In light of the directives of the president of the University of Technology on the follow-up of the educational and training process of our students, the Head of the Chemical Engineering Department, Asst. Prof. Dr. Khalid Ajami Sukkar, visited the Training and Workshop Center on Tuesday 9/4/2019 to view the training programs for the students of the department. The head of the chemical engineering department was welcomed by the director of the training and workshop center (Asst. Prof. Dr. Haidar Abd Dahd). The visit was attended by Lect. Dr. Walaa Abdel Hadi, administrative deputy to the head of Chemical Engineering Department and Lect. Fadel Abbas Hammadi, supervisor of the students. The director of the center was praised the scientific supervisor of the students in our department (Lect. Fadel Abbas Hammadi) and his role in follow-up the students of the first stage through the registration of their absence and the notifications addressed to the students as well as their commitment to the weekly attendance. The importance of the Training and workshop Center in the University of Technology was discussed for its outstanding role in the training of the students of the University of Technology and from all the disciplines of the scientific and engineering departments where practical training is one of the most important elements in the university education system, especially in the field of engineering and technical. It aims to provide and mix scientific and practical experience that qualifies the graduates of our university to achieve professional success in making the future engineer so that they have a large and growing role in economic development in our dear Iraq. At the end of the visit, the head of the chemical engineering department commended the efforts exerted by the director of the training center and the division managers through their interest in the students, in addition to providing all the necessary supplies for them. 

Under the auspices of the president of the University of Technology prof. Dr. Amin Daway Thamir and in the presence of the president deputy for scientific affairs, the student Yasser Waleed in the third stage from the Branch of Chemical processing Engineering / Chemical Engineering Department was honored for winning first place in the event held by the English Language Center entitled (Speak-up Technology 4th), where the event was held in Al-Kindi Hall / Department of Electromechanical Engineering. On this occasion, the Department of Chemical Engineering congratulates the student Yasser Waleed and wishes all the students of the department more success and scientific progress. We also thank the English Language Center for this encouraging scientific initiative.

 The Department of Chemical Engineering / University of Technology welcomed the students of the fourth stage and a number of faculty members in the Department of Chemical Engineering / University of Diyala on Tuesday, 4-9-2019, where the students conducted laboratory experiments in the laboratory of control operations with extensive explanation of the experiments by members of the laboratory staff. It is worth mentioning that the current visit is the third visit of students during the second semester of the current year. In addition, all the facilities and scientific and practical facilities were provided to the students of Diyala University.

Within the scientific and cultural activities of the second semester for the Department of Chemical Engineering for the academic year 2018-2019, Dr. Basma Basem from the Ministry of Education delivered a lecture entitled: Biological treatment for textile wastewater. The presentation was provided inside the Al-Khwarizmi Hall on Thursday 11-4-2019 in the presence of the head of chemical engineering department; Asst. Prof. Dr. Khalid Ajami Sukkar, in addition to the scientific deputy and the administrative deputy of the head of department and the heads of the branches with a number of staff from the department and the postgraduate students. This workshop located within the framework of the series of seminars held by the Department of Chemical Engineering / University of Technology. Dr. Basma Basem Hamid – Ph.D. Environmental Engineering – was hosted by the General Directorate of Educational Planning. The biological treatment of industrial wastewater was identified in general, with special emphasis on the textile factories. In addition, a part of the results of her doctoral thesis was presented, specifically on the use of restricted and free

microorganisms to target the effective blue dye used in Kadhimiya textile factory.

 Faculty members and staff of the Department of Chemical Engineering / University of Technology receive an international certificate of internal auditor, which is considered as an accredited certificate. They are Lect. Dr. Aay Ali Mosalem, Lect. Dr. Farah Talib, Asst. Lect. Mohamed Abdul-rahman, Chief Engineer Abeer Samir, Eng. Sna Wathiq and Engineer Heba Abdulazim. The significance of internal auditing is that it is an important part in the process of quality control in the educational process and improving the performance of educational institutions.