The President of the Republic, Dr. Barham Salih, received today, Monday, August 23, 2021, at Al-Salam Palace in Baghdad, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Prof. Dr. Nabil Kazem Abdel-Saheb. The President of the Republic stressed the need to protect the sobriety of academic education and the scientific independence of universities, and to support and expand various scientific and cultural specializations according to the developments of the times. Paying attention to the needs of professors and students and overcoming obstacles and problems in front of them. His Excellency added that Iraqi universities have a good reputation in international forums, despite the difficulties they faced in previous periods, calling for strengthening cooperation with international universities and benefiting from international experiences, in order for Iraqi universities to be in the refineries of their peers in For his part, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Prof. Dr. Nabil Kazem Abdel-Saheb, thanked the President of the Republic for the directives, reviewing the ministry’s work progress, its future plans and the challenges facing the higher education sector in the country.
