Basra University students ranked first in the Higher Education Reading Award test, as three students from various colleges distinguished themselves in the award in its second edition for the year 2024, which was launched by His Excellency the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Naeem Al-Aboudi, which is one of the most important cultural competitions that contribute to enhancing reading and thinking skills. For students.The winning students from the University of Basra excelled in reading and analyzing two books developed by the exam organizing committee, which are the book (Islamic Perspectives on the Declaration of Human Rights) by the martyr Muhammad al-Sadr, and the book (The Civilizational Question... How to Innovate Our Future in a Changing World) by the Saudi writer Zaki al-Milad, as the winning students demonstrated their ability Great for understanding and analyzing the core ideas in these books.The most prominent results of Basra University students in the competition came as the student at the College of Medicine, Nour Al-Huda Hossam Jihad Omran, achieved sixth place with a score of 87, with a time of 22 minutes and 45 seconds.

Medical College student Abdullah Majid Asghar Muhammad Taqi also achieved eighth place with a score of 87, with a time of 27 minutes and 71.67 seconds.

While Maysam Ahmed Kazem Mozan, a student at Al-Zahraa College of Medicine, achieved 32nd place with a score of 82, with a time of 17 minutes and 85.67 seconds.The President of the University, Dr. Muhannad Jawad Kazem, said that the students of the University of Basra, by obtaining these advanced ranks among (1,327) students from various scientific and humanities specializations, are evidence that the University of Basra continues to achieve excellence and leadership in this important competition.

Stressing that this excellence reflects the students’ determination to succeed and that they are a source of pride for the university in various scientific and cultural fields.

He added that this excellence is not an individual achievement, but rather a joint effort between the students and the higher administrations at the university, which seeks to instill the values ​​of science and knowledge in the souls of its children, and we look forward to the continuation of this creative spirit in all fields.In continuation of the competition program, the winners will be honored with an amount of one hundred million dinars. The first ten winners will receive four million dinars for each winner, while the twelfth winners will receive three million dinars for each winner, while the thirteenth winners will receive two million dinars for each winner, and the fourteenth winners will receive one million dinars for each. Winning student.
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