During a visit to Jordan University of Science and Technology, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Head of the Iraqi Atomic Energy Commission, Dr. Naeem Abd Yaser Al-Aboudi reviewed fields of joint cooperation.
Dr. Al-Aboudi confirmed the progress of the Iraqi Higher Education and its university institutions in developing the environment of scientific partnerships in specialized fields, especially engineering, technical and medical ones and achieving the highest level of academic cooperation, exchange of experiences and program development.
His Excellency said that the Directorate of Scientific Discoveries has expanded and responded to all the requirements imposed by the era of innovation and knowledge investment and that global scientific work is witnessing rapid progress and that development indicators are no longer limited to a specific geography.
Dr. Al-Aboudi added that Iraqi and Arab university institutions are urging steps towards modernizing the mechanisms, methods and means responsible for providing an educational environment. An actor that responds to the requirements of sustainable development and sponsors all targeted projects.
For his part, President of the Jordanian University of Science and Technology, Dr. Khaled Al-Salem, welcomed the visit of the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Naeem Abd Yaser Al-Aboudi and his accompanying delegation.
Dr. Al-Salem stressed on strengthening of bilateral relations between the two countries in the scientific and technological fields, as well as reviewing the university's march, projects and programs that seek to keep pace with scientific changes.
It is worth to be mentioned that the delegation reviewed the sub-critical nuclear system in the university campus and listened to an extensive briefing on the work and operation of the nuclear system, which aims at providing the necessary environment for training students of the Nuclear Engineering Department to conduct experiments and study the physics of nuclear reactors in a safe educational environment, as well as the visit was accompanied by President of the University, Dr. Khaled Al-Salem, President of the Jordanian Atomic Energy Commission, Dr. Khaled Touqan and members of the Iraqi delegation.
