In Recognition of Its Ongoing Commitment to Building Competitive and Innovative Universities through Enhancing the Quality of Higher Education, Promoting Academic Competitiveness, and Advancing the Standards of Educational Institutions
His Excellency the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Prof. Dr. Haider Bahaa Al-Hassani, honoured the top-performing students who won the Creativity and Excellence Award in the Health and Medical Specializations at the College of Health and Medical Technologies – Kufa, one of the academic formations of Middle Euphrates Technical University. The award recipients were Ms. Ghufran Adnan Hadi and Ms. Hiba Muslim Hussein, students in the Medical Laboratory Techniques Department, who participated in the unified assessment examination for the academic year 2025–2026.
In his address, His Excellency explained that unified assessment examinations conducted jointly by public and private universities constitute an important institutional tool for standardizing assessment criteria across equivalent academic specializations, evaluating levels of cognitive and practical skills attainment, and providing scientific indicators that help identify strengths and areas of variation, thereby guiding development and improvement processes. He also stressed the importance of ensuring the quality and accuracy of examination questions, while upholding integrity, transparency, and equal opportunities.
In the presence of several university presidents, students, and their families, the Minister congratulated the winning students, noting that the Creativity and Excellence Award provides a platform for recognizing productive minds, identifying promising talents, and supporting innovative initiatives and creative ideas. He emphasized the importance of transforming universities into environments that foster innovation, scientific research, and academic competition.
He further affirmed that honouring these students represents a message of confidence in their abilities and an invitation to continue pursuing excellence and transforming knowledge into practical achievements that contribute to serving the nation and shaping its future. He also commended the efforts of all those involved in the successful implementation of this initiative.
The award ceremony also featured a presentation delivered by Dr. Salah Hadi Saleh, Head of the Scientific Supervision and Evaluation Authority, during which he reviewed the various stages and mechanisms of the unified assessment examination, highlighting the role of the Creativity and Excellence Award in promoting positive competition and enhancing the standards of scientific and institutional performance.
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