Leadership in teaching and disseminating knowledge in the fields of urban planning and design while fostering positive interaction with society. 

Department Mission :

Achieving excellence in teaching and disseminating knowledge in the fields of urban planning and design, highlighting the identity of belonging to the local environment, and providing beneficial services to society while contributing to the development of the profession through an advanced academic environment that meets the requirements of comprehensive quality. 

Department Objectives :

• Excellence in the fields of urban planning and design. 

• Raising societal awareness of the importance of planning and design, and their role in shaping the principles and foundations of modern and innovative initiatives to advance local, regional, and national development. 

• Providing a suitable educational environment to prepare graduates who possess competence and practical knowledge to meet labor market needs. 

• Encouraging and supporting scientific research related to localizing the best global practices to serve the local built environment effectively. 

• Supporting faculty members and researchers in publishing their scientific work in global journals. 

• Promoting the concept of academic partnership between the department and other departments in local, regional, and global universities. 

• Contributing to the development of the urban planner and designer profession and enhancing the department's role in serving the community while being considered a partner in development. 

To establish a school of architectural thoughtthat emphasizes: 

• Cultural continuity

• Environmental sustainability

• Technological development 

A school of thought is a collection of ideas and philosiphies shared by a group of people including: social movement, cultural movement, or artistic movement. 

Department Mission :

To provide and advance architectural education, research, and professional practice within the folowing: 

• Building and sustaining cultural and environmental dimensions

• Keeping abreast of technological development 

• Engaing in a global intellectual dialogue and exchanging expertise with world-class academic and professional centers of excellence

Department Objectives :

• Pioneering the preserving cultural and architectural heritage 

• Promoting awareness of sustainable architecture and technology concepts

• Keeping abreast of contemporary technology in Architecture 

• Fostering Ceativity in architectural design and professional practice 

• Interacting with the scientific and professional institutions, both locally and globally