It is one of the essential and useful departments in the university presidency. It is one of the departments related to the office of Assistant President of the University for Scientific Affairs. The foundation of the section was in our university on 08/24/2017.
The Department’s work includes organizing and following-up research activities, scientific creations, conferences, seminars, and workshops at the university, as well as facilitating procedures for patent registration, sabbatical, and an experienced professor. Also, scientific product marketing that aims to solve actual problems to the beneficiaries in government departments and companies operating in different sectors.
The Department of Academic Affairs is linked to the Office of the Assistant President of the University for Academic Affairs. The Department consists of two divisions:
1- Scientific Research Division
2- Scientific Products Marketing Division
1- Scientific Research Division:
The tasks are summarized as follows:
1- Following up on the research activity of the faculty within a research plan
2- Supervising the organization of conferences and workshops seminars at the university
3- Follow up on scientific journals issued work within the university
4- Facilitating sabbatical transactions
5- Facilitating the operations of an experienced professor.
6- Following up the process of honoring distinguished researchers
7- Submitting proposals to increase the quality and research number published by professors
8- Closer and strengthening scientific relations with other universities
9- Opening horizons to develop scientific staff at the university
10- Follow-up and documentation published research by university faculty in international classifications
2- Scientific Products Marketing Division
The tasks are summarized as follows:
1- Follow-up to the mechanism of marketing applied scientific products.
2- Urging researchers to address realistic problems in different sectors.
3- Investing in the professor’s capacities who have innovative and applied energies.
4- Facilitating patent procedures for researchers and supporting them.
5- Facilitate the leadership transaction projects launched by the Ministry.
6- Supervising the cooperation mechanism with the various local sectors.
7- Communicating with the concerned authorities in multiple areas to indicate the possibility of sponsoring research projects.
Department’s Administrative Structure:
| N | Name | Department\ Section |
| 1 | Prof. Mostafa Ali Abdel Rahman | Section Manager |
| 2 | M. Afrah Tohme Khalaf | Scientific Research Division |
| 3 | M. Abdul Latif Khalil Ibrahim | Scientific Products Marketing Division |
| 4 | Zaid Sabar | employee |
| 5 | Shahad Alaa | employee |
Vision
The University of Samarra should be distinguished by scientific research of an innovative nature that seeks practical solutions to society’s problems and contributes proactively in avoiding the expected issues in the future and should have an active role in the development and civilized prosperity of the region and various fields.
Mission
Approval of planning, flexible organization and careful production of the university’s scientific activities and products by the Ministry’s instructions and controls and the public interest
Objectives
The Department aims to raise the level of scientific publishing and electronic education and works to facilitate the scientific promotions completion and sabbatical transactions for teaching staff as well as the adoption of projects that will modernize and develop university libraries and curricula for primary and higher studies.
