Dean of the College

Dr. Aithar Tariq Khalil Ibrahim Al-Obaidi

Dean of the Faculty of Media

Personal Information |

Name: Ethar Tariq Khalil Ibrahim Al-Obaidi 

Academic achievement: PhD

Academic title: Assistant Professor

Place and date of birth: Baghdad, 1974

Marital status: Married

Religion: Muslim

Specialization: Media

Position: Dean of the College of Media / Iraqi University

Work Address: Iraqi University/College of Media/Baghdad

Academic qualifications |

  1.  Degree: Bachelor's
    • Specialization: Bachelor of Media/Journalism
    • Funding Agency: University of Baghdad/Iraq/Baghdad
    • Date of obtaining the certificate: 1996
  2. Degree: Master's
    • Specialization: Public Relations
    • Funding Agency: University of Baghdad/Iraq/Baghdad
    • Date of obtaining the certificate: 2007
  3. Degree: PhD
    • Specialization: Public Relations
    • Funding Agency: University of Baghdad/Iraq/Baghdad
    • Date of obtaining the certificate: 2016

Administrative positions |

  • Decision Department of Media / Faculty of Arts / Islamic University (formerly) for the period 2008-2010
  •  Decision Department of Journalism / College of Media / Iraqi University, from 2010 to 2013
  •  Editor-in-Chief of Al-Khabar Newspaper
  • Assistant Dean of the College of Media for Administrative Affairs From 9/10/2016 to 31/10/2018
  • Assistant Dean of the College of Media for Scientific Affairs From 1/11/2018 to 12/1/2020
  • Dean of the Faculty of Media From 13/1/2020 (until now)

Achievements and initiatives to serve the college, university and community |

  • Establishing a peer-reviewed scientific journal for the college entitled (Journal of Media Studies and Research - Masar)
  • Creating a smart interactive electronic hall
  • Developing the college's central hall and adding a smart interactive screen
  • Establishing a modern scientific library (free of charge) containing more than (10,000) books, as part of a public relations campaign entitled (Initiative)
  • Create a free online library containing more than (10,000) e-books
  • Designing an electronic program (for the master sheet) that goes beyond all the traditional processes of examination committees.
  • Establishing a public opinion polling unit
  • Developing a (classroom) program within the smart hall at the college
  • Establishing an Arabic Language Unit
  • Introducing postgraduate studies (Master's) in the Public Relations Department
  • Donating an electronic library containing hundreds of books, letters, and scientific theses
  • To the college library to enrich the library and establish the nucleus of an electronic scientific library that keeps pace with the technical and technological developments in the world of libraries
  • Organizing numerous initiatives to show solidarity with and support the armed forces and the Popular Mobilization Forces
  • Head of the volunteer work and fundraising committee organized by the Popular Mobilization Forces to support the Iraqi army, the Popular Mobilization Forces, and the families of martyrs in 2017
  • Head of the committee overseeing the national campaign (We Will Not Thirst) organized by the Iraqi Ministry of Education to alleviate the suffering of the children of Nineveh
  • Organizing a number of scientific exhibitions on the sidelines of the annual journalism department festivals
  • Organizing an exhibition of student advertising products 2019
  • Organizing a number of field visits and maintaining continuous communication with students in the dormitories

Membership in professional associations

  • Member of the Committee of Deans of Media Colleges in Iraq
  • Member of the Media Curriculum Experts Committee in Iraq.
  • Member of the Iraqi University Council.
  • Editorial Board Member of the refereed journal *Media Studies and Research* – Masar
  • Member of the Education Quality Surveys Committee (Student Services) - 2011
  • Member of the College Performance Quality Assessment File Committee for the year 2010-2011
  • Member of the committee for developing the scientific plan for the college’s directions for the academic year 2011-2012.
  • Member of the College Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Committee for the year 2011.
  • Member of the Preparatory Committee for the Annual Press Festivals (First, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth)
  • Member of the interview committee for undergraduate applicants for the year 2014-2015
  • Member of the committee for implementing the strategic plan programs for scientific departments, divisions, and units for the year

Scientific research

  • (7)  Scientific research that has been published and approved for publication in peer-reviewed scientific journals
  • (4) Recently published, registered scientific research
  • A collection of media studies and newspaper articles published in general newspapers and magazines