Vision, Mission, and Objectives of the Department

Vision of the Department

The Department of Oil and Gas Engineering aspires to graduate competent engineers specialized in oil and gas engineering, following the latest accredited international curricula. This aims at implementing various engineering projects that the country currently needs by providing a high-quality engineering, educational, and research environment in the field of oil and gas engineering to build and serve their homeland. The goal is also to highlight the role of petroleum engineers in serving their country and contributing to cultural development and scientific progress.

Mission of the Department

The department aims to provide students with a contemporary scientific educational experience that enriches their skills to excel in their professional life and postgraduate studies. The department strives to graduate engineers with comprehensive knowledge in the fundamentals of oil and gas engineering to allow them to be creative and innovative in this significant profession in both professional and scientific life.

Objectives of the Department

The educational objectives of the Department of Oil and Gas Engineering are to prepare students to solve problems scientifically, ethically, and economically through:

  1. Providing sufficient education in the basics of mathematics, engineering sciences, and engineering techniques, along with their specific specialization in petroleum technology to apply the knowledge in the profession.

  2. Helping them develop relevant skills in the design process, including problem formulation, creative thinking, effective communication, information analysis, and teamwork.

  3. Assisting them in understanding the importance of their professional and ethical responsibilities.

  4. Encouraging students to conduct scientific research.

  5. Providing students with a contemporary scientific educational experience that enriches their skills to excel in their professional life and postgraduate studies.

  6. Offering programs and courses, including graduation projects, that develop skills and encourage creativity in the fields of oil and gas engineering, while also reinforcing work ethics, cooperation, communication, and utilizing technology to serve all these purposes.

  7. Ensuring the department's continuous participation in internal and external evaluation processes to guarantee the quality of education.

  8. Providing a leading environment based on distinguished engineering expertise for faculty members, along with administrators and facilities that meet the needs of students and, consequently, the entire community.

  9. Providing equal educational opportunities for students and enabling them to achieve their ambitions for progress and success.

  10. Maintaining the vitality, productivity, and efficiency of the department by increasing the number of outstanding students and providing an effective academic environment.

  11. Graduating engineers with comprehensive knowledge in the fundamentals of oil and gas engineering to allow them to be creative and innovative in this inventive profession.

  12. Graduating engineers capable of acquiring communication skills and teamwork in multidisciplinary projects.

  13. Graduating engineers capable of continuing learning and acquiring skills to develop professional and intellectual performance, and planning work based on societal values and professional ethics.

  14. Conducting research to solve problems in the petroleum industries through collaboration with various oil companies.