The University of Mosul is a public university located in Mosul, Iraq. It is one of the largest educational and research centers in the Middle East. The University of Mosul was founded in April 1967, building on the foundations of the 1959 College of Medicine, under the control of the Ministry of Health. The University was established to be an academic center of higher education in Mosul city and Iraq. Today the University offers accredited Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees in more than 100 scientific specializations. More than 80,000 students have graduated since the foundation of the University. The College is located in the Medical Township which includes the Teaching Hospitals in Al-Shifaa Court, Mosul City, Iraq. The College of Medicine was the first established College of what is now the University of Mosul, founded in 1959 and initially affiliated with the Department of Health and subsequently with the University of Baghdad. In April 1967 and with the establishment of the University of Mosul, the College became part of University of Mosul. The Undergraduate program in the Medical College is six years and the language of instruction is English.