Background

 Department of biology is among the seven departments running under the college of natural and computational science college. It is among the pioneer department established since 2006.  The department has currently 24 academic staffs with different specialties and qualifications.  Biology department offers undergraduate program in Biology and biology laboratory technology in the regular session. Similarly there are numerous students training in biology under continuing education programs in evening, summer and weekend programs. Moreover since 2014 the department launched graduate program in MSc. Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology.  Currently, the department has more than 950 students under all modalities.         

Mission, Vision and core values of the department of biology

Mission

The department of biology embraces and integrates all aspects of the life sciences and related teaching, research an community service, develops and delivers an effective, modern curriculum for graduate and undergraduate students, contributes to knowledge and technology development through research and establishes a departmental environment grounded in open and honest communication, mutual support,  recognition of diverse individual contributions, and trust. 

Vision

From a platform of innovative and effective approaches that integrate undergraduate and graduate education within multi-disciplinary research, the department of biology strives to achieves national and international leadership in research, scholarship and education in all academic levels and provide camps-wide leadership in the integration of life sciences.      

Values

The department values excellence in all aspects of teaching and research and community service, upholds the ethical practices of science, encourages diversity in students, staff, faculty, and perspectives, and seeks to build a sense of community at both the local and global scale. 

Goals of Biology Department