The President of the University of Baghdad, Prof. Dr. Alaa Abdulhussein Attiya Hassan, honored the top student of the College of Excellence, Noor Al-Huda Emad Ali, from the Department of Philosophy and Sociology, in recognition of her participation in the Strategic Foresight Forum held in the Qatari capital, Doha, from 12 to 14 October 2026, at the invitation of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and with the support of the Presidency of the University of Baghdad.
The student represented Iraq at the forum, which was organized by the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) in cooperation with the Qatari Ministry of Youth and Sports, with the participation of young people from Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Morocco, and the United Arab Emirates.
The program focused on studying and applying strategic foresight tools, under the supervision of the ICESCO Center for Foresight and Artificial Intelligence, with the aim of anticipating the drivers of change and outlining the features of the future up to the year 2040. The education track included preparing three future scenarios, from which the scenario “Education for All Without Borders” was selected, in addition to presenting the “Education Without Borders” initiative and submitting three recommendations and a message addressed to decision-makers.
The forum also included a dialogue with the Director-General of ICESCO and field visits that covered Al Janoub Stadium, the 3D School, and Katara. Its activities concluded with a session to assess the development of the young participants’ visions and to distribute certificates, thereby strengthening youth participation in foreseeing the future and shaping its directions.
On the sidelines of the honoring ceremony, the President of the University of Baghdad listened to a summary of the student’s participation. He praised her efforts in representing Iraq at this international forum and affirmed the university’s support for creativity and student excellence and its encouragement of initiatives that help develop young people’s abilities and enhance their presence in international forums.
This activity is in line with the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Goal 4 (Quality Education), Goal 5 (Gender Equality), and Goal 17 (Partnerships for the Goals).
