Foundation, Vision, Mission and Educational Objectives
Department History
The University of Technology has a decade of producing very good students in field of Laser and Optoelectronics Engineering. The first connection of the college to Al-Rasheed College for Sciences and Engineering is back to the very ending dates of 1990’s. Since 2003, Al-Rasheed College for Sciences and Engineering was connected to the University of Technology and thereafter, by a proposal from the dean of Al-Rasheed University, the department of Laser and Optoelectronics Engineering was established in 2004. Since 2004, a number of changes in the department location were implemented. The department was initially housed in the cancelled department of technological education and then moved to the extension section of mechanical engineering just before moving to its current location in the university campus.
The college offers two tracks, laser and optoelectronics engineering programs which they are offering new bachelor degrees in the emerging areas of laser and optoelectronics. The department was established to involve and prepare well-practiced and trained engineers in the field of specialization to have the capability of spreading this new science and its related technologies in Iraq, and to enhance the plan of ministry of the Higher Education and Scientific Researches that would try to raise the level of education at the Iraqi universities. At the first year of the four-year study, the program of optoelectronics engineering consists of a common core courses designed to give students a solid foundation and the basic skills needed to develop their needs for the following years. After that, student will be engaged into two years of intensive specialized courses where students engaged in a mode of studying covering different aspects of optoelectronics engineering including laser technologies; optoelectronic devices; semiconductors; photonics devices; sensing and imaging; optical fiber technologies and communications etc. These technologies have applications in industry and manufacturing communication, biology, medicine, energy, lighting and commercially aspects of TV manufacturing and other applications for security in civil and defense purposes.
Vision
Be one of the leading engineering colleges in both the academic and research in the region to contribute to the development of local and regional community.
College of Laser and Optoelectronic Engineering Mission
The mission of the college is to provide a broad education for engineers, enhancement the research activity, create leaders, and serving our community.
Mission
Mission of Optoelectronics Engineering Program
The mission of the optoelectronics engineering program is to educate undergraduate and postgraduate majors in the concepts and knowledge of the optoelectronics discipline, spread the means of optoelectronics knowledge, conducts high quality of scientific researches, and accommodates program graduates to lead and serve our community.
Mission of Laser Engineering Program
The mission of the Laser engineering program is to spread awareness of using this emerging technology amongst the scientists, the engineers and the entrepreneurs, educate undergraduate and postgraduate majors with the concepts and knowledge of the laser discipline, conduct high quality of scientific researches, interactive with community and involvement in the field of development of country industry and engineering institutions in the field of advanced laser.
Objectives
Optoelectronics Program Educational Objectives
Objective 1: Successfully practice the optoelectronics engineering disciplines
Objective 2: Graduates will make a meaningful contribution on society and profession
Objective 3: Engage in life-long learning to advance professionally through continuing education and training
Objective 4: Prepare qualified graduates to pursue enhance learning in their areas of interest, through such endeavors as graduate studies.
Laser Program Educational Objectives
Objective 1: Successfully practice the Laser engineering disciplines,
Objective 2: Building up rapid manpower in this technology through encouraging collaborative activities by offering courses of different durations to the engineers from the industries (PG), and UG students of the universities.
Objective 3: Engage in life-long learning to advance professionally through continuing education and training,
Objective 4: Carrying out research program for development of laser systems, subassemblies, and process design.