Institutional development · Leadership and governance · Iraq
Iraqi deputy higher education minister visits University of Diyala with education MP
The University of Diyala hosted Iraq's deputy minister of higher education for administrative affairs on 3 November 2026. He affirmed the ministry's support for excellence and institutional development.
Why it matters: The University of Diyala received a public affirmation of ministry support for its excellence and institutional development efforts.
The University of Diyala said it received Prof. Dr. Miqdam Mohammed Obaid Al-Jumaili, deputy minister of higher education and scientific research for administrative affairs, on an official visit on Tuesday 3 November 2026.
According to the university, the deputy minister was accompanied by Mohammed Qutaiba, a member of parliament who sits on the parliamentary education committee.
The university reported that the deputy minister affirmed the ministry's support for paths of excellence and institutional development, presenting the university as moving towards global standing and becoming a 'productive university'.
Editor’s view
Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor
The University of Diyala has the ministry's stated backing for its excellence and institutional development efforts, as affirmed by the deputy minister for administrative affairs during his 3 November visit alongside a member of the parliamentary education committee.
