University of Mosul

University of Mosul
جامعة الموصل
Logo of the University of Mosul
Mottoوَقُل رَّبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا
"And say: My Lord! Increase me in knowledge." (20:114)
TypePublic
Established1967
ChancellorKossay K. Alahmady
Vice-ChancellorDr. Mazin Nazar Fadhel
Dr. Muneer Salim Al-Badrany
Academic staff
4,180[1]
Administrative staff
740[citation needed]
Students51,926[1]
Postgraduates5,158[1]
Location,
CampusAL-majmoaa Street
Colours  Dark Blue
AffiliationsUniversity of Iraq, Mosul provincial council, Mayor of Mosul,
AARU[2]
Websitewww.uomosul.edu.iq

The University of Mosul is a public university located in Mosul. It is one of the largest educational and research centers in the Middle East, and the second largest in Iraq, behind the University of Baghdad.

The University of Mosul was closed by the ISIL group in 2014 but reopened just after a few months with new buildings and courses.[3] Over 8,000 books in its library were believed to have been destroyed.[4] The university was considered to have been used as a base by ISIS and was hit by Combined Joint Task Force airstrikes in March 2016.[5] Iraqi forces recaptured it in January 2017.[6]

  1. ^ a b c "University of Mosul". Archived from the original on 2022-10-05. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  2. ^ "إتحاد الجامعات العربية". Aaru.edu.jo. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
  3. ^ "ISIS Takeover In Iraq: Mosul University Students, Faculty Uncertain About The Future Of Higher Education". IBT. 3 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Isis burns thousands of books and rare manuscripts from Mosul's libraries". 25 February 2015.
  5. ^ Airstrikes targeting ISIS hit Mosul University
  6. ^ "Iraqi forces retake Mosul's university from 'Islamic State'". Deutsche Welle. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.

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