THE UNIVERSITY OF BASRAH INVITES STUDENTS TO REGISTER FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION READING AWARD COMPETITION
The President of the University of Basrah Dr. Saad Shaheen Hammadi, called on primary studies students to register for the Higher Education Award for Reading competition, which was launched by His Excellency the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Dr. Naeem Al-Aboudi.
His Excellency set the value of the award at one hundred million dinars, to be distributed among twenty winners, five million dinars for each student, the prize based on competition to read a book (Renaissance conditions) by the Arab thinker Malik bin Nabi.     
Registration continues on the competition platform (https://awards.mohesr.gov.iq/ra) until 15/8/2023, and registered students take an electronic test on 20/8/2023. The entry information for each student is provided through his official university email, so that they can participate in the exam, whose material is based exclusively on the chosen book. The competition is for students of primary studies in public and private universities for morning and evening studies.
The ministry set conditions for the competition, stipulating that the contestant be an Iraqi citizen and that his age does not exceed 30 years. The contestants will also be subject to a public lottery to choose twenty winners from among the top hundred contestants in the prize exam. The twenty winners will be given a cash prize (five million dinars) for each winner.
In this context, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Naeem Al-Aboudi, calls on university students to participate in this important cultural event, with the aim of stimulating positive awareness and interacting with the reading of civilized texts.