Dear students and esteemed professors, with love and appreciation, we welcome you to the beginning of your 2025/2026 academic year. We pray that it will be a distinguished year filled with academic and scientific achievements at the University of Basra, which has always been a beacon of knowledge and a source of inspiration in various fields.
Your presence at this educational institution is not limited to acquiring knowledge alone; it also carries a national responsibility toward the issues of our beloved country. We must all work to strengthen national unity and reject anything that might weaken the cohesion of our society.
Our dear professors, guardians of knowledge and innovators of the future, the message you carry is a great and priceless one: educating minds, refining souls, and instilling noble values ​​in students. You are the ones who guide the generation toward a bright future.
My dear friends... Make your classrooms centers of creativity, platforms for constructive dialogue, and spaces for self-discovery.
We ask God to grant our beloved country security and prosperity, for He is the All-Hearing, All-Answering.

Professor Dr. Osama Qasim Khalifa, Dean of the College of Marine Sciences