Under the auspices of Prof. Dr. Amin Daway Thamir the president of the University of Technology, The Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Technology held a seminar in cooperation with the Iraqi Inventors Forum under the title (invention and innovation and their role in building the national economy) on 21 November 2017 at Dar AL- Salaam Hall and in the attendance of the president of the University of Technology Prof. Dr. Amin Daway Thamir and the head of Chemical Engineering Department Assist Prof. Dr. Jamal Manee Al-Rubeai and also attended a group of professors and employees from our department and the university. The symposium included the opening of scientific lectures and the awarding of certificates to lecturers and members of the preparatory committee