Reaffirming our measures to develop the university education environment and improve its mechanisms through comprehensive digital transformation and automation of its academic and administrative contexts, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research reaffirms the soundness and legality of its approved systems particularly the higher education platform fees which are part of the package of services provided in universities in accordance with the laws and legislative decisions in force.
In this regard, the Ministry calls for accuracy and caution in circulating certain concepts and interpretations on social media platforms regarding free education and the need to clearly distinguish between secondary service fees and tuition fees covered by the provisions of Law (25) of 2016 and Law (22) of 2024.
Based on its legal powers and responsibility for managing the higher education and scientific research sector in Iraq, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research continues its development efforts in the field of digital transformation and automation through the adoption of more than 120 advanced systems to establish smart governance and integration between students, professors and administration in a modern digital environment enhance the global standing of Iraqi universities and strengthen their presence in the field of comprehensive digitisation.
Media and Government Communications Department
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
27 September 2025
