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Institutional development · Leadership and governance · Iraq

University of Kufa reviews federal audit findings with ministry committee

Iraq's University of Kufa met a committee from the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research to discuss findings in federal financial audit reports and how to address them.

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Why it matters: The University of Kufa's legal affairs and departmental managers are involved in following up corrective measures on the federal audit findings.

The University of Kufa said it met a committee from Iraq's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research to discuss observations in reports by the Federal Board of Financial Supervision.

According to the university, the talks covered the measures already taken on those observations and ways to resolve them in line with applicable laws, regulations and instructions.

The university said the meeting addressed follow-up of corrective actions on the audit observations and the strengthening of its control systems.

The head of the university's legal affairs department, Dr Alaa Shubaa, and several other department heads attended, the university reported.

Editor’s view

Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor

The University of Kufa's legal and departmental managers are directly involved; the university said the meeting focused on following up corrective actions on the federal audit observations and on strengthening its control systems.

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