University of Basrah Council Discusses International Cooperation and Admissions at Its Fourth Meeting
The University of Basrah Council held its fourth meeting for the 2026–2027 academic year, chaired by Prof. Dr. Aqeel Fadhil Hamad Al-Dahan and attended by the Assistant Presidents for Scientific and Administrative Affairs, the Council Secretary, and its members. The meeting addressed a range of academic, educational, and administrative matters on the agenda.
The meeting opened with the approval of the minutes of the previous session, followed by a review of directives issued by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the University President. These included a discussion of the minutes of the ninth meeting of the Opinion Commission for 2026 and an emphasis on the directive issued by the Department of Studies, Planning and Follow-up regarding the completion of student data entry into educational systems to ensure admission through all available channels.
Regarding undergraduate studies, the Council reviewed the minutes of the College of Medicine’s third extraordinary session, the reduction of tuition fees for private parallel education within the public university system, and the mechanism for implementing the Bologna Process in a number of participating colleges.
Under scholarships and cultural relations, the Council discussed the executive programme for cooperation between the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Republic of Iraq and the Ministry of Higher Education of the United Arab Emirates for 2025–2027. On the administrative front, it considered a proposal to amend the instructions governing the Higher Education Fund No. 22 of 1999.
The meeting concluded with reviews of reports submitted by the Director of the Department of Quality Assurance and University Performance, the representative of research centres, and the representative of academics. The Council then adopted the necessary decisions and recommendations on these matters.
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