Developed Academic relationships with the University of Faronish
In the framework of scientific and inter-cultural cooperation an academic delegation representing the large Russian University of Faronish visited Baghdad University with the representative of Russian Itar-Tass news agency to develop cultural and scientific relations, and the University of Baghdad hosted the Russian delegation, during holding its Council under the chairmanship of Prof. Dr. Musa Jawad al-Musawi the university president, who received and welcomed the guest delegation, as he began to review the history of the university which is reflected in the setting out of the University of Baghdad, its colleges and scientific institutes. Then Prof. Musa al-Musawi submitted an explanation of the nature and the reality of the scientific colleges in accordance with the scientific university compounds, reviewing buildings and facilities through the windows of the university in Al- Jadirriyya Tower. After that the Russian delegation provided an overview about the reality of education at the University of Faronish and reviewed the scientific status that the University had at the level of Russia and Europe and the progress it made in its scientific career.
To enhance the relationship between the university of Faronish and the University of Baghdad, the Russian delegation conferred Dr. Musa al-Musawi’s the highest Russian cultural medal which represents a symbol of cooperation between the two countries, it is the medal of the Union of writers , which is not conferred only for VIPs who contribute to the promotion of cultural and scientific cooperation of the State of Russia with the countries of the world, on the other hand , Dr. Musa al-Moussawi gave a range of symbolic gifts for the visiting delegation. As an evaluation of the visit of the Russian delegation, in order to enhance the role of relationships with developed international universities, as well as the Russian delegation presented a poetic book of the great Russian writer Cholakov, as a gift to the University in recognition and valuation of the initiatives of cultural exchange. The Russian delegation also thanked Chairman and members of the University of Baghdad, praising the great achievements which the University of Baghdad seeks to achieve, and the scientific and technological and information progress of the university and its educational institutions.
Dr. To’ma Muttair Hussain,the Cultural Counselor at the Embassy of Iraq in Russia attended the ceremony of receiving the Russian delegation, , who showed the extent of development and progress witnessed by the Russian universities and the extent of cooperation which a university seeks in consolidating the progress and development bonds with developed universities, and he expressed his deep delight in developing this cultural Relations.The cultural Counselor has initiated to provide a range of scientific fellowships in different specializations for students of the University of Baghdad for the purpose of completing the study in Russia; as well as Dr. To’ma Muttair Hussain presented calls for members of the Council of the University of Baghdad to visit Russia and to participate in a special conference about the environment.
After the Council of the University of Baghdad met the Russian delegation, Dr. Musa al-Musawi ordered to make a field trip to the Russian delegation in the colleges and institutes and scientific centers of university, where the delegation visited the College of Education for girls, and Dr. Ameer Muhammad Ali Dean of the college received the guest delegation and toured the Russian delegation in the scientific Departments, then the delegation visited the applied kindergarten and nursery in the college, and the guest delegation inaugurated the exhibition of the Iraqi Memory documenting the history of the establishment of the college and its activities since inception till now.
After that, the Russian delegation erected statue of the great Russian writer Alexander Sergeyfj Pushkin largest Russia’s poet and splendid artist, in the college of Languages as athankful gift to the University of Baghdad. Dr. Riyadh Aziz Hadi Scientific Assistant of the President of the University and Dean of the college of Languages with a group of college students and the faculty members of the college attended the occasion. The University of Baghdad has taken the initiative to erect a statue of the Arab traveler Ahmed ibn Fadlan the Islamic scholar at the Russian University of Faronish who visited, Russia with a letter to Alsqalaba king, and who arrived Bulgarians on May 12 922, corresponding to 12 Muharram 310 AH.
To express the initiative of the University of Baghdad, the University Faronish initiated to erect the monument statue of Pushkin which represents a symbol of literature and poetry in Russia, who was influenced by the Glorious Quran and the biography of Prophet Muhammad may Allah bless him and his family, and reflected in most of his writings.He begins his poem “The Prophet ” with two parts that cast light on the circumstances of the prophet before receiving revelation directly, the expected Prophet is characterized with a rich spirit ” exhausted ” with meditation in the universe and search for the truth of existence, and then his contemplative spirit tends to isolation in the desert.
Pushkin says in his poem of the Greatest Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him and his family:
Thirst of the soul exhausts us,
In the desolate desert we were stretching ,
Then Pushkin sends the poetic image of the appearance of Gabriel to the Prophet peace be upon him and his family:
Appeared for us at the cross road,
Walk with us with six wings
And light fingers as in a dream
Touch the apple of my eyes,My prophetic eyes expanded
Like the eyes of a scared eagle.
The Russian delegation has expressed his deep delight with the warm reception ceremony and hospitality that is characteristic of the university presenting his thanks and deep appreciation for the fruitful visit which embodies the scientific and inter-cultural cooperation between the University of Baghdad and Russian universities.
