My dear sons and daughters, first-year students…
It gives me great pleasure and honor—on my own behalf and on behalf of the family of the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Tikrit—to extend to you my heartfelt congratulations on the beginning of your new academic year 2026–2027, and to welcome you to your college, which is proud to have you among its members and to see you become part of its scientific and professional journey.
The College of Veterinary Medicine has prepared all the necessary requirements to receive you and to provide an academically stimulating environment that combines scientific rigor with practical training—starting from lecture halls, laboratories, and veterinary clinics, and supported by a dedicated teaching staff committed to assisting and guiding you at every step of your academic path.
My dear students…
Your entry into this academic institution marks the beginning of a path that carries many challenges, yet it also opens wide horizons for a promising and honorable professional future. You will find in the college—God willing—everything that will help you succeed, provided that you meet this support with diligence, discipline, commitment, and by making punctuality, class attendance, and consistent study habits a steady approach from your very first day.
Always remember that you are role models, and that your hard work today is an investment in a better tomorrow for you and for your families, who are proud of you. Rest assured that the doors of the Dean’s Office and all your professors are open to you, ready to support and guide you as parents before being teachers.
I congratulate you on this new academic year, asking Almighty God to make it a year filled with achievements, to grant you success in realizing your aspirations, and to enable you—God willing—to become an outstanding scientific generation that carries the mission of this college and enriches the veterinary profession in our beloved country.
With sincere wishes of success and excellence to all.
Prof. Dr. Bashar Sadiq Noomi
Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine – University of Tikrit
