Meeting of the Minister of Higher Education with the Italian Ambassador
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Prof. Dr. Nabil Kazem Abdel-Saheb, received Mr. Maurizio Cricante, the Italian Ambassador to Iraq, and his accompanying delegation, and they discussed ways to develop scientific and academic cooperation between the two countries. During the meeting, which was attended by the Director of the Department of Missions and Cultural Relations and the Director-General of the Research and Development Department, the Minister of Education confirmed that the Iraqi universities are proceeding in the path of coordination and implementation of the agreements signed with the Italian side, strengthening international partnerships with universities, especially Italian ones, and raising their balance of scientific research in global containers, noting that educational institutions Higher Education in Iraq is characterized by its conscious response to the requirements of development and the achievement of comprehensive development goals. He reiterated the keenness of the Ministry of Education and its institutions to implement the contents of the agreements between the two countries in the field of scientific cooperation in the field of antiquities, excavation, cultural and academic exchange programs, scholarships, study fellowships, scientific research projects, joint supervision, and training and development projects. In turn, the Ambassador expressed his deep thanks for the Ministry of Education’s interest in coordinating and providing climates of cooperation and openness to international educational systems, especially the (Bologna Process) system, revealing the Italian side’s tendency to increase scholarships for Iraqi students and to nurture levels of understanding and relations with an effective academic impact in the space of scientific and cultural exchange.
