From the land of fertility and prettiness …

Thi-Qar, the cradle of Abraham (peace be upon him), that city from which history, and the civilization of Ur, Sumer and Akkad initiated.  The city where the first letter on the face of creation was written, starting from the marshes, the centre of bloom and awareness. This city assigns a date on January 30, 2000 to establish University of Thi-Qar in the city of the father of prophets Abraham (peace be upon him).

University of Thi-Qar, in the present time, consists of twenty scientific and humanitarian faculties: (Faculty of Education for Pure Sciences, Faculty of Education for Humanities, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Agriculture and Marshes, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Faculty of Computer Science and Mathematics, Faculty of Management and Economics, Faculty of Nursing, Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of Media, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Education for Girls, Faculty of Islamic Sciences, Faculty of Archaeology, Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Basic Education).

The total number of junior students is more than (20,000) male and female students in the morning and evening studies distributed over (74) scientific departments and branches that embraced more than (1,000) lecturers with different scientific titles and specialisations.

As for the number of graduate students in the Doctoral, Master and Higher Diploma stages, it reached more than (700) students divided into (39) academic departments in different scientific and humanitarian disciplines.

University of Thi-Qar also includes five research centres that have provided a lot of research studies and service activities, namely: (Al-Ahwar Research Centre, Electronic Calculator Centre, Development and Continuing Education Centre, Centre for Historical and Archaeological Studies, and English Language Testing Centre). These centres have accomplished a lot of research, studies, training courses, seminars, and workshops.

The university also involves important research units that have enriched the scientific and research mobility not only at the university, but also in the Southern   region of Iraq, especially the governorate of Thi-Qar, namely (Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing Unit, the Environmental Pollution Unit, and Thi-Qar Documentation Unit).

The university also embraces many other important facilities that contributed to providing a scientific research facility environment for students, the most important of which is the (Central Library), where thousands of books, theses, university dissertations and scientific periodicals are available. It provides its services to students and researchers from inside and outside the university.

Among these facilities, the Directorate of Dormitory, which includes (6) large buildings that accommodate more than (2,000) students. It is distinguished by providing the best conveniences for students, taking care of their requirements and providing them with various services.

The University Health Centre with its experienced health and administrative staffs also offers the best health services for students and associates.

University of Thi-Qar does not limit its role to academic work within the corridors of the university only, but it takes the responsibility to exercise the active and influential role in society through various scientific, cultural and artistic activities with its efficient scientific and long experienced staff. It has recorded an influential and distinguished presence in most activities and events with the government, private departments, institutions and in various sectors that touch the factuality of society and advance its requirements.

University of Thi-Qar also contributed to the governorate departments with many scientific competencies from the holders of primary and higher degrees in several specializations. This came through the tireless work of the University Council in following up the scientific process in accordance with the strategic plans prepared by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, starting from the establishment of University Cities to International Accreditation.

University of Thi-Qar connected all its scientific potentials in the field of preliminary studies, graduate studies, external scholarship, research mobility, publication, authoring and continuing education, in order to register an effective and influential presence between Iraqi and international universities in international scientific classifications. This found its aim of scientific research in the minds of competent professors who continued researching day and night in order to elevate the standard of their university. University of Thi-Qar also achieved scientific partnerships in the field of scholarship and scientific cooperation through agreements and memorandums of understanding.

University of Thi-Qar, a river of giving, gives life, light and hope, unleashes future generations. It is the birth of civilization.