University of Basra discusses cooperation with Basra Tourism Authority
The Center for Basra and Arabian Gulf Studies at the University of Basra discussed the horizons of joint cooperation with the Basra Tourism Authority regarding the preparation of a joint program.
The Director of the Center, Dr. Ammar Jamil Abbas, said that the meeting with the Director of the Tourism Authority, Mr. Hussein Al-Rubaie, discussed issues including highlighting academics in their research on tourist areas in Basra, implementing a joint advertising program at the university to highlight the importance of the tourism sector as an important economic tributary that contributes to the local national product with incomes and revenues to get rid of the polarity of the single economy in dependence on oil, and working to open a department in Basra University concerned with tourism similar to the Basra Institute of Tourism and Hospitality to develop specialized studies in this aspect.
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