THE PRIME MINISTER, MUHAMMAD SHIAA AL-SUDANI, MET TODAY, THURSDAY, WITH THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEE IN THE PARLIAMENT.
THE MEETING WITNESSED A DISCUSSION OF THE CONDITIONS OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR IN IRAQ, IN BOTH ITS GOVERNMENTAL AND PRIVATE PARTS, AND A REVIEW OF THE INDICATORS AND VECTORS OF EDUCATION AND THE LEVELS OF ITS OUTPUTS, AS WELL AS STANDING ON THE MOST IMPORTANT OBSTACLES THAT IMPEDE DEVELOPMENT AND MODERNIZATION, ACCORDING TO A VISION THAT STEMS FROM GOVERNMENT PLANS, FOREMOST OF WHICH IS THE NATIONAL EDUCATION STRATEGY (2022-2031), SOON TO BE LAUNCHED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
DURING THE MEETING, THE PRIME MINISTER AFFIRMED THAT THE GOVERNMENT PROGRAM TOOK INTO ACCOUNT THE ISSUE OF MODERNIZING AND DEVELOPING THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS IN IRAQI UNIVERSITIES, IN A WAY THAT MEETS THE NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE LABOR MARKET, AND THAT THE OUTPUTS OF COLLEGES AND INSTITUTES BE A KEY FACTOR IN QUALIFYING YOUNG PEOPLE; TO OBTAIN REAL JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND ACQUIRE REQUIRED SKILLS.
HE INDICATED THAT HE WOULD PROVIDE HIS FULL SUPPORT TO THOSE IN CHARGE OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS, THROUGH LAWS OR LEGISLATION, WHETHER THEY ARE IN THE EDUCATIONAL SECTOR OR IN HIGHER EDUCATION, IN A WAY THAT PROVIDES THEM WITH A SOUND ENVIRONMENT THAT ENABLES THEM TO PERFORM THEIR EDUCATIONAL MISSION.
SOURCE: NATIONAL IRAQI NEWS AGENCY