During the ceremony honoring the winners of the Iraqi Science Day, His Excellency, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Naeem Abd Yaser Al-Aboudi confirmed the Ministry's commitment and continuous diligent work to enhance and develop the paths of scientific research, global publishing and postgraduate programs.

Dr. Al-Aboudi reviewed that interest in science and scientific research was and still is the cornerstone of the performance of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and its institutions, and it is the identity that dominates the work and employment spaces of Iraqi universities, their colleges and specialized departments.

His Excellency continued by saying that the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research has succeeded with the efforts of its specialized academic staff, in internationalizing higher education and establishing common understandings between its universities and their foreign counterparts, exchanging scholarships and study and research opportunities, attracting more than three thousand international students, and the return of international forums to Baghdad, the last of which was the work of the forty-sixth session of the meetings of the Federation of Arab Scientific Research Councils, which was hosted by the University of Baghdad.

Dr. Al-Aboudi reiterated that there is a commitment, keenness and diligent work by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research to enhance and develop scientific research paths, global publishing and postgraduate programs.

His Excellency highlighted that these intensive measures are sufficient to raise the level of quality and performance of academic, educational and research institutions and give the necessary momentum to the effectiveness of the teaching process.

Dr. Al-Aboudi honored the winners of the Science Day Awards, which included the best university, the distinguished research center, the distinguished research unit, the distinguished scientific journal, the distinguished university library, the distinguished scientific research, the group voluntary encouragement work, the distinguished authored or translated book, the distinguished patents, the distinguished scientific journal, the distinguished graduation project and the distinguished researcher.

Dr. Al-Aboudi added that the ceremony included delivering a speech by the Director General of the Research and Development Department, Dr. Lubna Khamis Mahdi on the scientific outputs presented and the award criteria.

It is worth to be mentioned that the ceremony was attended by members of the advanced staff, university presidents, the Dean of Academics, Deans of colleges and faculty members, researchers and students.