The Basra University of Oil and Gas signed a letter of intent with the University of Petroleum and Gas in Ploiest in Romania, to activate academic cooperation and exchange of scientific expertise between them.
The university’s media stated that “the signing took place in the presence of the President of the Basra University of Oil and Gas, Dr. Muhammad Halil Hafez Al-Kaabi, the President of the Romanian University of Ploiest (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eng. Alin Dinita), the Advisor to the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Ali Hamid Kadhim Al-Shukri, and the Regional Cultural Attache in Bucharest, Dr. Shaker Kadhim Al-Ali.
It added: “The two sides agreed to activate joint cooperation to develop scientific activity and participate in activities, and it was also agreed to activate academic cooperation through the exploitation of advanced scientific laboratories, training of teachers and students, mutual visits of teachers and researchers, exchange of scientific and research information, development of curricula, exchange of scientific advice, and activation of exchange activities of students for the purpose of joint training and research.”
The media office continued, “During the delegation’s visit to Romania, they were briefed on the companies cooperating with the University of Petroleum and Gas in Ploiest and sponsoring its students in various fields for the purpose of localizing technology, training students, and preparing graduates with high experience in various specializations of technology for the oil industry.”
Source: National Iraqi News Agency