Vision, Mission, Objectives, Graduate Learning Outcomes

Department of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Engineering

 

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Engineering is a promising ​discipline that is experiencing increasing growth, which creates investment opportunities and meets market requirements, as drones can be used in various sectors including industry, agriculture and community service. The College of Engineering at Al-Nahrain University offers a Bachelor's program in UAV Engineering as part of its advanced and modern programs, the department was established in 2024 to be an advanced scientific and research center in the field of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.

The program lasts for four years, during which students are provided with multidisciplinary skills and competencies related to UAV Engineering, including designing, manufacturing, developing and building drones, including operating, control, communication, computer and artificial intelligence systems. The program is supported by practical and training hours appropriate to the hybrid specialization and with significant contributions from the relevant college departments. The program represents a proactive step by the College of Engineering at Al-Nahrain University to keep pace with scientific progress and development and to meet the growing market need for the specialization.

Vision

The Department of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Engineering is a promising program for achieving scientific progress in the specialty of drone engineering, which seeks to provide a generation of engineers specialized in this growing field.

Mission

Department UAV Engineering fosters community of choice for students, educators, researchers and industry partners by strategically aligning our teaching, research and service missions to prepare students for successful professional careers by providing them with foundational knowledge in and experience with (UAV) engineering disciplines and interdisciplinary systems integration, while advancing the state-of-the-art.

 

·        We are a leader in undergraduate, and continuing (UAV) Engineering education, balancing theory and practice to best prepare our graduates for professional practice and for higher education.

·        We provide graduate and undergraduate research experiences focused on designing, simulating, building, testing and flying UAV and its systems, including practical experience in applying aerospace and UAV fundamentals to interdisciplinary research and advancing knowledge.

·        We invest in research infrastructure and select and develop outstanding and diverse students, faculty and staff to maintain an intellectually stimulating and collegial atmosphere in which to conduct globally significant basic and applied research

·        We support the UAV Engineering profession by educating the public through outreach, educating working professionals through the Al-Nahrain University/ College of Engineering Short Course program and advising policy-makers in government, industry and professional organizations.

·        We partner with the aerospace UAV industry through directed research, internships and professional mentoring to ensure that our graduates are recognized and hired as those best prepared for professional success.

Objectives

1-  Graduate UAV engineers that are able to achieve the requirements of industry and other practical applications.

2-  Improving teaching and managerial activities to meet the international standards.

3-  Improving the academic abilities of the faculty and high skillfulness of the staff.

4-  Improve the qualifications management and technical supporting staff

5-  Optimum use resources and potentials of the department

6-  Establishing viable applied researches that generate knowledge for local and foreign markets.

Graduate Learning Outcomes

i) An ability to distinguish, identify, define, formulate, and solve engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science and mathematics.

ii) An ability to produce engineering designs that meet desired needs within certain constraints by applying both analysis and synthesis in the design process.

iii) An ability to create and carry out proper measurement and tests with quality assurance, analyze and interpret results, and utilize engineering judgment to make inferences.

iv) An ability to skillfully communicate orally with a gathering of people and in writing with various managerial levels.

v) An ability to perceive ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering cases and make brilliant judgments taking into account the consequences in worldwide financial, ecological and societal considerations.

vi) An ability to perceive the continual necessity for professional knowledge growth and how to find, assess, assemble and apply it properly.

vii) An ability to work adequately on teams and to set up objectives, plan activities, meet due dates, and manage risk and uncertainty