Education Minister invites the Association of Arab Universities to hold its conference in Baghdad

Baghdad-INA
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Naeem Al-Aboudi called on Wednesday, on the Association of Arab Universities to hold its general conference in Baghdad.

The ministry stated, in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "Al-Aboudi received the Secretary-General of the Association of Arab Universities, Amr Izzat Salama, and they discussed developing prospects for joint work."

The Minister of Education stressed, according to the statement, during the meeting, "the Iraqi academic institution's keenness to cooperate and coordinate with the union's institutions, which include the associations of corresponding colleges, the Quality Assurance and Accreditation Council, and to set the necessary steps to achieve development indicators and goals and create an environment for scientific and research partnerships between Arab universities."

Al-Aboudi called on the Association of Arab Universities to "hold its general conference in Baghdad to enhance the climate of communication between Arab universities and increase aspects of scientific and academic integration and cooperation," pointing to "the importance of the initiative launched by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research tagged (study in Iraq) to attract international students."

For his part, the Secretary General of the Association of Arab Universities, Amr Salama Ezzat, expressed his great thanks to the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Naeem Al-Aboudi, for the keenness indicated in cooperation and enabling universities to hold productive partnerships and reach the highest level of response to quality requirements, pointing to "the importance of the academic impact enjoyed by Iraqi universities in terms of scientific research indicators, knowledge exchange and specialized programs."