As part of strengthening academic and research cooperation and developing education in the field of dentistry, the College of Dentistry at the University of Baghdad, represented by its Dean, Prof. Dr. Ali Ismail Ibrahim, signed a joint cooperation memorandum with the Middle Technical University, Medical Technical Institute in Baghdad, represented by its Dean, Prof. Dr. Latif Issa Alwan.
The memorandum included a number of key areas aimed at developing the students’ scientific and practical skills. Most notably, it provides for training the institute’s students in fields related to their specializations and making use of the teaching clinics and scientific resources available at the College of Dentistry. It also stipulates that second-year students of the institute will participate in preparing the requirements for work in the clinics and in supporting the work in the clinics of fourth- and fifth-year students and the postgraduate clinics at the college’s branches, five days a week, under the supervision of the specialized teaching staff and in coordination with the institute. It further provides for the joint follow-up and evaluation of the training program by both parties.
The agreement aims to develop the students’ scientific and professional skills and to strengthen the integration between theory and clinical practice, under the joint supervision of the teaching and technical staff of both parties, thereby contributing to raising the efficiency of training and improving the quality of education in the field of dentistry, broadening the prospects for scientific cooperation, and consolidating partnership among universities, in support of the academic journey and the advancement of education and training in Iraq.
This activity contributes to achieving a number of the Sustainable Development Goals, namely Goal 3 (Ensure Healthy Lives and Promote Well-being for All at All Ages), Goal 4 (Quality Education), and Goal 17 (Partnerships for the Goals).
