In preparation for the end of the first semester exams, the Department of Chemical Engineering held a meeting of the General Faculty of Teachers in the presence of the representative of the President of the University of Technology, Professor Dr. Farhad Muhammad Othman, Assistant to the President of the University for Administrative Affairs, on Wednesday, 12/20/2023.

The Commission discussed the most important topics that would advance academic work and develop the educational process. The assistant president of the university listened to the proposals of the professors, which aim to improve the pioneering role of the university professor in order to serve the community and improve the quality of performance. For his part, Professor Dr. Khaled Ajami Sukkar expressed his thanks to the university presidency and the teaching staff for their efforts made during the first semester and the scientific excellence the department has achieved in the field of purposeful scientific publishing. At the end of the meeting, the efforts of Professor Dr. Jamal Manea Ali were appreciated by the representative of the university president with a certificate of appreciation for his previous efforts in managing the department.

As part of the scientific and cultural activity for the first semester, the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Technology organized an awareness lecture entitled University Life on Wednesday, 12/20/2023.

The lecture was given by Sheikh Dr. Ali Munie. During which he gave a detailed presentation on the nature of university life as it is related to the youth stage, and touched on the importance of good behavior in order to build a solid society based on science and knowledge. In conclusion, the Presidency of the Chemical Engineering Department granted a certificate of appreciation to the lecturer in appreciation of his efforts in delivering the lecture.

 Sponsored by Professor Dr. Ahmed Muhammad Hassan Al-Ghabban, President of the University of Technology, and in implementation of the university’s directives to enhance safety and security in the scientific departments and university departments, the Chemical Engineering Department conducted a field training exercise to implement the civil defense emergency plan on Wednesday, 12/20/2023. The event began with sounding the alarm bell in the department building, evacuating classrooms and administrative offices, adopting directional signs for emergency exits, and gathering outside the department building with a good safety distance. Professor Dr. Khaled Ajami Sukkar, Head of the Chemical Engineering Department, announced the success of the training experience in which more than 200 students, associates, and teachers participated, and included the work of more than ten specialized teams in guidance, guidance, response, first aid, fire brigades, and firefighting, as well as casualty evacuation teams. This field practice comes in order to enhance safety and civil defense requirements in the event of disasters and emergencies, may God forgive us, to preserve lives and enhance the culture of public safety.

In light of the joint scientific cooperation between the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Technology and the Midland Refineries Company, Prof. Dr. Khalid Ajmi Sukkar, Head of the Chemical Engineering Department, welcomed the scientific delegation from the Midland Refineries Company at the Ministry of Oil, which included Dr. Ramez Mahdi Jawad and Dr. Hossam Ahmed Abdel Hussein and Dr. Rand Qusay Kazem. This meeting came on the sidelines of attending the second meeting of the Scientific Committee of the Third International Conference on Modern Technologies for the Oil and Gas Industry. It is worth noting that the Department of Chemical Engineering has extensive scientific cooperation with the Midland Refineries Company in all scientific fields that lead to the development of the oil refinery sector to serve our national economy. The meeting was attended by Asst. Prof. Dr. Malek Mustafa, a representative of Al-Mustaqbal University. This serious and fruitful interaction comes in line with the directives of the University of Technology, which emphasize serving society and the productive and industrial sector. It is noteworthy that this cooperation was organized in accordance with the memorandum of joint scientific cooperation that had previously been signed between the two parties, and work continues according to it to develop scientific cooperation.