3: Centre’s self-assessment:
The Center’s mission: The Center for Market Research and Consumer Protection performs an awareness and guidance message that serves the social and economic objectives of the country across the scientific and research fields that effectively contribute to consumer protection. Thus, its main mission is related to ensuring the health, safety, economy and environment of human beings to improve the consumer level and culture in Iraq and achieve overall quality in this field.
The Center’s vision is the only agency at Baghdad University that provides services and consultations on various issues of interest to the market, as well as conducting scientific studies and research to find appropriate solutions to maintain consumer protection within a framework of cultural and ethical values and thus contributing to the achievement of the watchdog of the consumer culture industry in Iraqi society.
Strategic Objectives:
1- To conduct scientific and laboratory research to translate knowledge into action to address the country’s problems in the areas of market and consumer protection and to make recommendations thereon to the relevant authorities.
2- To assess the situation of the Iraqi consumer through public opinion surveys and studies.
3- Raising the level of interaction between the University and society by communicating with various relevant bodies by exchanging different experiences and committees.
4- Promote public awareness and consumer culture development among Iraqi consumers and inform them of ways of rationalizing consumption through the holding of conferences, symposiums and specialized workshops.
5- Protecting consumers from all types of fraud, imitation, fraud and deception in all goods and services.
6- Encourage scientific research in the field of market research and consumer protection through the implementation of annual research programmes and plans and the preparation of specialized studies.
7-Training of personnel working in the various ministries of the State through training courses organized by the Centre in various fields.
