Department of Statistics and Informatics Science

Overview

The Department of Statistics and Informatics was established in 1979 after branching from the Department of Mathematics – College of Sciences. Since then, the department became one of the most academic-leaders provider at the University of Mosul. Originally, undergraduate studies were only offered for students. Eventually after hiring the needed academic staff and developing the department facilities, the department opened its first graduate program in 1986, and it was an MSc program in Statistics. A few years, a PhD program in Statistics initially offered in 1993 to transfer statistical experience to the next generations.

In 1999, the Department of Statistics, along with the Department of Computer Sciences and the Department of Mathematics Sciences, were the seeds of the College of Computer Sciences and Mathematics, which was newly established earlier in that year. The new College specialized in teaching modern computer and mathematical techniques, including information technology and data management and analytics. That leads to renaming The Department of Statistics to The Department of Statistics and Informatics in order to accommodate with the new atmosphere and for a better representation of the department goals.

The main task of the Department of Statistics and Informatics is to provide the society with qualified alumni that contribute in many sectors in our life, where Statistics plays a prominent role in identifying and addressing issues and simplifies planning. Therefore, Statistics helps developing other majors.

The Department of Statistics features an experienced teaching staff that consists of 42 faculty members and lecturers. Moreover, the Department of Statistics issues its own scientific journal called “IRAQI JOURNAL OF STATISTICAL SCIENCES”, which is specialized in publishing statistics-related articles and papers.

The Department of Statistics operates The Statistical Consultancy Bureau. The Bureau is led by a group of experts, who specialized in Statistics to provide the needed statistical and analytical services to researchers to achieve the optimal use of statistical tools in various academic fields.

 

Fields of work for statistics graduates

  1. Banks
  2. Statistical Analytics Firms
  3. Insurance Companies
  4. Computing Companies
  5. Financial Institutions
  6. Freelance
  7. Stock Exchange
  8. Economist

Dr. Muzahem Mohammed Al-Hashimi

Head of Department