Today, Wednesday, the Prime Minister, Mr. Mohamed Shayaa Al-Sudani, received university presidents and advanced staff at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, in the presence of the Minister of Higher Education.
At the outset of the meeting, His Excellency indicated that higher education was the sector most affected during the wars and siege, the occupation phase, the security situation and the fight against terrorism, indicating the importance of education and its connection to the benefits of all fields and sectors, and its role in building society and the individual.
The Prime Minister stated that the priorities of the government program, which are based on a realistic reading of the needs of citizens, still need to support education, in all its aspects and plans, referring to the National Strategy for Education for the years (2022-2031), which needs implementation mechanisms to be put into practice.
His Excellency diagnosed the problem of the inadequacy of the outputs of higher education to the needs of the labor market, and the lack of need for some disciplines that constitute a burden on the state, while there are new and innovative professions that require qualification for their practice and investment.
Mr. Al-Sudani stressed the importance of developing staff and setting real tests that determine the correct merit, and keeping the educational institution away from political pressures. He also stressed the need for the system of academic promotions not to be limited to publishing research, but rather to realistic conferences that attract initiatives and activities, as well as the need to take advantage of scholarship students by placing them in their correct places, which achieve the desired benefit from their scholarship.
His Excellency also listened to a brief explanation of the ministry’s plan to improve the educational reality, as well as the proposals and visions of a number of university presidents.
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Media Office of the Prime Minister
19 – July – 2023
