Vision and Mission

Vision statement
To be recognized as an eminent department that works to understand, explain and improve communities spatially and human conditions geographically.

Mission statement
The department’s mission is to provide comprehensive higher educational knowledge, and workforce training programs and services of superior quality that meet individual, business, and community needs by:

• Offering comprehensive and enriched undergraduate and graduate programs;
• Encouraging and strengthening the utilization of a broad range of technologies, methods, materials, and facilities, within instructional and support services that accommodate students of diverse backgrounds, interests, and abilities;
• Creating an environment that facilitates learning through a curriculum that broadens perspectives, leads to responsible citizenship, and sets standards that support the highest level of performance;
• Champioming the university’s vision of seeking a world-class research institution status by faithfully serving the industry and enriching communities by making available evidence-based resources.