The College of Languages at the University of Baghdad celebrated the twenty-sixth edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World, in the presence of the Ambassador of the Italian Republic to Iraq, Mr. Niccolò Fontana, and the accompanying delegation, as part of strengthening scientific and cultural cooperation between the two sides and consolidating academic ties between Iraqi and Italian universities.
The Dean of the College of Languages, Prof. Dr. Ali Adnan Mashoush, delivered a speech welcoming the Italian Ambassador and the accompanying delegation. He noted that scientific cooperation between the College of Languages and the Italian side has contributed to developing the Department of Italian Language by sending students to take part in short study courses at the University for Foreigners of Perugia, as well as developing curricula and teaching methods in line with academic practices in Italian universities.
He explained that these partnerships have had a positive impact on the academic level of the students, a number of whom have obtained language proficiency certificates at the B2 level before graduating, thereby enhancing their opportunities to pursue postgraduate studies at Italian universities.
For his part, the Italian Ambassador, Mr. Niccolò Fontana, expressed his pleasure at the warm welcome and at taking part in the Italian Language Week activities at the College of Languages. He affirmed the importance of the prospects for cooperation between the Italian Embassy and the University of Baghdad, noting that today’s students represent the foundation of future relations between Iraq and Italy. He also pointed to the importance of attention to the training of faculty members alongside developing students’ abilities, expressing his hope for stronger relations between the academic institutions of the two countries and broader areas of joint cooperation.
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.
