At the university of Baghdad, the activities of the fourth university media week sponsored by the minister of higher education and scientific research, prof. Ali Mohammed Hussein Al-Adeeb, the supervision of prof. Dr. Alaa’ Abdul Hussein Abdul Rasul, president of the university of Baghdad and with the presence of a large collection of educational media, political, cultural, intellectual and social public institutions. The ceremony began with a recitation from the glorious Quran and standing up one minute to read Al- Fatiha in memory of the martyrs of Iraq and higher education, then Iraqi national anthem. Chairman of the preparatory committee, Dr. Kadhem Al-Omran, director of media and public relations delivered speech at the end of the ceremony thanking all the audio-visual and written media which picked up with great interest the activities of this week. The speech of the chairman of the preparatory committee included the recitation of the recommendations in the light of scientific session organized on the second day of the activities, among these recommendations is inviting the foreign media men and academics to identify the scientific process that taking place in Baghdad University and Higher Education in Iraq and the size of media activities taking place in the university media week which is unique of the university of Baghdad over Iraqi universities. Then, Baghdad University’ president, Prof. Dr. Alaa’ Abdul Hussein delivered a speech calling the directors of university sections to choose an ideal employee or instructor from among employees of the departments to honor him and to be a monthly tradition as well as being a motivation for all the affiliates that follow the example of those who are honored for their giving, eagerness and discipline at work. The university president also thanked all the efforts made along the entire week in holding these activities that would have contributed to the upgrading of university of Baghdad.
The administrative assistant of the president of the university, prof. Dr. Hussein Yousef delivered a speech mentioning the scientific, media and cultural activity that expressed a real and distinctive creativity that won the satisfaction and the desirability of the presidency of the university, and what the media in their programs reported, thanking one of the Iraqi satellite channels that has transferred the proceedings of this festival through a daily television newsletter, which is rarely done. Concluding the activities of the fourth university media week included a theatrical show of the Iraq youth troupe talking about the conflict of good and evil and ends with the triumph of love, brotherhood and peace on the forces of evil and darkness, as well as a poem recited by Dr. Mohammad Reza and a special paragraph of national anthems performed by Ahbab Hussein troupe (peace be upon him) and students of the college of Islamic Science.Immediately after the conclusion of activities, president of Baghdad University, Prof. Dr. Alaa’ Abdul Hussein honored the dean of the college of engineering, Dr. Ahmed Sahib and dean of the college of science, Dr. Salih Mahdi, and associate dean of the college of engineering of administration, Dr. Haider Makiya, for their continuous cooperation with the presidency of the university and the department of information and public relations in holding the activities and private events of the university. The president also honored , bases of science and knowledge, directors of sections of university center for their cooperation with the media university as well as honoring staff idealists, where employee Qusay Aishe, secretary of the university president has obtained the first ideal employee; furthermore, a number of other staff from the center of development and continuing education, quality assurance and university performance department and the Office of the scientific assistant of the president. The honoring included also a number of employees of the department of follow-up and coordination, media men and channels that covered the proceedings of the festival and others who have contributed in cooperation with the department of information and public relations. At the end of the honoring ceremony, the fourth media university week concluded with an open dialogue session between employees of the departments of the university and the university president, his two administrative and scientific assistants, which included finding appropriate solutions to the problems and obstacles of work, as well as discussing ideas and proposals that would contribute to upgrade the scientific and administrative progress of Baghdad university and higher education in the new Iraq.
