During the festival of Jurh (Wound) on the martyrdom of Imam Ali PBUH held by the College of Fine Arts,  University of Baghdad, His Excellency, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr.  Naeem Abd Yaser Al-Aboudi expressed the Ministry’s confidence on the environment of Iraqi universities, which embraces more than a million students and includes more than fifty-five thousand faculty members with academic titles, is worthy of specific community service tasks because it responds in all circumstances in an appropriate manner and it is thoughtful about changes and faces challenges by adapting and keeping pace with development and subjecting its curricula and academic programs to review and modernization.

Dr. Al-Aboudi stressed on achieving of the highest level of scientific and educational services in universities, the awareness industry and the prevention of the risks of ignorance.

His Excellency added that the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research confirms on every occasion that the responsibility of universities, colleges and their scientific centers is evident in identifying with society's issues and trends in order to achieve the highest responsible level of scientific and educational services for creating awareness and avoiding the risks of ignorance.

It is worth mentioning that the festival included delivering a speech by the Dean of the College of Fine Arts, Dr. Mudhad Al-Asaedi, chants for the choir of the College of Fine Arts on the occasion of the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Ali Peace Be Upon Him and an art exhibition that included thirty plastic paintings, while the activities concluded with the term play presented by artists, faculty members and students.