University of Baghdad Discusses the Ways of Academic Cooperation with the British Cultural Centers
President of Baghdad University professor,Dr. Musa Jawad al-Musawi, discusses with a British cultural delegation the possibility of implementing joint research programmes in the areas of English language development and to send a group of Iraqi students to obtain degrees in different disciplines in British universities.
Musawi said during a meeting with a delegation that included Deputy manager of the British Council , the Manager of Middle East programms and manager of the British Council in Baghdad, the University of Baghdad is keen on activating memoranda of understanding with the rest of the international education institutions, especially in the area of scholarships for Iraqi students to obtain degrees in all disciplines :scientific and humanity, which the British universities have got high ranks on the world, noting that the university is also looking to have a collaboration with British universities through the signing of the Ministry of Higher Education and scientific Research on cultural conventions. Al-Musawi also said that the University continues to implement its programmes to develop the skills of Iraqi professors through the channels of research exchange with the international research centers .
In this context, the university sought to provide research opportunities for a large group of Iraqi professors, expressing the University’s welcome to hold memoranda of understanding with the British Council and British universities, as well as the University looks forward to open specialized center of languages ,particularly since the University has specialized centers that grant certificates of TOEFL of English which is a prerequisite for admission to postgraduate studies .
They also discussed the agreements that the University of Baghdad signed with the well-known international universities . From his part, the delegation expressed the readiness of the British Council of closer educational and research relations with the University of Baghdad, noting that the steps that the Ministry of Higher Education present to activate memoranda of understanding and expand scientific cooperation with international universities, will have a significant impact in the development of educational infrastructure in Iraq.The Scientific Assistant of the President ,professor Dr. Riyadh Aziz Hadi , manager of Media and Public Relations Dr. Kazem Omran and the manager of Cultural Relations, Dr. Sabah Abbas all attended the meeting.
