Computer Center
1984-2011
Prepared by
Ph. D Ghassan H.Abdul Majeed
Computer Center Director /Baghdad University
Assisst. Lec. Aseel Hussan
Head of Continuous Training Division
Assisst. Lec. Ahmad Obaid
Head of eGovernace & Network security Unit
Eng.Sondus Hassan
Eng. Abdullah Abd Ali Jassim
Internet Applications Unit
Head of Internet Applications Unit
Ms.Alaa Hilmi
Personal Unit
First- The Computer Center, Birth & Development
The Computer Center was established in 1984 with a limited staff most of them with a
bachelor degree and a director, with degree. Professor Sohail Saad- allah was the first
director . The structure of the center was not clear; there were no units, nor departments
and the centers role was limited on the maintenance of the university computers and
organizing simple courses about the basics of computer using besides being a place to store
information about the work of the university headoffice such as the warehouse system, the
library, etc.
In 1994, Professor Harith AL-Jumaily took over the responsibility of directing the
center; since then the number of courses increased in various majors and the number of the
systems that facilitate work in the university increased such as personal system and the
unified computing system ,etc.
In 1998 the center was headed by Dr. Rafeh Hashim . During his period , the internet
service became available at the center and for many colleges at the University of
Baghdad .The number of courses and participants
increased annually. The number of
courses annually exceeded , one thousand and the number of participants annually exceeded.
At the beginning of 2005,
the management of the center was assigned to Prof.
Ghassan H. Abdul Majeed, . There has been a great transformation in the management of
center .It has
become
a
highly qualified center for training and tests. International
institutions such as (Microsoft ,Cisco,Oracle,Adobe,etc, has given the center that power.
Now , the center provides international examinations
thousand
certificates
for more than(2000)
two
that covers computing technology .The number of courses has
increased to more than 300 hundred courses . The number of participants has exceeded 10
thousands in 2010.
The Computer Center represents the first counseling institution for the Ministry of
Higher Education and Scientific Research in all issues dealing with Computer . The center has
achieved various achievement in addition of providing more than 2000 international
certificates. The center acquired the rank of the first best examination center out of 14000
examinations centers distributed in most countries. That achievement was based upon the
assessment made by Certiport Company. It evaluated the Computer Center for with efficiency
of administration, execution of examination ,and the ability to solve problems and providing
examination requirements .
Second- The Names of the Directors and when they took over:
1- Dr. Suhail Saad Allah
1984-1994
2- Prof. Harith Taha Al-Jumaily 1994-1997
3- Dr. Rafea Hashim Al-Suhaily 1998-2004
4- Dr. Chassan Hamed Majeed
2005-
Third - The Administrative and Scientific Cadre of the center
The scientific cadres (The Present states))
Assistant
lecturer
Assistant
lecturer
Professor
Professor
10
2
none
1
The Technical Administrative and Service Cadre (The Present states)
Intermediate Secondary
Certificate
Diploma
Bachelor
Certificate
Intermediate
Certificate
and below
12
2
10
32
1
Fourth – Contents of Computer Center:The computer center includes the following:1- 14 Classrooms with complete equipment.
2- 300 computers.
3- 2Video conferencing systems.
4- The internet service is supplied by 4 internet systems including 2 VSAT systems & 2
Broad band systems.
5- Now, we are implementing advanced ICT network inside the computer ceisco with
depending on advanced Cisco systems.
6- eLearning tools and expand in the use of last technologies.
7- 250KVA generator for electrical power backup.
8- 4 servers ,each server have 2 Xeon processors and each Xeon includes 2 cores.
Fifth- The Goals of the Center and its means:
1. Planning , implementing & developing the ICT infrastructure of university of Baghdad.
2. Building cooperation relationships with worldwide companies to import their ICT and
use it in Iraq.
3. Transfer the ICT to the colleges by building cooperation relationships with them.
4. Developing the experiences of the employees of ministries in ICT fields.
5. Submit the consultations in ICT fields.
6. Designing & hosting the websites.
7. Training on using computer and its various types of applications .
8. Mechanizing the manual skills and systems to increase accuracy, decrease effort and time.
9. Network installation and Internet service conduction.
10.Computers maintenance.
11.Giving the consultations in computer fields.
12.Evaluating students and teachers efficiency and performance
mechanizing test and giving them online certifications.
through
the indirect
Sixth- Courses and Organized Certificates given by the center:
No.
