During the joint meeting with the Parliamentary Higher Education Committee headed by Dr. Muzahim Al-Khayat, His Excellency, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Naeem Abd Yaser Al-Aboudi announced on starting the comprehensive electronic transformation of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research starting from the upcoming academic year 2024/2025.

Dr. Al-Aboudi reviewed that the new electronic transformation environment includes fifty systems to digitize the work of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, as well as building a digital data center according to international standards and specifications.

His Excellency stressed that the integrated digital transformation of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the adoption of specialized electronic systems to accomplish its work by administrative staff and faculty members aims at improving efficiency, streamlining procedures, completing digital documents, dispensing with paper work, implementing services through smart applications and linking departments, universities, colleges and institutes in all Governorates to the Ministry's center through an information network to manage and evaluate the performance of educational and scientific processes and meet development needs in the fields of learning, education, scientific research and community service.

For its part, the Parliamentary Higher Education Committee praised the decision of the Ministry's comprehensive digital transformation and described the project as a new success story embodied in the integrated electronic systems and applications responsible for admission to public and private universities in undergraduate and graduate studies, student registration, student information management, digital education, automation of the work of departments, formations, research centers, tests and issuance of documents.

The Committee stressed that the project serves the quality and solidity of education and serves the reputation of Iraq and the success of its institutions.