Agenda
From Achievement to Leadership: Education for the Future
Quality … Digitization … Sustainability
DAY 1
October 11,2025
DAY 2
October 12,2025
DAY 3
October 13,2025
10.00 AM - 1.00 PM
Octobet 11, 2025
Opening of the Iraq Higher Education Conference 2025
open with the national anthem and a recitation of the Holy Quran, followed by speeches from His Excellency the Minister
60 minutes (02:00 – 03:00)
11 October 2025
Strategies for Academic Attraction Regionally and Internationally
This session will explore strategies for enhancing Iraq’s appeal as a destination for regional and international academic engagement.
60 minutes (02:00 – 03:00)
11 October 2025
The National Empowerment Initiative with Times Higher Education: Towards Enhancing the Global Standing of Iraqi Universities
• Type: Panel discussion
• Target Audience: Vice Presidents for Scientific Affairs, Directors of Quality Assurance Departments
60 minutes (02:00 – 03:00)
11 October 2025
Comprehensive Digital Transformation
• Type: Presentations + Interactive Panel Discussion
• Target Audience: University Presidents, Directors of IT Centers and Computer Centers
60 minutes (03:00 – 04:00)
11 October 2025
Partnership with Elsevier: Strategies for Publishing, Indexing, and Developing Iraqi Universities
• Type: Panel discussion
• Target Audience: University Presidents, Vice Presidents for Scientific Affairs, Directors of Computer Centers, Directors of Scientific Affairs Departments
60 minutes (03:00 – 04:00)
11 October 2025
Academic Accreditation as a Tool for Enhancing Higher Education Quality and Achieving National and International Competitiveness
• Type: Panel Discussion
• Target Audience: University Presidents, Vice Presidents for Administrative and Scientific Affairs, Chairs and Members of Accreditation Councils, Directors of Quality Assurance Departments
60 minutes (10:00 – 11:00)
October 12, 2025
Scientific Research Strategy in Iraq
• Type: Panel Discussion
• Target Audience: University Presidents, Vice Presidents for Scientific Affairs, Chairs of Scientific Promotions Committees, Directors of Scientific Affairs Departments
60 minutes (11:15 – 12:15)
October 12, 2025
Partnership between the Ministry of Higher Education and Clarivate: Building University Capacity and Enhancing Global Ranking Presence
• Type: Panel Discussion
• Target Audience: University Presidents, Vice Presidents for Scientific Affairs, Editors-in-Chief of Journals, Journal Managing Editors, Directors of Computer Centers, Directors of Scientific Affairs Departments
60 minutes (12:30 – 01:30)
October 12, 2025
Iraqi Universities’ Strategy for Effective Presence in the QS World Ranking
• Type: Panel Discussion
• Target Audience: University Presidents, Vice Presidents for Scientific Affairs, Editors-in-Chief of Journals, Journal Managing Editors, Directors of Scientific Affairs Departments, Directors of Quality Assurance Departments
60 minutes (10:00 – 11:00)
October 12, 2025
The Role of Legislation in Developing Higher Education
• Type: Panel Discussion with government, legislative, and academic representatives
• Target Audience: Directors of Legal Departments in universities, Deans of Law Colleges, Vice Presidents for Administrative Affairs
60 minutes (11:15 – 12:15)
October 12, 2025
Unsustainable Revenues and the Continuity of Government Institutions Beyond the Federal General Budget / Ministry of Higher Education as a Model
• Type: Presentation + Expert Dialogue Session
• Target Audience: University Vice Presidents for Administrative Affairs
60 minutes (12:30 – 01:30)
October 12, 2025
Learning Outcomes and the Labor Market
• Type: Panel Discussion + Open Dialogue
• Target Audience: University Vice Presidents for Scientific Affairs, Technology Incubator Managers, Career Development and Employment Unit Managers
60 minutes (10:00 – 11:00)
October 12, 2025
The Role of the British Council in the Internationalization of Higher Education
• Type: Presentation + Expert Dialogue Session
• Target Audience: University Presidents, Directors of Scholarship and Cultural Relations Departments
60 minutes (11:15 – 12:15)
October 12, 2025
The Role of International Organizations in Supporting Higher Education Development Strategies in Iraq
• Type: Presentation + Dialogue Session with International Organization Representatives
• Target Audience: Directors of Career Development Centers, Directors of Continuing Education Centers
60 minutes (12:30 – 01:30)
October 12, 2025
Arab Cooperation in Building the Knowledge Economy: The Experience of the Egyptian Knowledge Bank and Iraq’s Prospects
• Type: Panel Discussion
• Target Audience: University Presidents, Vice Presidents, Directors of Computer Centers, Directors of Scientific Affairs, Editors-in-Chief of academic journals, Journal Managing Editors
90 minutes (09:30 – 11:00)
October 13, 2025
Science and Technology Parks and Business Incubators
• Type: Open Dialogue + Audience Interventions
• Target Audience: University Presidents, Vice Presidents for Scientific Affairs, Science Park Managers, Ministerial Team
60 minutes (11:15 – 12:15)
October 13, 2025
The Bologna Process Implementation in Iraqi Universities
• Type: Panel Discussion + Open Dialogue
• Target Audience: University Vice Presidents for Scientific Affairs, Deans, University Registration Department Heads
60 minutes (12:30 – 01:30)
October 13, 2025
Proposal for Establishing a Free Educational Zone with an Analytical Study of Foreign University Branches
Type: Analytical Presentation + Panel Discussion, Target Audience: University Presidents and Deans of Private Universities