The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Naeem Al-Aboudi, opened the Iraq Education Exhibition and Conference 2023 with Arab and international participation and a distinguished academic presence.
In his speech during the opening ceremony, the Minister of Education affirmed that the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research succeeded in establishing an environment of openness to global academic spaces and took a decision that Iraqi universities bear the non-stereotypical identity that is gained from the international track in interaction, presence and competition, pointing out that the projects of the Higher Education Institution are characterized by methodology and are characterized by With strategic vitality, he pointed out at the same time that the most prominent of these projects is the unprecedented educational transformation to the Bologna path, which was implemented through partnership and cooperation with UNESCO in technical universities and that it will take its course for implementation in more than six hundred specialized departments in the faculties of engineering and science in government university formations. Eligibility and the pioneering project (Study in Iraq), in which more than three thousand international students registered to study in Iraqi universities.
He added that the Ministry of Education has placed its focus on the quality of university outputs and improving solid scientific publishing in international institutions, in which Iraqi researchers have achieved important percentages worthy of praise, stressing that moving towards quality requirements and adopting the foundations of electronic governance represents a foundation for the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in order to achieve the highest rates. The sober achievement of university formations represents the conclusion of the careful review and evaluation of the methodological paths and the analysis of their outcomes according to an objective, purposeful vision that enables academic institutions to respond to the requirements of the labor market and achieve the dimensions of community service that summarize the clearest form of academic performance and bearing responsibilities.
The opening activities included a number of official speeches from the presidency of the Parliamentary Higher Education Committee and representatives of international institutions and companies, including the Business Empowerment Company, which expressed its high appreciation for the interaction provided by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the areas of employment and scientific work.
The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Naeem Al-Aboudi, toured the exhibition halls, which included pavilions for Iraqi governmental, private, Arab and foreign universities, technology and education companies, and a number of organizations.
Department of Information and Government Communications
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
September 16, 2023
