The President of the University of Baghdad, Prof. Dr. Alaa Abdulhussein Attiya Hassan, met with His Excellency the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Iraq, Mr. Xiang Bo, and the accompanying delegation at the College of Languages, in the presence of the Assistant President of the University for Scientific Affairs, Prof. Dr. Suhail Najm Abdullah, and the Dean of the College of Languages, Prof. Dr. Ali Adnan Mashoush. The delegation included the Embassy’s Economic Counselor and its Political Affairs Officer.
The University President affirmed that a large number of Iraqi students have recently graduated from Chinese universities, saying: “We hope that memoranda of understanding will turn into effective agreements, particularly as the University of Baghdad enjoys extensive research cooperation with Chinese universities.” He noted that the College of Languages and the Chinese Language Department represent an important academic gateway for strengthening communication between the two countries. He called on Chinese students to apply to the “Study in Iraq” initiative, affirming the university’s welcome to students wishing to join its academic programs.
For his part, the Chinese Ambassador affirmed that the University of Baghdad is globally renowned and that the College of Languages is an important platform for communicating with the world. He stressed the need to strengthen cultural and developmental ties in the coming period. He expressed the Embassy’s readiness to work on sending students to China for training and for learning Chinese culture and language, and to invite students and learners of the College of Languages to take part in events organized by the Embassy, in addition to supporting joint scientific research and the exchange of professors between Iraqi and Chinese universities.
This activity contributes to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, namely Goal 4, which calls for quality education, in addition to Goal 17, which relates to partnerships for the goals.
