After receiving many merits as a prestigious and a significant university among our educational institutions, several world and international federations went looking around our university as a great and an ancient university, particularly when recently it became in line with other international universities through world rankings and global cultural and intellectual events such as QS and Webometrics.

  The association of Arab universities honored university of Baghdad for its intellectual and leading role as a sober educational institution, through honoring its rector, Dr. Alaa Abdul Hussein for his distinguished role in this association. The university has sent prof. Dr. Riyad Khalil, the administrative assistant of rector to the headquarters of that association in Jordan for attending its meetings where our university was honored as the best Iraqi university to represent Iraq globally. Dr. Riyad Khalil handed the shield to the university rector, prof. Dr. Alaa Abdul Hussein in the presence of Dr. Abdul Bassit Salman, editor of the university website and Dr. Adel al-Ghurery, director of media relations at the university. Dr. Alaa Abdul Hussein had contributed via his active role in reflecting a new impression on our university that was experiencing several problems already caused by the effects of war, siege and occupation, while at present it stands tall to renew the glories of the past as a patron of culture, science and as a pioneer of human thought. Dr. Alaa Abdul Hussein, university president expressed his delight for this honor that came as a fruit of the efforts of all members of the university members, professors and students and that this honor is dedicated to the heroes of the popular crowd and our Iraqi army who resist the fierce attacks of terrorism to ensure a safe life for us, we stand as a tribute to them and may almighty God bless. Prof. Dr. Riyad Khalil, administrative assistant regarded this honors as a great scientific triumph counted for the university amid the harsh conditions faced by the country, stressing that Baghdad university is the only Iraqi university that received it confirming that our university is at the top through the efforts of good people and the ministry of higher education and scientific research which is something that make us proud as being within its members. Dr. Alaa Abdul Hussein had received many congratulations and blessings and the university website team and TV channel office accompanied this event and documented by series of photos and video scenes.