Abdulhamed Mohamad Omar Etriieki
Department head word
Praise be to Allah, Lord of all worlds, and peace and blessings be upon the noblest of prophets and messengers.
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the official website of the Department of Zoology at the Faculty of Science – Gharyan. This website serves as an academic and informative gateway reflecting the department’s mission, vision, and activities in both teaching and research.
The Department of Zoology is one of the leading scientific departments at the faculty, playing a vital role in preparing qualified scientific personnel equipped with knowledge and practical skills across various fields of zoology. Our graduates are trained to keep pace with modern scientific developments and meet the needs of society and the labor market. The department also focuses on promoting scientific research and encouraging applied studies that contribute to the health, environmental, and scientific sectors.
Through its academic programs and development plans, the department strives to provide an inspiring learning environment based on quality and innovation. Together with our faculty members and students, we continuously work to advance the academic and scientific level, achieving the strategic goals and mission of the Faculty of Science.
We ask Allah for success and guidance, and we look forward to productive and constructive engagement with all interested parties, researchers, and students.
Description
The Department of Zoology is one of the departments established with the founding of the Faculty of Science in Gharyan during the academic year 1992–1993. It initially began as a unit within the Department of Biology, before the Biology Department was divided into two independent academic departments—the Department of Zoology and the Department of Botany—in the academic year 2012–2013. The Department of Zoology aims to promote awareness and knowledge across various fields of zoology by graduating qualified cohorts capable of keeping pace with modern scientific developments and changes, and of contributing effectively to the advancement of scientific, medical, industrial, and environmental institutions.
Vision
The Department of Zoology looks forward to graduating distinguished batches in line with the needs of society, and to gain local confidence in terms of supplying the labor market with high-quality scientific competencies, while making the necessary efforts to obtain global recognition in the fields of scientific research by achieving the required academic and scientific research quality.
Mission
Providing a distinguished scientific and practical research and applied educational service for the bachelor’s level in animal sciences.
Goals
The Department of Zoology aims, within the general objectives of the College of Science in Gharyan and the specific objectives of the Department of Zoology, to
the following:
- Providing society and state institutions with distinguished graduates who hold a bachelor’s degree in zoology and have scientific and practical competence who can teach in the basic education stages and work in various scientific laboratories and other public and private institutions related to the zoology department.
- Active contribution to solving scientific problems that contribute to serving development plans in the region.
- Attracting distinguished people in animal science specializations, nominating them to hold educational and research positions, and creating the conditions for them to become faculty members in the future.