The local certifications
1
The Academic Promotion of Faculty
2
Window XP, Word 2007,Excel 2007,Power Point 2007
3
Advanced Excel 2007
4
Computer Maintenance and Windows operating system
5
Computer and Printing maintenance
6
Maintaining Windows XP
7
UPS & Power Supply Maintenance
8
Corel Draw Ver. 11
9
Photo Shop CS4
10
Adobe Premiere Ver. 6
11
MS project
12
Primavera
13
Dream Waver
14
Internet
15
Front Page 2003
16
PHP
17
Flash
18
Access 2003
19
Advanced Access 2003
20
Visual Basic. Net
21
Oracle 10g & Developer 10g
22
Sun Micro system Essential
23
Sun Micro system Administrator
24
Linux with Redhat enterprise 5
25
Windows 2008 Server
26
CCNA security
27
Advanced Linux with Redhat enterprise 5
28
MCSE
29
AutoCAD 2D 2008
30
AutoCAD 3D 2008
31
Advanced AutoCAD 2D 2008
32
Computer Network according to CompTIA
33
VSAT Satellite Internet Systems
34
Wireless Networking
35
A+
36
Arc GIS 9.2 (Level-1)
37
Arc GIS 9.2 (Level-2)
38
SPSS Ver.12
39
Advanced SPSS Ver. 12
IC3 courses higher Studies students, government and
40
private sector employees.
No.
The International Certificates
1
IT Information Technology ( Level-1)
2
IT Information Technology ( Level-2)
3
CCNA Network Fundamentals
4
CCNA Routing Protocols and Concept
5
CCNA LAN Switching and Wireless
6
CCNA Accessing to WAN
7
CCNA Industrial (640-802)
8
9
10
11
Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server
Environment (70-290)
Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 Network Infrastructure (70-291)
Planning and maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server
2003Network Infrastructure (70-293)
Planning , implementing and maintaining a Microsoft Windows
Server 2003,Active directory Infrastructure (70-294)
12
Network+
13
A+
14
(IC3) Internet Computing Core Certification
15
IT Skills
16
Photo Shop CS5
17
Dream weaver CS5
18
FLASH CS5
19
More than 2000 International Certificates from different sponsors
(see www.cc.uobaghdad.edu.iq)
Seventh- The Center Publications (publishing):The center participates in publishing text books for the Ministry of Education in
computer field for preliminary and secondary schools:1- (Third and fourth class) Elementary stage (It will be taught in 2012/2013).
2- (First , second and third class) Intermediate stage (It is being taught now).
3- (Fourth class) secondary stage (It is being taught now).
4- (Fifth class) scientific branch (secondary stage) (It is being taught now).
5- The center produces many scientific lectures dealing with Computer Science.
Eighth. The activities of the center to serve the government institutions and the society:
Sequence
Sort of activity
Number Notice
1-
Symposiums
4
-The Culture of Authorizations
- The Electronic Government
- The direct tests
- International certifications for
postgraduate students
2-
Conference
3-
Courses
3
More than 10 thousands courses in
computer fields
4-
Workshops
4
-Ibn-Sina Project
-Cisco Academy
- Microsoft Academy
- Using Smart Cards
5-
Researches
3
6-
Other activities
5
7-
eHealth project
8-
eLearning
using
by
advanced
On Line services
Ninth- strategy of Computer Center- past & present stages with activities
Computer Center – University of Baghdad became a pole of international experiences
in ICT fields in Iraq according to importing these technologies to our country, studying it,
developing ICT solution to the targeted Iraqi end users with activating the scientific side of
our university depending on pioneer projects and social services by using advanced ICT to
reflect the real range of the positive effect to push ahead the progression of Iraq and to enable
our university to return back the real powerful level in Arab & International societies with
benefits from the scientific relationships with International organizations & giant companies
which give an excellent ideas about the high trustworthy of University of Baghdad.
To achieve the above aims , Computer Center in University of Baghdad has 6 types of
cooperation relationships as follows:1-Agreement of cooperation with Kindi Medicine College, College of Medicine College of
Engineering – electrical Engineering Department with the ability to expand the pioneer
projects and social services with other colleges according to the targeting the advanced high
experiences in ICT & SCADA systems of Computer Center and engage these experiences
with specialized experiences of other colleges in medical and engineering fields to produce
very powerful pioneer projects which lead to advanced social services depending on
International standards.
2-Relationships with international universities ,e.g. the Kindy Medicine College presents our
eHealth &
eLearning Project which is done by Eng. Abdullah A. Jassim and supervised
by Prof. Dr. Ghassan H.
AbdulMajeed to University of Kingston, London according to
DelPHE program which is administered by the British Council of Universities and the
project is accepted directly and completely.
3-Cooperation relationships with Iraqi universities to help them to develop their experiences
and support them by consultation in ICT fields , The universities include Mustansirya Univ.
, Univ. of Technology, Nahrain University, Foundation of Technical Education, The Iraqi
Commission of Computers and Informatics, University of Anbar, University of Diyala.
4-Cooperation relationships with World Wide companies who are the producers of ICT like
Cisco, Microsoft, Oracle, Oracle Sun & InterSystems according to the IT Academies to
enter the ICT in Iraq. This is the most important achievement of computer center on the
National Level, the academies in Computer Center can be shown below:A-Cisco Academy which is officially certified by Cisco Corporation.
B-Microsoft IT Academy which is officially certified by Microsoft and now, Computer
center agree with Microsoft to enable Baghdad Univ. to participate in projects
according to Microsoft Institute.
C-Oracle IT Academy which is officially certified by Oracle.
