Prof.Dr.Salah Al-Fatlawi, Head of Supervision and Scientific Research Department at Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research accompanied with Prof.Dr.Ahmed Al-Gabban President of University of Technology and vice-president for scientific affairs Prof.Dr.Haider Dahad and vice-president for administrative affairs Prof.Dr.Hussien Hamad inspected on Tuesday the face examinations in the engineering departments and see the procedures and the types of the examination questions, their difficulty and the plans adopted during the exams, the protective actions as social distancing, wearing masks to avoid pandemic breakout.

Al-Fatlawi praised the efforts of the presidency departments and the examination committees to serve the students and provide all their needs, wishing everyone all the success to serve our country.

The Committee of Deans of Engineering Faculties for Iraqi Universities hold the fourth virtual session for the academic year 2020/2021

The Head of the Civil Engineering Department at UOT, Prof. Hassan Hamoudi Joni, chaired the meeting of the Deans’ Committee of Engineering Faculties of the fourth virtual session for the academic year 2020/2021.

 The meeting included a discussion of many axes in the academic and engineering fields and all the developments of all engineering colleges in Iraq.

 And they discussed the recommendations and decisions previously agreed upon, especially the creation of rare qualitative specializations, the review of curricula of graduate and post graduate studies, updating curricula for some departments of colleges, diagnosing obstacles to the application of e-learning and how to overcome them, in addition to discussing documents received from the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. And take the necessary measures in light of it.

A training course on engineering project management using MS-project program:

 A training course entitled (Engineering Project Management using MS-project program) was held in the Civil Engineering Department within the program of courses held by Continuous Education Center for the period 27-31 / 12/2020.

Lectures in the course were delivered by:

Assist. Prof. Dr. Ahlam Sader Mohammed and Assist. Lect. Shaimaa Muthana (from Water and Hydraulic Structures Engineering Branch).

 A number of the department’s staff participated in the course, in addition to two lecturers from the Materials Engineering Department.

The head of the civil engineering department chairs the meeting of the deans’ committee of the faculties of engineering in Iraqi universities:

 The head of the Civil Engineering Department at the University of Technology, Prof. Dr. Hassan Hamoudi Johnny, chaired on Wednesday 30/12/2020 a meeting of the deans committee of engineering faculties in Iraqi universities.

The Chair of the College of Engineering Deans Committee, Prof. Dr. Hassan Hamoudi Johnny, said that the meeting focused on updating curricula and innovations for engineering departments in governmental and private colleges, developing curricula for postgraduate studies, as well as adopting assistant methodological books in one of the engineering specializations.

 Johnny added that the meeting included studying the details of the full preparations for the new academic year and working to overcome all obstacles for the success of the combined education system followed during the current academic year, as well as working on coordination between all engineering colleges in Iraq to receive students and follow-up for the student to take the practical and applied side in their governorates universities in their residence, where the practical aspect is very important for the student to receive science and gain knowledge according to the curriculum specified for them.

Johnny explained that the meeting discussed many of the axes that were presented, the most important are the books received from the supervision apparatus, including the formation of a committee of experts whose work would be to consider the creation of departments, branches, and colleges in the engineering field, especially the rare specializations required and to prepare the teaching staff that requires this on the one hand, and to discuss the curricula of postgraduate students, whether for a master's or doctorate and obtaining the approval of the ministry on the process of extending the limits of supervision for postgraduate students, as it is limited to a certain number that cannot be exceeded and according to the instructions.

At the end of the meeting, the chairman of the committee wished health and safety for all, and the new year would be the year of the end of the epidemic and would be a good year for our beloved Iraq and the whole world.