The college of physical education and sports sciences at the University of Baghdad hosted the proceedings of the third meeting of the opinion committee of the ministry of higher education and scientific research, chaired by His Excellency the minister Prof. Dr. Nabil Kazem Abdul Sahib, held in the presence of the advanced staff of the ministry and rectors.
During his speech, the minister of higher education stressed that the Iraqi universities faced the challenges of the current health situation effectively and have conducted their tasks with a high responsibility to fulfill all the requirements of this academic year in accordance with the mechanisms of the integrated education and in light of the approved academic calendar. He added that the ministry of higher education tries to react with all variables with procedural flexibility in order to accommodate the growing demand for applying to universities, noting that during the study year (2020-2020), the ministry provided (650) paid scholarships around the world based on several international memorandums of cultural cooperation. The members of the opinion committee concluded their meeting by reviewing some criteria and requirements applied for the inauguration of new private colleges and scientific departments in medical disciplines, as well as discussing the project of independent admissions for postgraduate studies and presenting related university projects within the regional development program.