The University of Basrah and the Iraqi University of Al Ain signed a twinning agreement and joint cooperation in academic fields and raising the scientific and research level. The agreement was signed by the Dean of the College of Education for Pure Sciences, Professor Dr. Majid Muhammad Jassim, with the Dean of the College of Education, Professor Dr. Hussein Barghouth Marhoon.
The two sides agreed to develop and unify the curricula for the corresponding specializations and exchange resources within the common specializations, as well as holding training workshops in the field of teaching methods and laboratory quality for the private college staff and organizing scientific conferences, as well as cooperation in the field of e-learning and performing joint lectures in person or electronically within the specializations for preliminary and postgraduate studies.
The two parties stressed the necessity of establishing a center for research and development of joint studies, achieving joint supervision and discussions for postgraduate students, as well as exchanging scientific visits for students and cooperating in the field of summer training, in addition to holding periodic scientific debates between students of corresponding specializations.
The President of the University of Basra, Professor Dr. Muhannad Jawad Kazem, welcomed this agreement, stressing the implementation of the directives of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research regarding the necessity of twinning and joint cooperation between public and private universities.
