
Al-Karkh University of Science is hosted by the Ministry of Planning
His Excellency the Minister of Planning, Dr. Khaled Battal Al-Najm received the President of Al-Karkh University of Science, Dr. Thamir A. A Hassan in the Ministry of Planning building. His Excellency the Minister reviewed the impact of the academic dimension in the management of state institutions, especially universities, and stressed during the meeting the keenness of the Ministry of Planning to support all relevant ministries throughout programs prepared for the purpose of coordination and completion of the stalled project. The Ministry of Planning allocated part of these projects to Iraqi universities, including the newly established universities.
For his part, the President of Al-Karkh University of Science presented to His Excellency the Minister the most important obstacles that stand in the way of constructing the buildings of the university in its location with the results and he also presented the issue of not including university in the construction project for the year 2021. The university president stressed the need to grant Iraqi universities part of the investment budget to buy specialized laboratory equipment that exceeds its value allocation limits for the operating budget. The university president also presented to His Excellency the Minister a formal invitation to attend the second international scientific conference of Al-Karkh University of Science and the patent exhibition to be held in December of this year. His excellency the Minister said that he is impressed by the achievements of Al-Karkh University of Science, and he praised the scientific effort that the university has achieved.
At the end of the visit, the university president praised the policy of the Ministry of Planning and the efforts of his Excellency in resolving some of the lingering and unresolved problems. He also praised the launch of Baghdad Metro project, which is one of the vital projects.