During a visit to the headquarters of the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) in the Republic of Tunisia His Excellency, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Naeem Abd Yaser Al-Aboudi confirmed the readiness of Iraq and its academic institutions to host the work of the tenth session of the Arab Forum for Scientific Research and Sustainable Development and the Conference of Arab Ministers of Higher Education in Baghdad.
Dr. Al-Aboudi reviewed with (ALECSO) a proposal to adopt the Higher Education Reading Award sponsored by the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research as an Arab project under the umbrella of the organization to include all Arab educational institutions.
His Excellency demonstrated that the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education’s approach to establish the College of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Baghdad.
Dr. Al-Aboudi highlighted that the Republic of Iraq’s university and educational institutions are keen on taking positive steps and procedures to develop cooperation at the level of the Arab world and to integrate expertise and employ human and scientific capabilities to achieve qualitative partnerships and strengthen academic impact and respond to the sustainable development strategy extending until 2030.
For his part, the Director of the Organization, Dr. Muhammad Ould Amar, expressed his pride in the visit of His Excellency, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Naeem Abd Yaser Al-Aboudi to the (ALECSO).
Dr. Muhammad Ould Amar appreciated the openness of Iraq and its educational institutions to Arab and international environment and the launching of many important academic programs, including scholarships within the Study in Iraq program to attract Arab and foreign students and enhance the fields of scientific research and cooperation and cultural exchange.
It is worth to be mentioned that His Excellency, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Naeem Abd Yaser Al-Aboudi was welcomed by the Director of the Organization, Dr. Mohamed Ould Amar, and representatives of the departments of education, culture, science and scientific research, the Secretariat of the Executive Council and the General Conference of the Organization, as well as the joint session being held in the presence of a number of presidents of public and private universities and the Director General of Scholarships and Cultural Relations.
