During a press conference, His Excellency, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Naeem Abd Yaser Al-Aboudi issued Ministerial orders to convert nine technical institutes within the four technical universities into polytechnic colleges, a strategic step that is the first of its kind in the path of university development in Iraq.
Dr. Al-Aboudi said that the establishment of specialized polytechnic colleges and the conversion of a number of technical institutes into them represents a strategic decision aimed at:
Consolidating diversity in higher education models.
Linking technical universities to industrial and production centers and enhancing the technical capabilities the country needs to implement industrial development plans.
Achieving integration between academic and applied education.
Providing an attractive educational environment that accommodates technological developments and provides the labor market with specialized technical competencies capable of meeting diverse requirements.
Opening new horizons for innovation Entrepreneurship is open to students.
According to the ministerial orders issued, which will be effective from the 2025/2026 academic year, the decisions included are as follows:
First / Middle Technical University – Baghdad
Converting the Institute of Technology – Baghdad to the Polytechnic College for Engineering Specialties – Baghdad, which includes the following departments
Programmed Manufacturing Engineering Technologies
Electronics Engineering & Artificial Intelligence Technologies
Chemical & Petroleum Industries Engineering Technologies
Converting the Institute of Applied Arts – Baghdad to the Polytechnic College for Applied Arts – Baghdad, which includes the following departments
Interior Design Technologies
Goldsmithing & Jewelry Technologies
Ceramic Technologies
Converting the Technical Administration Institute – Baghdad to the Administrative Polytechnic College – Baghdad, which includes the following departments
Legal Management Technologies
Technologies Accounting
Establishment of the Department of Business Administration Technology
Second / Northern Technical University – (Nineveh, Kirkuk)
Converting the Technical Institute – Kirkuk to the Polytechnic College – Kirkuk, which includes two departments
Building & Construction Engineering Technologies
Accounting Technologies
Converting the Technical Institute – Hawija to the Polytechnic College – Hawija, which includes the following departments
Medical Device Engineering Technologies
Network & Computer Software Technologies
Electrical Engineering Technologies
Converting the Technical Institute – Mosul to the Polytechnic College – Mosul, which includes the following departments
Mechanical Engineering Technologies
Electronic & Communications Engineering Technologies
Surveying Engineering Technologies
Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Technologies
Engineering Technologies Autotronics
Third / Southern Technical University
Converting the Technical Institute – Al-Qurnah to the Polytechnic College – Al-Qurnah, which includes the following departments
Computer Engineering and Artificial Intelligence Technologies
Electrical Engineering Technologies
Fourth / Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University (Diwaniyah, Karbala):
Converting the Technical Institute – Al-Qadisiyah to the Polytechnic College – Al-Qadisiyah, which includes the following departments
Accounting Technologies
Business Administration Technologies
Insurance & Banking Technologies
Mechanical Engineering Technologies
Converting the Technical Institute – Al-Qarnah to the Polytechnic College – Al-Qarnah, which includes the following departments
Electrical Engineering Technologies
Mechanical Engineering Technologies
Building & Construction Technologies Engineering
Technology Engineering Information
Renewable Energy Engineering Technologies
Business Management Technologies
Accounting Technologies
Tourism Technologies
Finance & Banking Technologies
It is worth to be mentioned that the conference was attended by the Deputy of the Ministry for Scientific Research Affairs and the presidents of the technical universities.
