MOE calls for twinning the Iraqi-British Universities project

Baghdad - INA 

The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Prof. Dr. Nabil Kadhim Abdel-Saheb, called today, Sunday, to launch the Iraqi-British University project and provide scholarships.

A statement by the ministry, received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), stated that "the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Nabil Kadhim Abdel-Saheb, received the Director of the British Council in Iraq Jim Petrie, and they discussed the horizons of cultural and academic cooperation."

According to the statement, the minister called for the establishment of rules for cooperation and the formulation of joint academic programs, including the proposal of the Iraqi-British University project, pointing out that "this approach will provide a scientific environment that achieves a number of goals, including the employment of Iraqi competencies and investment in the fields of education with rare specialties and the cross-fertilization of ideas between the two peoples. 

Iraqi and British, and to provide a joint opportunity for scientific research in heritage excavations and modern specializations in the medical and engineering fields.
He added, "The determinants of this path between the two sides require prioritizing programs and fellowships," stressing that "twinning of universities and specializations and holding memoranda of understanding in light of the orientation and specificity of Iraqi universities represent a necessity and importance and have the priority and primacy of joint cooperation programs."

He explained that "the move towards strengthening relations, opening prospects for future opportunities and strengthening cooperation at the educational and investment level requires a special agreement to provide quality scholarships to Iraqis and focus on benefiting from British expertise in modernizing academic programs and curricula in line with the needs of the labor market in light of the requirements of the Fourth Industrial Revolution."

 Iraqi graduates from international universities, especially British ones, are distinguished by their ingenuity."
In turn, the Director of the British Council praised the arrangement of the priority map of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, expressing his hope to develop relations with university institutions in Iraq, overcome the accelerating economic and health challenges, and adapt academic cooperation programs that can be a gateway to the transfer of knowledge and experiences.
He stressed the importance of strengthening exchange and the provision of a sustainable cooperation environment, proposing the selection of a number of Iraqi university leaders to meet with their counterparts in British universities to achieve the required communication, and at the same time welcoming the proposal submitted by the Minister of Higher Education regarding the formation of a joint team between the two sides to put the map of the agreed perceptions in its proper context and in accordance with the agreement signed between the two countries."