University of Technology – Iraq

(The University is a Radiant Center in Community) The University of Technology is a secure campus in which science is flourished in its premises and furnishes creativity, innovation, and scientific invention. It shines creative intellectual and technical contribution to build the life and upgrade to reach perfection and progress for the purpose of human happiness and satisfy his legitimate needs. The University of Technology is a scientific, educational, and applied institution. UOT aims to provide scientific and engineering staff in various specialties to meet the required economic, social development, reconstruction the country and achieving scientific development in various fields by contributing in scientific applied researches and what it presents of scientific and engineering consultation and also technical services. The university also provides academic qualifying staff to teach in universities and institute besides the specialists in critical scientific and engineering fields in graduate studies. The university is seeking to develop new tracks in engineering education, training, rehabilitation and development during the service to give the opportunity for the employees to keep pace with scientific and technological progress which serve the development plans through training courses, meetings, and scientific conferences. In addition, the university aims to exchange experiences, integration, and cooperation in scientific, engineering and technical fields. The roots for the establishment of University of technology were apparent before the year 1960. The start was with “Higher Industrial Institute” which was converted in 1967 to a college named “Engineering Industrial College”. The name later changed again in 1969 to “Industrial College” and then to “Technology Engineering College”. As a result of the increasing demand for engineering disciplines to implement giant projects, the resolution for establishing the University of Technology was taken in Baghdad in 1975 as an independent university.

To Prepare technically oriented Engineers and scientific researchers, distinguished in their high standards of knowledge and intellectual ability that comply with the international sound criteria of accreditation and quality assurance for the engineering and scientific programs and full commitments of the professional ethics.

Foundation year:1975
Short name:UTI
Type:Public
Students:7820
Faculty:1540
Faculty/Students Ratio:5:1
Region:Asia
Location:Iraq