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The President of the University of Shatrah, Prof. Dr. Basim Abdul-Hussein Jarallah, attended the meeting of the Advisory Board chaired by His Excellency the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, together with senior officials and the presidents of public universities, today, Thursday, 11 September 2025.
At the opening of the meeting, the Minister of Higher Education stressed that Iraqi universities are working to multiply their institutional and academic performance and to harness their research and specialist capacities in a way that strengthens their position in the knowledge society and responds to its changes. He noted that the growing demand for university education opens new horizons for expansion into modern specialisations, foremost among them artificial intelligence, and for developing research programmes that place Iraqi universities on the path of global competitiveness.
The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Naeem Al-Aboudi, emphasised the importance of harnessing modern technologies and comprehensive digital transformation in teaching and learning, and of developing the tools and research that enable Iraqi universities to contribute effectively to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
*The participants discussed the items on the agenda of the ninth meeting of the Advisory Board and voted in favour of a number of resolutions:*
▪️ Approval of the Charter of Iraqi University Customs and Traditions.
▪️ Provision of electronic payment points (POS) in universities in accordance with the directives of the Council of Ministers and the decisions of the Central Bank.
▪️ Completion of the comprehensive digital transformation before the start of the 2026/2025 academic year.
▪️ Updating the directory of foreign universities and adding a number of them to the scholarship directory.
▪️ Changing the designation “people of determination” or “people with special needs” to “people with distinguished abilities”, and studying the establishment of colleges and departments to support this group.
The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Naeem Al-Aboudi, concluded the meeting by directing universities to strengthen productive international scientific and academic partnerships that allow the exchange of expertise, programmes, students, teaching staff and researchers and achieve the highest level of integration to meet scientific and technical requirements.
Government Media and Communication Department
University of Shatrah
11 September 2025
