The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Naeem Al-Aboudi, stressed the work to achieve the highest level of institutional integration with the various sectors of the state, enhance the university’s role in serving society, and develop twinning programs with international universities.
This came during his meeting with the Council of the University of Maysan, in the presence of the Undersecretary for Scientific Research Affairs and the Head of the Iraqi Academics Syndicate, where he called for building positive partnerships and institutional integration with state sectors and contributing to strengthening the university’s role in society in accordance with development requirements that require modernizing graduate programs and the field of specializations to be within the path of development. Interaction with labor market variables and technological and economic developments that suit the governorate’s environment.
The Minister of Education explained that the indicator of the increase in international students accepted into Iraqi universities and the activation of academic twinning programs with international universities and benefiting from their experiences bears a clear indication of the progress of the level of quality in Iraqi university institutions.
He added that Iraqi universities have become an attractive study environment, which requires enhancing the completion of urban projects in universities, including classrooms, laboratories, and internal departments, noting at the same time the importance of following up on graduates’ affairs and holding training workshops that pave the way for enrollment in the labor market.
Department of Information and Government Communications
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
June 11, 2024
