The President of the University of Baghdad, Prof. Dr. Alaa Abdulhassan Atiyah Hassan, received a delegation from the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom, which included the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Transnational Education, Prof. Dr. Bogdan Ghita, and the Head of the International Students Department, Mr. Thomas Austin McGarvey. He discussed with them prospects for developing academic and scientific cooperation between the two universities.
During the meeting, the University President presented the standing of the University of Baghdad and its scientific and research programs, as well as its cooperation with British institutions and universities and the cooperation memoranda signed with them. The two sides also discussed the possibility of signing a cooperation agreement between the University of Baghdad and the University of Plymouth that would allow University of Baghdad students to train at the University of Plymouth and complete their practical experiments in its laboratories.
The University President affirmed that “the University of Baghdad is keen to turn its international agreements into practical programs that directly benefit its students and teaching staff.” He pointed to the importance of building an academic partnership with the University of Plymouth that includes training professors, exchanging expertise, and developing scientific and research capabilities.
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.
