The work of Science Week between Iraq and the Islamic Republic of Iran was launched with the participation of sixty universities and institutions from the two countries, and with the participation of the University of Baghdad. The delegation was headed by Prof. Dr. Munir Hamid Al-Saadi, Rector of the University of Baghdad.
Undersecretary for Scientific Research Affairs Dr. Haider Abed Dahud, who headed the delegation of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the presence of public and private universities, said that the science week between the two countries summarizes the level of understanding and coordination resulting from the agreement between the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology in the Islamic Republic and completes the dialogues that took place in the capital, Baghdad.
He added that the excellence of the universities of the two countries in terms of scientific research production and global competition in important rankings makes them worthy of occupying positions referred to in repositories and authentic academic platforms and opens for the two countries more spaces of partnership and solidarity in many fields and understandings on scientific research and development programs and joint cooperation, noting at the same time that the Iraqi delegation, which includes a high official representation from the Ministry of Education and its universities, indicates a positive indication of interest in developing cooperation programs and achieve the desired level of relations with an effective impact on cultural exchange and scientific and academic experiences.
In this context, the Deputy Minister of Science, Research and Technology for International Affairs in the Islamic Republic, Dr. Wahid Haddadi Asl, stressed the importance of exchanging experiences and expertise and formulating scientific understandings in many files, some of which relate to the environmental aspect and joint educational programs. At the same time, the Rector of Ferdowsi University Mashhad, Dr. Muhammad Kafi, explained that the universities of the two countries are keen to take successful steps of joint talks and reach a vision that serves the scientific and research side between the two sides.
In his statement to the University of Baghdad News Center, his excellency the Rector of the University of Baghdad, Prof. Dr. Munir Hamid Al-Saadi, explained that the university seeks to strengthen its international relations and that this participation comes to discuss with Iranian universities directly and chooses the strengths of Iranian universities to use it in different scientific fields in which these universities have obtained advanced classifications, as well as with research institutions working in research sectors that can be applied in Iraq.
It is worth noting that the opening activities of Science Week, which will continue until the twelfth of October, included a number of official speeches with a speech of the Director General of the Department of Scholarships and Cultural Relations, Dr. Hazem Baqir Taher.
