After being on paper before a year or two, the dream has become a reality and a global project to assist scientists, professionals and specialists in technology that forms a new scientific and technological incubator for university of Baghdad added to the existing scientific laboratories in all technological fields. Minister of higher education and scientific research, Dr. Hussain al-Shahristani, inaugurated the technological incubator of dry construction for training students and instructors specialized in engineering at university of Baghdad with collaboration with the German “Knauf” group.

His excellency minister of higher education and scientific research, al-Shahristani said at the opening ceremony, attended by German ambassador in Baghdad “Eckhard Preveza” that the ministry of higher education is keen on providing the latest technologies for universities and research centers in order to employ the knowledge and technology needed to provide outstanding products and services, stressing that the technological incubator is accomplished by the agreement with the German “Knauf” group for training students, professors and private sector companies to provide them with the necessary expertise for successful projects. His excellency, the minister invited all engineering colleges and the ministries concerned to be proactive in staff training, participation in workshops organized by the German company working at the center, so that to turn Iraqi universities into producers to meet the needs of the community and achieve development. For his part, the president of university of Baghdad, professor Dr. Alaa Abdul Hussein Abdul Rasul stated that the opening of this center is the result of a two-year effort, that aims to eliminate the phenomenon of unemployment and job creation for youth, as well as expand marketing to product companies working in this field for rapid and inexpensive dry construction. President of the German group, “Isabel Knauf” expressed their readiness to accomplish construction projects since there is (220) laboratories spread all over the world, stressing that this technological incubator on (2500 m²) at the university of Baghdad during at least 25 years by specialized German staff to eliminate the phenomenon of unemployment and job creation as well as providing the opportunity for all trainees. TV university channel office and website team accompanied this event and documented it with a number of photos and videos.