preparing cadres to secure a scientific base characterized by creativity and innovation, and to rise through a select group of graduates in undergraduate and graduate studies, who will participate with all diligence and sincerity in raising the edifice of scientific and cultural construction in Iraq. Al-Nahrain University is a member of the Association of Arab Universities and the Association of International Universities, and its certificates are recognized by UNESCO. With each passing year of its life, the university witnesses a qualitative development in providing modern requirements and preparing qualified scientific staff to communicate with the edges of advanced sciences in the world. In loyalty to the homeland of civilizations and its people, the name (Al-Nahrain University) was chosen as the title of this university to confirm the authenticity of its belonging to this homeland, whose historical roots extend deep into the soil that has nourished the two immortal rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates, over many centuries.