The College of Engineering Celebrates its 90th
Foundation Anniversary
Under the auspices of His Excellency the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Mr. Ali Al-Adeeb, the College of Engineering celebrated majestically its 90th foundation anniversary in Al-Hakeem Hall at the University of Baghdad. The celebration was attended by Dr. Abid Ali Al-Taee representing the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the celebration, Dr. Ali Al-Dabagh, the government spokesman, Dr. Ibraheem Bahr Al-Ulum, former Minister of Oil, Prof. Mosa Al-Mosawe,Ph.D, President of the University of Baghdad, Prof. Ameen Dawai Thamir, Ph.D, President of the University of Technology, Dr. Mohammad Hamza Al-Shemari, First Administrative Deputy of the Governor of Baghdad, a number of members of Baghdad Governorate Council, a large number of deans of colleges, representatives from different ministries, a great number of general directors, a group of foreign guests, a large number of pioneer graduates, faculty and staff.
The celebration was commenced with the national anthem and a recitation from the Quran. Then the attendants read Surat Al- Fatiha standing in pleasing of martyr’s spirits. After that, Dr.Saba Jabar Neama, Chairperson of the Department of Architectural Engineering, delivered the speech of the Preparatory Committee for the 90th Anniversary Celebration in which she clarified the historical importance of the college; she also thanked the dean of the college, the General Supervisor of the 90th Anniversary Celebration Preparatory Committee for his support and continuous follow up to produce a celebration suitable for the history of our college.
Dr. Abid Ali Al-Taee, Under-Secretary of the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research recited the speech of the Minister in which he said” The College of Engineering has always presented generations of creative engineers who left their prints in every spot in Iraq”.
Then Ali Al-Dabagh, the government spokesman, delivered the alumni speech. He said “we need you, we need graduates, we need engineers, we everyone who has creative thinking to build the life destroyed by the tyrants and the unjust. I am honored today to stand among you reading the graduates speech”.
Prof. Mosa Al-Mosawe, Ph.D, President of the University of Baghdad, said” What the College of Engineering did throughout its glorious history in addition to the duties it aspires to in supporting public and private sectors with engineers in different specialties to build the country and providing services represent an important link in the development of our beloved country”. It is worth mentioning here that the President of the University of Baghdad is a former dean of the College of Engineering.
In his speech, Prof.Qasim Mohammad Dos,Ph.D, said “Today, we pay attribute and respect celebrating the anniversary of founding our old college, the College of Engineering/UoB which is a pioneering institute that has outlined the engineering education in Iraq throughout the ninety years of serious hard work. He thanked the attendants for honoring the celebration. He also thanked His Excellency the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research for honoring the college with a visit that gave it a strong motivation to develop. He extended his ample gratitude to the members of the Preparatory Committee for the 90th Anniversary Celebration who made great efforts to present a successful celebration”.
The students of the Department of Architectural Engineering presented the College of Engineering operetta. After that Prof.Qais Al-Sabagh,Ph.D, Head of the Preparatory Committee for the 90th Anniversary Celebration, delivered a memoir talk in which he talked about the establishment of the college, its department, statistics about each department and number of college graduates and faculty.
In a talk for the college website, the dean of the College of Engineering affirmed that the college today did not celebrate the passing of ninety years but it celebrated years full of achievements, giving, graduates who vitally participated in building Iraq. Several ministers, under-secretaries and general directors in the successive Iraqi governments and faculty graduated from this college. Also this college has provided engineering colleges in Iraq with faculty.
He clarified that the college began the preparation for the celebration a year ago. The starting point was planning to accomplish the College Fact Book which was distributed in the celebration today. This book has the history of the college, information about all its departments, the undergraduate and postgraduate curricula, pioneering graduates biographies, names of faculty in every department and a group of college activities. This book will write the history of our old college. After accomplishing the book, we prepared this distinguished celebration. In my name and on behalf of the College of Engineering, I present gratitude and thanks to the members of the Preparatory Committee for the 90th Anniversary Celebration for enduring the burden of this great work which was additional effort for them since most of them have administrative tasks in addition to their teaching tasks. I also congratulate myself on picking qualified people from the college to accomplish the celebration in all its details without depending on any external support.
