Aims and Objectives

Aims and Objectives

The objectives of the College of Biotechnology are to:

1. Teach, train and graduate qualified skilled scientists in many disciplines of Biotechnology.
2. Develop, implement and evaluate the curriculum of biotechnology program with a strong commitment to be aligned and comply with the national and international standards of the quality assurance.
3. Conduct applied research in basic and translational biotechnology and fosters interactions and collaboration between faculty, researchers and industry.
4. Promote a supportive learning environment for life through implementing continuous learning programs.
5. Apply the general principles and standards of technology transfer and ensure adequate training of our personnel in modern biotechnology.

Core Values

The staff, student and faculty of the College of Biotechnology are committed to the following core values:

• Academic Excellence– CoB passionately strives to achieve excellence in its teaching, individual learner, and learning process through promoting critical thinking, engaged learning, research, and supporting academic environment encouraging lifelong professional development as learners, scholars, teachers, and mentors.
• Accountability& leadership – All members of CoB are accountable for their work in support of the College, its mission and goals. The college strives to empower leadership among all individuals through teamwork, sound judgment and responsible decisions enabling all to be change agents in the community we serve.
• Personal growth – The College values the development of the whole person by providing supportive environment for personal growth, wellness, ethical decision making, and personal responsibility.
• Social responsibility – CoB believes in helping others through its commitment to equity, social justice and diversity. Our diversity as a community is a strength embracing understanding and unity.
• Respect– CoB honours our relationships with students, colleagues, clients by exchanging ideas with civility and respect and has genuine consideration for others and our world.
• Integrity& ethics– CoB upholds the highest ethical standards through maintaining the principles of integrity in all what we do.
• Innovation and creativity– CoB is committed to developing creative approaches in the quest of knowledge and novel research design through applying critical thinking and analysis, problem solving, brainstorming in dealing with new themes and goals and use their imagination to drive innovation.

Degree

Graduates will be awarded a Bachelor in Biotechnology.

Departments

Currently, the CoB consists of two Departments:

1. Department of Medical Biotechnology
2. Department of Plant Biotechnology

Career Opportunities

The Bachelor of Biotechnology leads to career paths in:

• Health care sector and Diagnostics
• Research with research institutes, universities or in industry
• Animal health and Vaccine industry
• Agriculture
• Food Technology
• Pharmaceutical and Therapeutic industry
• Forensic Science
• Industrial and environmental Sciences
• Bioinformatics and bioethics in industry regulation
• Biosafety and biosecurity
• Education