The University of Baghdad assumed the presidency of the current session of the Association of Arab Universities in its fifty-sixth edition, which coincides with the sixtieth anniversary of the founding of the Union.
The University of Baghdad witnessed the launch of the General Conference of Arab Universities, in the presence of a crowd of parliamentary figures, Arab and Iraqi academics, and representatives of international organizations and unions.
At the beginning of the opening, the President of the University of Baghdad, Dr. Bahaa Ibrahim Ensaf, welcomed the Arab university delegations in Baghdad, expressing the happiness of the Iraqi university and academic communities at this session, which Iraq is chairing.
He stressed that the meeting of Arab universities represents an important opportunity to enhance academic cooperation and contributes to providing an environment for the cross-fertilization of ideas responsible for developing the educational field in Arab academic institutions.
For his part, the President of the University of Sousse, Dr. Lotfi Belkacem, President of the previous session of the Union, expressed his thanks and appreciation for holding the conference in Baghdad, stressing his aspiration for a new phase of cooperation between Arab universities and educational bodies to establish effective foundations for joint work, while the President of the Montsir University, President of the previous session of the Union, Dr. Al-Hadi Bel Haj Saleh, confirmed that The challenges facing our Arab societies have become indicative, and it is the responsibility of universities to confront them through scientific solutions, pointing out that the Union of Arab Universities is considered an important platform for joint work between Arab universities.
Department of Information and Government Communications
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
March 4, 2024
