Representing the President of the University, the Assistant President for Scientific Affairs Takes Part in the Fourth Meeting of the Opinion Board at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research

Representing the President of the University, Prof. Dr. Basim Abdul-Hussein Al-Ghazi, the Assistant President for Scientific Affairs, Prof. Dr. Fadhil Mohsen Hamad, took part in the fourth meeting of the Opinion Board at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, chaired by the Acting Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Helo Al-Askari, and attended by its members from the senior staff and the presidents of public universities.

At the beginning of the meeting, His Excellency the Minister stressed the importance of quality and its direct impact on developing the outcomes of higher education, keeping pace with international standards and enhancing academic reputation, as well as supporting the production of scientific research and its publication in international repositories and databases, embodying the concepts of governance, improving institutional performance and responding to the requirements of modern education.

During its fourth meeting, the Opinion Board decided to vote on the items on the agenda, which included:

▪️ Completing the scientific and logistical procedures related to the ministerial evaluative examination across public and private universities in the specialisations of (Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Health and Medical Technologies, Engineering, Engineering Technologies, Law, Administrative and Economic Sciences, Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity) for the academic year 2025–2026.

▪️ Approving the adoption of a new mechanism for evaluating teaching staff seconded to other ministries, starting from the academic year 2026–2027.

▪️ Stressing the need to observe the legal powers authorised to decide on the suspension of working hours at universities in the Iraqi provinces.

His Excellency the Minister concluded the meeting by recommending that universities and their councils strengthen community service through research programmes and projects consistent with the Sustainable Development Goals.