The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Prof. Dr. Nabil Kazem Abdel-Saheb, received the Canadian Ambassador in Baghdad, Mr. Ulric Shannon, and they discussed areas of scientific and academic cooperation between the two countries. And programs that delineate coordination paths and define the premises and contexts responsible for joint international scholarships and conferences, training and benefiting from the Canadian academic expertise in modern disciplines in the fields of medicine, industry, agriculture and engineering, and strengthening the bonds of joint work in the accreditation and classification of universities. He explained that the priorities approved by the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research go Towards scientific twinning programs between Iraqi universities and their counterparts that enjoy global competition in the rankings, stressing that the scientific partnership can be translated into the Iraqi Canadian University project that takes into account the requirements of the Iraqi arena at the scientific, research, investment and economic levels on the one hand and provides a cooperation environment that advances bilateral relations between Iraq and Canada On the other hand, he revealed that the Ministry of Education is heading to a project related to studying the resumption of scholarships for students according to programs that focus on specific disciplines that serve the needs of state institutions in light of the rapid scientific development. To develop relations, focus on the scientific and academic aspect, openness to Iraqi university institutions, activate the memorandum of understanding between the two countries, develop its contents, and strengthen partnership.* Department of Relations and Information** Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research** August 24, 2021*
