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Diyala university head stresses empowering universities at Iraqi ministry board meeting
The University of Diyala says its president attended the tenth Opinion Board meeting of Iraq's higher education ministry, chaired by the minister, and stressed empowering universities and orienting them towards knowledge production.
Why it matters: Iraqi university leaders can note that, by the University of Diyala's account, university empowerment and knowledge production were raised at a meeting chaired by the minister.
The University of Diyala said its president, Professor Tahseen Hussein Mubarak, took part on Wednesday 21 October 2026 in the tenth meeting of the Opinion Board of Iraq's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
According to the university, the meeting was chaired by the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Professor Haider Bahaa al-Hasani.
The university reported that its president stressed the importance of empowering universities and strengthening their orientation towards producing knowledge.
Editor’s view
Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor
The report concerns the University of Diyala and Iraq's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, at a meeting chaired by the minister. If empowering universities and a stronger orientation towards knowledge production are taken forward in ministry measures, Iraqi universities would need to weigh how such changes affect their own planning.
