University of Thi-Qar

The University of Thi-Qar (جامعة ذي قار) is a university in Nasiriyah, in Dhi Qar Governorate in southern Iraq, with its campus in the city's University City (al-Madina al-Jamiiya). It works within the strategic plans of Iraq's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and teaches undergraduate students in morning and evening study, as well as postgraduate students at higher diploma, master's and doctoral level.

Its colleges cover a wide range of scientific and humanities subjects, including:

• Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing and Veterinary Medicine
• Engineering, Science, and Computer Science and Mathematics
• Law, Administration and Economics, and Media
• Arts, Archaeology and Islamic Sciences
• Education colleges, including Physical Education and Sport Sciences
• Agriculture and Marshes

Research centres include a Marshes Research Centre and an English Language Testing Centre, along with research units for GIS and remote sensing and for environmental pollution. The university has a central library, a health centre and student residences in six large buildings that house more than 2,000 students. It has signed cooperation agreements and memoranda of understanding with other institutions for scholarships and research.