The Minister of Higher Education agrees with his counterpart for culture and innovation affairs on scientific cooperation and providing a scholarship for Hungarian students to study in Iraq

Scientific Cooperation

The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Naeem Al-Aboudi, held a meeting with the Hungarian Minister of Culture and Innovation, Dr. Balázs Hanko, in the Hungarian capital, Budapest.
The Minister of Education expressed his appreciation for the generous invitation extended by the Republic of Hungary to visit Budapest and discussed during the meeting the development of scientific, cultural and academic exchange contexts between the institutions of the two countries, especially with regard to scientific research and formulating joint mechanisms for cooperation and twinning specialized programs in the fields of engineering, medicine, atomic energy and climate.
He pointed out the follow-up of Iraqi students studying in Hungary, noting at the same time that Iraq and its universities are fully prepared to receive Hungarian students within the Study in Iraq program in various specializations that suit their interests.
The two sides agreed on the number of Hungarian students who will be allowed to study in Iraqi universities and to strengthen the climate of coordination between university institutions specialized in medical and engineering fields and to form a joint committee from both sides to follow up on the implementation of the agreement’s axes.
For his part, the Hungarian Minister of Culture and Innovation, Dr. Balázs Hanko, welcomed the visit of the Iraqi Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Naeem Al-Aboudi, and his accompanying delegation to the Hungarian capital, explaining the Hungarian side’s interest in the higher education environment and the integration of the academic space with vocational education and linking the university to paths related to community service.