Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research announced that the University of Baghdad assumed the presidency of the current session of the Association of Arab Universities in its fifty-sixth edition, which coincides with the sixtieth anniversary of the founding of the Union.
Higher Education reviewed that the University of Baghdad witnessed launching of the General Conference of Arab Universities.
For his part, President of the University of Baghdad, Dr. Bahaa Ibrahim Ensaf welcomed the Arab university delegations in Baghdad, as well as expressing the happiness of the Iraqi university and academic communities at this session, which Iraq is chairing.
Dr. Ensaf stressed that the meeting of Arab universities represents an important opportunity to enhance academic cooperation and contributes to provide an environment for the cross-fertilization of ideas responsible for developing the educational field in Arab academic institutions.
For his part, President of the University of Sousse, Dr. Lotfi Belkacem, President of the previous session of the Union, expressed his appreciation for holding the conference in Baghdad.
Dr. Belkacem stressed his aspiration for a new phase of cooperation between Arab universities and educational bodies to establish effective foundations for joint work.
For his part, President of the Montsir University, President of the previous session of the Union, Dr. Al-Hadi Belhadj Saleh confirmed that The challenges facing our Arab societies have become indicative, and it is the responsibility of universities to confront them through scientific solutions.
Dr. Saleh reviewed that the Union of Arab Universities is considered an important platform for joint work between Arab universities.
The Conference was attended by a number of Parliament Members, Arab and Iraqi academics and representatives of international organizations and unions.
