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Institutional development · Student experience, equity and outcomes · Iraq

University of Diyala president orders residence halls readied for new academic year

The University of Diyala's president chaired a board meeting of the fund that supports its residence halls, reviewing student services and needs ahead of the new academic year.

Photo: Enginerdiyala / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Why it matters: Students living in the University of Diyala's residence halls are the focus of the review of services and requirements ordered for the new academic year.

The University of Diyala said its president, Professor Tahseen Hussein Mubarak, chaired a meeting of the board of the residence halls support fund on 20 October 2026.

According to the university, the residence halls director, Dr Zahir Ghanawi, attended the meeting, which discussed the services provided to students and reviewed the needs and requirements involved.

The university said the president stressed that student services are a priority and directed that the residence halls' readiness for the new academic year be strengthened.

Editor’s view

Rachel Smith, Students and International Editor

Students in the University of Diyala's residence halls are directly affected: the president has directed that the halls' readiness for the new academic year be strengthened, following a board review of student services and requirements.

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