His Excellency minister of higher education prompts accrediting health standards in the society
The minister of higher education and scientific research, Mr. Ali Mohammed Hussein Al-Adeeb prompts to correct the rules of mental health and enhance the standards and scientific bases for the values of the society, stressing the importance of supporting educational centers that are specialized in the study of mental health and the cases where the society may be exposed to in various sectors. The minister stated while attending the 18th international conference of the psychological health, entitled ” psychological health in Iraqi universities,” which is held by the center of educational studies and psychological researches at the university of Baghdad, that the ministry of higher education and through its educational institutions worked on the development of norms and standards of health in the society, as well as seeking to provide appropriate scientific elements of the environment that contribute to the development of the university student’s personality and protect him psychologically from the negative impact of the factors. Al-Adeeb added that what the Iraqi reality has in all its psychological, social and political forms represents a challenge to the Iraqi character, especially university student, explaining that the responsibility of the educational institutions are to correct paths of weakness in the field of psychological health in order to create healthy, educated and knowledgeable generation. The president of Baghdad university prof. Dr. Alaa’ Abdul Hussein attended the conference, which witnessed the participation of representatives from the world health organization and the ministry of health, as well as professors and researchers from various Iraqi universities, including delivered lectures and discussing (44) scientific papers dealt with the most important problems facing individuals and communities like disease and psychological trauma and ways to address them personally and to take advantage of the findings of these researches. On the other hand, the minister paid a visit to the Scouts camp of the students of the college of physical education at the university of Baghdad, on the sidelines of the conference which college of physical education embraced. His Excellency was acquainted with the Scout camp, which included scout and sport activities, Iraqi flag hoisting ceremony, sport games, puzzles and contests to draw the poster and landscape, as well as galleries for each group ( Rahat ) to be evaluated and graded, and His Excellency listened to the camp teachers and their students about the activities, the results and the scientific and sport objectives, and ways to improve it in the future. The minister of higher education and scientific research was accompanied in his tour by Baghdad university president prof. Dr. Alaa’ Abdul Hussein, dean of the college of Physical education prof. Dr. Riadh Khalil Khammas and heads of sections and teachers of the subject. The camp scout has many educational objectives, including building of physical and sanitary skills and capacities, relating physical changes in the stage and its requirements, the development of sport relationships, interaction and leadership skills and teamwork, to provide and encourage individual hobbies and skills including the sense of individual accomplishment, thinking the right way to solve problems, discover the skills, provide opportunities to acquire the necessary skills to community service the development of ethical conduct, acquiring ethical and social values and preserve the spirit of the Scout, and provide distinct activities that challenge the capacity and meet the needs of members and their energies. The scouts program has been designed on the basis of the person and the small group, the environmental activities as well as the importance of good citizenship, community service, leadership and exploration.
