The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Naim Al-Aboudi, received an official invitation from the Republic of Hungary to visit the capital, Budapest, and develop scientific and academic cooperation relations.
This came when he received the Ambassador of the Republic of Hungary to Baghdad, Mr. Attila Tar, where they discussed joint cooperation programs between educational institutions in the two countries.
During the meeting, the Minister of Education stressed his keenness to build bridges of cooperation with Hungarian higher education institutions, benefit from their experiences, establish contexts of understanding between Iraqi and Hungarian universities, and exchange scholarships, noting that the Study in Iraq initiative, which is managed and supervised by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research with the aim of attracting international students in Iraqi universities, has provided a positive climate for scientific and cultural exchange between Iraq and the countries of the region and the world, pointing out at the same time the ministry’s readiness to receive applications for the establishment of foreign universities. Sober to open branches in Iraq with the aim of developing and strengthening global partnerships.
For his part, His Excellency the Hungarian Ambassador Mr. Attila Tarr expressed his country’s readiness to strengthen scientific and educational partnerships, frame twinning programs between Iraqi and Hungarian universities, and exchange experiences in the scientific and technical fields, praising the vision and decisions of the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Naim Al-Aboudi, to internationalize higher education and interact with international experiences.
