At the Babylon Festival of World Cultures and Arts, the Minister of Education emphasizes the development of partnerships and exchange of international expertise, enhancing the competitiveness of universities and improving the quality of education

The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Naim Al-Abboudi, stressed working on establishing partnerships and exchanging international experiences with international institutions, enhancing the competitiveness of universities and improving the quality of education.

This came during a session held within the activities of the Babylon Festival of World Cultures and Arts, where he explained that the international cooperation strategy has enabled universities to exchange experiences with their international counterparts and contributed to keeping up with and modernizing curricula.

He added that the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research has succeeded in implementing the Bologna process in universities and has established an important program to attract international students to study in Iraqi universities, in addition to providing training opportunities in reputable international universities, through which Iraqi students have benefited from diverse learning environments that contributed to the development of their scientific and academic skills and capabilities.

He added that the ministry is following a regular path to rehabilitate and develop the infrastructure of universities and enhance their absorptive capacity in light of the indicators of a clear increase in the percentage of enrollment in higher education institutions as well as the conclusion of scientific twinning programs with a number of international universities in specialties related to comprehensive development.

The attendees appreciated the policy of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the achievements made within the government program that supports quality requirements that are consistent with international contexts.

The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Naim Al-Aboudi, toured the book exhibition held within the activities of the Babylon Festival of World Cultures and Arts and visited an art exhibition that included various plastic paintings.
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