Al-Iraqia University participates in the first digital transformation conference for the virtual Coursera platform., Dr. Donia Wadih Saba ‘, Eng. Dr. Muhammad Munther, and M. Zina Tariq,Academic staff of College of Dentistry at AlIraqia University participated in this virtual international conference for the Coursera platform, a digital transformation of Higher Education through (zoom platform).
The conference, which included experts from the global platform (Coursera) and education experts, discussed the impact of COVID-19 on higher education and ways to upgrade universities to reach a higher level of education, in addition to the importance of adopting the strategy of digital transformation of universities.
In cooperation with the platform (Arid) for researchers and scholars speaking in Arabic Al Iraqia University has held the sixth international online conference, in three copies in Iraq, Malaysia and Algeria, over four consecutive days starting from 18-21 April, with the participation of more than 900 Arabic-speaking academic researchers from all over the world, that represents dozens of Arab, Islamic and international universities.
Prof. Dr. Ali Saleh Hussein Al-Jubouri said in the opening speech through Zoom program, that the conference aims to promote and continue scientific and technological progress in the service of society, and to give the prominent role to researchers in exchanging ideas, and to search for possible alternatives that ensure the continuation of learning process of and scientific researches, and Finding solutions to many research problems facing the whole world as the Corona pandemic.
Al-Jubouri added that the University was keen on organizing the sessions electronically this forum this year, with the support of Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Iraq, to be a motivation for all researchers to enrich the educational process with their research and their participation, and to be an addition to their accomplishments besides discuss the problems facing different sectors in all fields By increasing scientific production and activating inter-disciplinary studies, urging the university professors, with their ten scientific and humanitarian colleges, to interact with scientific research platforms, and to try to integrate and benefit from the sciences to apply them in a way that serves all humanity.
The cultural advisor, Prof. Dr. Abdul Jalil Munshid Khalaf, delivered a speech at Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research representation in Malaysia, in which he stressed the importance of establishing independent research centers concerned with solid scientific and humanitarian research, discussing various issues to serve the community, opening field in providing Arab and Iraqi universities with foreign expertise, providing advice in the field of scientific research, and providing Arab universities in international rankings.
Assistant Rector of the university for scientific affairs, Prof. Dr. Khamis AwwadZaidan, expressed that the sixth international forum organized by alIraqai university will serve many researchers and provide knowledge enrichment for Iraqi libraries, and opens to the days a wide field in organizing international conferences and forums electronically. For his part, the assistant president of the university for scientific affairs, Prof. Dr. Khamis AwwadZaidan, expressed that the sixth international forum organized by the Iraqi university will serve many researchers and provide knowledge enrichment for all Iraqi libraries, and opens a wide field in organizing international conferences and forums electronically.
Council of AlIraqia University held its seventh session, chaired by its Rector, Professor Dr. Ali Saleh Hussein al-Jubouri.
The Council discussed number of issues, including discussing the plan for admission to preliminary studies for university colleges for academic year 2020-2021, and many of Ministry’s recommendations, such as dealing with critical situations for graduate students and restoring dismissed students.
The council also discussed many minutes of the scientific promotion committees for some of the university’s teaching staff.
The Council recommended following up on the developments of E-learning in the light of the Corna virus pandemic by urging Academic staff to provide more efforts to continue the educational process.
At the end of the meeting, Prof. Dr. Ali praised the efforts made in establishing and organizing the sixth scientific conference in cooperation with the Arid Platform, and good participation in research and media coverage,It is worth mentioning thatlarge number of university Rectors and researchers
have participated in this international scientific forum.
