AL-Mustansiriyah University

What AL-Mustansiriyah University does

Al-Mustansiriyah University is a public state university in Baghdad, Iraq, founded in its original form in 1917 and reconstituted with the support of the Republic of Iraq Teacher's Union in 1963. It operates under the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and serves 45,836 students across 14 colleges and more than 180 academic departments, supported by a faculty of 4,168 academic staff. Programs span medicine, engineering, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing (newly established in 2025), law, sciences, administration and economics, education, political science, tourism, physical education, arts, and basic education, with both morning and evening tracks and a growing graduate cohort.

The institution delivers education through a centralized Ministry of Higher Education admission system, the main Palestine Street campus in Baghdad, and an e-learning platform (Moodle-based) supported by an Oracle APEX evening-study admission portal, electronic exam and housing systems, a Bologna Process tracking platform, and a digital research repository whose publications are indexed in Scopus and Clarivate. Adjacent infrastructure includes a Technology Incubator, the Iraqi Center for Cancer and Medical Genetics Research, the National Center for Diabetes Treatment and Research, and an IRONET-affiliated weather/aerosol monitoring station using NASA spectrometer equipment.

Commercially, the university is funded primarily through Iraqi government budget allocations, with supplemental revenue from evening-study tuition and rental income from campus facilities (food courts, photography kiosks, photocopying services) tendered via public procurement. Its go-to-market is community-led: students are admitted through nationally coordinated channels and onboarded to academic departments, with international partnerships (notably with four Russian universities and Newcastle University) supporting academic exchange and research collaboration.

Name

AL-Mustansiriyah University

Legal name

Mustansiriyah University

Website

https://uomustansiriyah.edu.iq

Company type

Private

Founded year

1917

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Al-Mustansiriyah University is a public Iraqi state university in Baghdad serving 45,836 students across 14 colleges and 180+ departments, funded primarily through the Ministry of Higher Education, with research output indexed in Scopus and Clarivate and newly expanding into nursing and international academic partnerships.

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Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

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Arts, Humanities & Creative Research Universities (EDAHABAG)

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Business & Management Research Universities (EDAHABAE)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Undergraduate degree programs
• Graduate research programs
• Medical and engineering education
• Academic research publication

Headquarters

HQ city

Baghdad

HQ country

Iraq

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Budget Funding: As a public Iraqi university, the institution operates primarily through government funding from the Ministry of Education and Scientific Research, covering operational costs, salaries, and infrastructure development.
2. Student Tuition (Evening Studies): Revenue generated from evening study programs with tuition fees
3. Rental Income from Campus Facilities: Leasing of campus spaces including food courts, photography kiosks, and photocopying facilities through public tenders

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Al-Mustansiriyah University is a public Iraqi university offering undergraduate (morning and evening) and graduate (Masters and PhD) academic programs across 14 colleges and over 180 academic departments, including medicine, engineering, sciences, law, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, arts, education, political science, and tourism sciences. It supports teaching and research through Moodle-based e-learning, Scopus/Clarivate-indexed digital research repositories, electronic admission and examination systems, and specialized research centers such as the Iraqi Center for Cancer and Medical Genetics Research and the National Center for Diabetes Treatment and Research.

