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"Fueling Health, Nourishing Lives"
Dr. Tanya Salam Salih
head Of Department - Nutrition And Dietetics

Why Choose Us ?

DESCRIPTION

The Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at Cihan University-Erbil was established in 2017 as the only department in all Iraqi universities that award a Bachelor's degree in Nutrition and Dietetics. The program provides students with a strong foundation in clinical dietetics, human nutrition, food science, and public health over four years. Students will learn the crucial connection between food, nutrition, and health. The career options for graduates are extensive, they may be employed by hospitals, medical centers, private health facilities, private educational institutes, professional sports teams, wellness facilities, and universities.

VISION

The Department of Nutrition and Dietetics' vision is to increase the nutritional and food awareness for the community in the Kurdistan Region and the rest of Iraq through better nutritional care for the public. It is also aimed to be recognized at national and international levels for nutrition science, education, leadership, and research.

MISSION

The Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at Cihan University-Erbil trains graduates for leadership in nutrition, dietetics, and food services. The objective is to enhance health and tackle non-communicable diseases by improving nutritional care and lifestyle choices through research, strategy development, policy recommendations, professional education, and public nutrition information dissemination.

What to Expect from the College?

OBJECTIVES

* Preparing a generation of qualified graduates

* Educating the community about healthy food

* Developing the department regionally and globally

* Emphasize cooperation and partnership

* FoInitiating different activities to improve nutrition

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

* Therapeutic nutrition

* Product developer

* Food technologist

* Food safety

* Academic instructor

LABORATORIES

* Microbiology Laboratory

* Anatomy and Histology Laboratory

* Physiology and Hematology Laboratory

* Biochemistry Laboratory

* Computer Laboratory

DEPARTMENT MEMBERS

M.Sc. Immunology

Lecturer

Ph.D. phytochemistry

professor

Ph.D. Statistics

Assistance Professor

Ph.D. Molecular genetics

Lecturer

M.Sc. in Clinical Nutrition

Assisstant Lecturer

M.Sc. Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Assistant Lecturer

M.Sc. Medical and Clinical Microbiology

Assistant Profesor

M.Sc. physiology of physical education

Assistant Lecturer

M.Sc. Pharmaceutics

Assistant Lecturer

Ph.D. Analytical Chemistry 

Assistant Profesor

 M.Sc. Food Quality and Nutrition

Assistant Profesor

Ph.D. Food Authenticity

Lecturer

Ph.D. 

Assistant Lecturer

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION

Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research-Iraq

Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research-KRG

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CONTACT US

Call Us

07501788177

E-Mail

nutrdep@cihanuniversity.edu.iq

Location

100 St. Newroz, Erbil, Kurdistan Regoin, Iraq

Official Hours

Sunday-Thursday 08:00 AM-04:30 PM