The Biomedical Engineering Department at the University of Technology held a "meeting for the Industrial Advisory Board of the department"

 chaired by the Scientific Deputy, Professor Dr. Jinan Star

in accordance with the directives of the respected head of the Biomedical Engineering Department.

The meeting was attended by the Vice President of the Board and the heads of departments to develop an action plan for the Board. The agenda included

reviewing the curricula and proposing enhancements to some subjects to align with the evolving requirements of the job market. Additionally, the meeting

reviewed the results of a survey conducted by the department among experts in biomedical engineering in public and private sectors regarding the

compatibility of the curricula with specialization requirements and the reinforcement of departmental outcomes. The survey results confirmed the robustness of

the department's curricula by a large margin regarding the aforementioned matters.

It is worth mentioning that the Industrial Advisory Board was adopted by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research as part of the Bologna

process to enrich the job market and build genuine partnerships between educational institutions and government ministries. Building partnerships is Goal 17

of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Based on the directives of the esteemed Head of the Biomedical Engineering Department, Dr. Wisam Kazem Hamdan,

and in an effort to develop and support frameworks of mutual understanding in comprehensive educational processes,

it has been decided to establish a "Follow-up Committee for Memoranda of Understanding in the Department"

This committee will be chaired by Dr. Saad Mahmoud Ali, Assistant Professor in the Biomechanical Engineering Branch, along with several faculty members from the department. The committee's role will be to monitor the memoranda signed with all governmental, private, and international universities to ensure the implementation of these memoranda. Additionally, the committee will agree upon an executive program, including the timeframe, number of reciprocal visits, joint research, selection criteria for scholars and trainees to be exchanged between the parties, and organizing the necessary executive programs sequentially during the validity of this agreement. This will contribute to enhancing the department's and the university's level in global rankings and achieving advanced positions.

Faculty members Dr. Jannan Star Khushan, Dr. Marwan Nafi Al-Ali, and Dr. Oufa Abdul Rasul in the Biomedical Engineering Department/Technological University were honored with a certificate of appreciation from the College of Dentistry/University of Baghdad, in recognition of their outstanding efforts in teaching graduate students during the academic year 2023/2024 for the first semester of dentistry.

In accordance with the directives of the esteemed President of the Technological University and under the supervision of the respected Head of the Biomedical Engineering Department, Dr. Wisam Kazem,

The Biomedical Engineering Department has published guidance evidence for combating corruption and affixed it to the walls within the department corridors. Additionally, the topic of corruption was addressed within the curriculum regarding the crimes of the Ba'ath Party to raise awareness among students and draw their attention to its dangers and how to combat it, considering the impact of corruption on individuals' enjoyment of their fundamental rights. Corruption is considered one of the crimes that obstruct the development of societies, and its prevalence within state institutions is one of the most serious obstacles to development. Justice and equality in a society free from corruption are considered fundamental human rights, as life, dignity, equality, rights, and other essential human values heavily depend on this right. Therefore, the focus should be on individuals and the destructive effects of corruption on their lives. There is a very strong relationship between corruption and human rights, and its impact is not incidental or limited to specific areas of these rights, as the spread of corruption and the lack of integrity in state institutions will inevitably lead to the violation of the state's commitment to human rights, which will hinder the development of effective programs and policies to promote these rights. Moreover, corruption affects all areas of civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights.