According to the results of the Iraqi Ranking for Universities (IRU) 2021, the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Kerbala has obtained the second rank among the Veterinary Colleges in Iraq. The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research announced the final results of the classification based on the classification of the Quality Assurance Department of the Quality Assurance and Academic Accreditation Department in the Supervision and Scientific Evaluation Apparatus.
The specialists conducted a comprehensive evaluation of eighty-three governmental and private educational institutions distributed over thirty-six public universities, forty-seven universities and private colleges, eight hundred and seventy-five specialized colleges, and one thousand seven hundred and twenty-nine scientific departments.
The evaluation included criteria related to the institutional environment and academic programs, and their details and weights were divided into two groups:
1-The criteria of institutional performance evaluation, which include quality and institutional accreditation 20%, international classifications 15%, effectiveness of scientific research 20%, community service 5%, resource maximization 10%, faculty members 10%, students 15%, and international diversity 5%.
2-Criteria of evaluating the performance of scientific departments, which include quality and program accreditation 35%, effectiveness of scientific research 30%, faculty members 20% and students 15%.
For the recognition of the requirements of quality and academic accreditation, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research continues its procedures and policy in developing the performance of its universities, improving its programs, and measuring its outputs and their relevance to global developments.
