Baghdad University
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 Baghdad University  (University)    | |
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| Motto | وقل رب زدني علما |
| Formation | 1957 |
| Type | Public university |
| Much reduced in quality during the dark decades 1990-2020 | |
The University of Baghdad (UOB) (Jāmi'at Baghdād) is the largest university in Iraq and the second largest in the Arab world, behind the University of Cairo.[1] Being a intellectually lively place in the 1970s, it suffered a large brain drain during the 1990s sanctions, the 2003 Iraq War and the following occupation.
The buildings were designed by Walter Gropius in the 1960s. It was originally planned that a new university for science, engineering and the liberal arts would be built with a total capacity for a total of 6,800 students. The campus was expanded in 1982 to accommodate 20,000 students. The architects Hisham N. Ashkouri and Robert Owen developed the complete academic space organization for the campus.
Alumni on Wikispooks
| Person | Born | Died | Nationality | Summary | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| İhsan Doğramacı | 3 April 1915 | 25 February 2010 | Turkey | Academic Doctor Polyglot Businessperson | Turkish doctor and university administrator |
| Issam Sartawi | 1935 | 10 April 1983 | Diplomat Doctor | ||
| Abdurrahman Wahid | 7 September 1940 | 30 December 2009 | Politician | ||
| Rafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi | 1968 | Iraq German | Defector | Iraqi defector purported to be the source of the lies about Saddam Hussein's WMDs. |
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References
- ↑ https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-baghdad%7Ctitle=University of Baghdad|date=16 July 2015|work=Top Universities|access-date=26 September 2018|language=en}}
