During the first conference of technological and scientific incubators, where he explained, His Excellency, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Naeem Abd Yaser Al-Aboudi announced on launching of technological and scientific incubators in universities, continuing of supporting the innovation and entrepreneurship and promoting of national economic development.

Dr. Al-Aboudi reviewed that the Iraqi Government, from the first moment it assumed its legal and moral responsibilities towards the honorable Iraqi people, was setting the development file among its top priorities and at the forefront of its direct concern, as stipulated in its program and ministerial platform.

His Excellency added that the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research made a persistent effort to bridge the gap between educational outcomes and the labor market, and was keen on framing this vision through the ninth amendment to the law of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, which opened the way for establishing technological and scientific incubators in the universities.

Dr. Al-Aboudi called for overcoming the bureaucratic procedures that may face the first steps in the work of these technological incubators, strengthening cooperation contexts between universities and society, developing opportunities for interaction between these two aspects, bridging the gap between the theoretical and practical aspects and meeting labor market variables and development requirements.

His Excellency reviewed the Ministry’s vision and policy regarding the technological incubators project and its importance in reducing the burden on the state budget, indicating that he will spare no effort until the goals of this pioneering policy, which aims at involving capable youth, are achieved on strengthening the national economy and embodying scientific and research knowledge in the form of pioneering, productive and innovative projects that are consistent with the goals of sustainable development.

For his part, Dr. Adel Al-Rikabi congratulated on behalf of the Parliamentary Higher Education Committee that the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research on Iraq’s obtained ranking the seventh globally and first in the Arab world in the Times Sustainable Development Ranking.

For his part, the Ministry’s Deputy for Scientific Research Affairs, Dr. Haider Abd Dahd demonstrated the technological and scientific incubators and the advantages they bring and provide solutions in the field of graduate employment.

It is worth to be mentioned that the conference was attended by a number of representatives, the head of the Iraqi Academics Syndicate, a number of deputy Ministers, General Directors, University Presidents, Assistants, faculty members and employees.