Product overview

AL-Mustansiriyah University is a higher education institution offering academic programs across 14 colleges, including Arts, Science, Medicine, Engineering, Law, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing, and others. The university's digital infrastructure includes an e-learning management system (Moodle-based), a digital repository for research, an evening study admission portal built on Oracle APEX, electronic examination scheduling systems, an electronic interviewing system, a housing allocation system, a scientific journals portal, a postgraduate application portal, an electronic document management system, and a weather monitoring data center. The institution operates internal administrative portals including a content management system for the university website, an e-learning platform for students and faculty, a scientific research platform indexing publications in Scopus and Clarivate, and a digital library system. These digital services function as internal institutional infrastructure rather than distinct commercial product offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Undergraduate Morning-Study Degree Programs Government-funded full-time bachelor's degree programs across 14 colleges including Medicine, Engineering, Science, Arts, Law, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing, Education, Basic Education, Administration and Economics, Political Science, Physical Education and Sports Sciences, and Tourism Sciences. Designed for Iraqi high-school graduates seeking government-recognized credentials.
• Evening-Study (Part-Time) Degree Programs Tuition-bearing part-time bachelor's degree programs delivered in the evening across multiple colleges, designed for working professionals and adult learners who need flexible scheduling. Enrolment processed via the university's evening-study admission portal.
• Graduate (Masters and PhD) Research Programs Advanced Masters and doctoral research programs across major academic disciplines, including newly established doctoral specializations. Applications are processed through the postgraduate application portal at postgrad.uomustansiriyah.edu.iq. Designed for bachelor's-degree holders pursuing academic, research, or specialized professional careers.
• E-Learning Platform Moodle-based electronic learning management system used by enrolled students and faculty to access online courses, lecture materials, and academic resources supporting hybrid education delivery.
• Digital Research Repository and Publication Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 3rd rank in Iraqi University Rankings (IRU)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Newcastle UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Agreements signed in October 2025 for oral history project and academic partnerships between the two universities
• Russian People's Friendship UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025MOU signed in September 2025 for academic cooperation and exchange programs between the two institutions
• Perm State National Research UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025MOU signed in September 2025 for scientific collaboration and research partnerships
• Don Technical UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025MOU signed in September 2025 for academic and technical exchange
• Belgorod State Technological UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025MOU signed in September 2025 for technological and educational cooperation
• Russian Universities NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Participation in Russian universities forum as part of official Russian government visit, strengthening academic ties between Iraq and Russia
• Al-Hussein Holy ShrinecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Scientific cooperation agreement signed to enhance academic and research partnerships with the Al-Hussein Holy Shrine institutions
• Iraqi-British Academic Bridge InitiativeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025University leading institutional efforts within the Iraqi-British Academic Bridge initiative for integration with UK higher education

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Cairo University: Egypt's premier public comprehensive university with similar multi-college structure including medicine, engineering, law, and arts. Comparable as a large Arab-world public research institution, though with substantially larger scale and older establishment.
• King Saud University: Largest and highest-ranked public research university in the Arab world, with significantly greater funding, research infrastructure, and global ranking. Sets the regional benchmark that Al-Mustansiriyah aspires to in QS Arab rankings and research output.
• American University of Beirut: Leading private research university in the Arab world with similar comprehensive multi-college offerings. Represents the premium regional benchmark that competes for top students and faculty that Al-Mustansiriyah would otherwise attract domestically.

Regional players

• University of Jordan: Jordan's leading public university with comparable comprehensive college structure and government-funded operating model. Regional peer for Arab-region university rankings and cross-border student competition, though not a direct Iraq competitor.

Direct peers

• Al-Nahrain University: Baghdad-based public Iraqi university with similar multi-college structure, postgraduate programs, and government funding. Direct competitor in the Baghdad higher-education market and Iraqi university rankings.
• University of Kufa: Iraqi public comprehensive university with comparable college offerings (medicine, engineering, law, sciences) operating under the same Ministry of Higher Education. Competes for students, rankings, and faculty within Iraq.
• University of Technology Iraq: Baghdad-based public Iraqi university focused on engineering and applied sciences with similar government funding model. Comparable for engineering-program competition and applied research output.
• University of Mosul: Northern Iraqi public comprehensive university with similar scale, college structure, and centralized Ministry of Higher Education oversight. Competes for national rankings, faculty talent, and research output recognition.
• University of Basrah: Major southern Iraqi public university with similar college structure, government funding model, and Iraq-wide student recruitment. Directly comparable as a peer public research university competing in the same national admissions system.
• University of Baghdad: Iraq's oldest and largest public university, also located in Baghdad with multiple colleges, comparable student scale, and similar government-funded operating model. Direct public-university competitor for students, faculty, and Ministry of Higher Education funding.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@uomustansiriyah
• Facebookfacebook.com/almustansiriyahuniversity
• Xx.com/uomustansiriyah
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/al-mustansiriya-university

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries21 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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