D- Starting the preparation to open training courses of InterSystems software solutions.
E- International testing centers of PearsonVUE, Prometric, Certiport for international
standardized testing and certification for practical experiences in ICT.
6-Cooperation relationships with regional corporations which have agencies from the world
wide companiesas follows:A-relation ships with Silk Road Group Who are the regional agent of Dell Corp. to
activate the investments in the projects in the following fields: Cooperation in the pioneer orojects like advanced eHealth & eLearning projects.
 Planning to establish a data center in University of Baghdad - Al-Jadriya Complex.
 Opening an official training center of Oracle in Al- Jadriya Complex.
B- Relations with Legends Land Group/Official Microsoft training Center to develop and
speed up the use of Microsoft ICT in Iraq.
C- Computer Center has a plan to open completely on the investment in ICT &
applications according to the benefits of the relationships with the regional
companies & the world wide companies to enable the the use of the advanced ICT.
D- relationships with many Iraqi Ministries like Ministry of Higher education and
Scientific Research ,Ministry of Technology, Ministry of Communication to help
them in developing their experiences and supporting them in consultation in ICT
fields.
Tenth- Strategy of Computer Center- the futuristic stages:The success and excellent reputation of Computer Center locally and internationally,
this continuity of positive steps need the appropriate care of supporting in different levels
according to:1- Enabling the computer center as follows:A- To become a Post Graduate Institute of ICT.
B- To be one of the official references in ICT fields.
C- To be one of the Iraqi researches door and applying the quality assurance towards the
accreditation in ICT fields.
D- Signing agreements with different world wide universities and research centers to
entering the participation in the projects of Iraq and give a clear idea to the external
educational enterprises about the ability of Iraqis to consume the latest ICT and reuse it
in projects inside Iraq which is very important aim.
2- Enable the employees of Computer Center To complete the Higher Studies to get the
M.Sc and Ph.D in ICT.
3- Activating the cooperation agreement between Computer Center and College of
Engineering-Electrical engineering Department to open Higher studies in ICT fields for
the employees of Computer Center.
4- Encouraging the expansion in the investment projects like eHealth & eLearning to activate
the social services with the latest ICT depending on the international standards.
Eleventh- Activities in eMedia and clearing the work of Baghdad University in the Society:1- Computer Center submit the project of electronic media in University of Baghdad by Eng
Abdullah Abd Ali Jassim and supervised by Prof. Dr. Ghassan H. AbdulMajeed- Director
of the Computer Center .Depending on this project the Computer center established the
news website www.uobaghdad.edu.iq of
our university and hosting, designing and
organizing its sub domains of Colleges ,P.G.Institutes & Centers.
Computer center participate in and support the website unit which is linked directly with
the office of the President of the University .This unit takes the responsibility of the
website and its news and other contents.
2- The computer Center does a powerful work with very positive results in Iraq during the
following pioneer projects:A- Project of ICT infrastructure of eHealth in health and medical education fields.
B- Project of eLearning using advanced capabilities.
C- In 2012 , the Computer Center will submit 3 technical projects with new ideas
depending on the cooperation with worldwide companies Cisco & Microsoft
besides to the cooperation with other specialized universities to complete these
future projects.
3- The above pioneer projects support the pioneer projects of other colleges for the social
services. Therefore, it is necessary to document all the pioneer projects and its activities
besides to the contact with the ministries, worldwide universities, organizations &
companies to achieve these aims ,the computer center do the following:A-
Activating the official website of university www.uob.edu.iq which specialized in
pioneer projects and social services by cooperation agreements between computer
center and other colleges.
B- Establishing a specific website for each pioneer project or social services with
making a sub domains from uob.edu.iq for each pioneer project or social services:
www.ehealth.uob.edu.iq for eHealth pioneer project.

www.ort.uob.edu.iq for pioneer project of obesity researches and treatment.

www.crmed.uob.edu.iq for pioneer project of cancer researches.
Twelfth . The Future Plans:
1- Inaugurating a training center for certifications of Oracle foundation in coordination with a
Silk Road Company, the center hopes to establish separate building for this training center
annexed to the Building of the Computer center.
2- Coordinating with Microsoft Company to train 30,000 scholars in all Iraqi Universities
about the elements of MTA with a Certification started at the beginning of 2011 and all
costs will be on the Company.
3- Establishing the archive system for the library of the university of Baghdad and an
electronic circulation system..
4- Establishing
the Data Center in the University of Baghdad campus , responsible for
the administration of all services dealing with the Technology of information of all
Colleges , Institutions of the University and center , the building of new Center will be
beside the Computer Center.
5 - Originating new unit in the Computer Center by the name of security of networks
which takes over the security issues for Computers, framework connection, and treatment
all of security issues in the electronic Government project.
Address
Site: - University of Baghdad / Al-jadiriyah complex
Tel: - 01-7764512
E-mail:- info@cc.uobaghdad.edu.iq
Website:- www.cc.uobaghdad.edu.iq