University of Duhok (UoD)

Academic Staff

Oct. 27, 2025, 9:45 a.m.

Degrees Awarded

2018 PhD in Urban and Regional Planning and Design, University of Maryland College Park, USA

2008 MSc in Spatial Planning (Joint degree), TU Dortmund University, Germany and the University of the Philippines Diliman, The Philippines.

2002 BSc in Surveying Engineering, Technical College Baghdad, Iraq

Teaching Experience

Taught BSc courses on the following topics:

Transportation Planning
Urban and Regional Economics
Urban Design Studio
Research Methods
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Environmental Impact Assessment
Academic Debate.

Taught MSc course on the following topics:

Mobility and Infrastructure Planning
Quantitative Research Methods

QA and Activities

Sustainable Reconstruction and Development in Northern Iraq. Technical University of Dortmund, Germany & Al-Balqa Applied University. Amman, Jordan. Jan to Feb 2006.

Saeed, B., & Iseki, H. (2023). Does rail transit access affect firm dynamics? Analysis of firm births and closures in Maryland, USA . Journal of Transport and Land Use, 16(1), 389–408. https://doi.org/10.5198/jtlu.2023.2343

DIOP, L. E. N., Kessler, C., & Saeed, B. (2023). IRAQ: Drivers and Trajectories of Migration to Europe. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8189420

Saeed, B. (2025). Exploring the travel behavior of refugees, IDPs, and host community residents: Empirical findings from Domiz urban area, Iraq (Working Paper).

Transportation and Land-use interaction, Land Use planning, Public Participation in Planning and Development, Urban and Regional Economics, Infrastructure Planning

DIOP, L. E. N., Kessler, C., & Saeed, B. (2023). IRAQ: Drivers and Trajectories of Migration to Europe. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8189420

Saeed, B. (2025). Exploring the travel behavior of refugees, IDPs, and host community residents: Empirical findings from Domiz urban area, Iraq (Working Paper).