16 Days to Meeting of Secretary Generals for ISESCO National Commissions at ISC, Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran, 11-12 November 2018

Part Three: An Introduction to the Iraqi Participant

One of the participating countries in Meeting of Secretary Generals for ISESCO National Commissions at ISC is Iraq.

The Iraqi representative is:

Dr Kareem Obail Hlail Alwaali:

Secretary General, Iraqi National Commission for Education, Culture and Science - Ministry of Education

About Iraq

Iraq is a country in Western Asia, bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest and Syria to the west. The capital, and largest city is Baghdad. Islam is the official religion of Iraq. The 2016 estimate of the total Iraqi population is 37,202,572. The main languages spoken in Iraq are Mesopotamian Arabic and Kurdish.

The Scientific Status of Iraq in Global Ranking of QS 2019:

Brunei with four universities is the seventh Islamic country according to QS 2019 ranking. Based on the reports of QS 2019, it is 3.96% of all universities of Islamic countries and 0.4% of all universities of the world.

The Share of OIC Countries of the total number of OIC & World Universities in QS World University Rankings (2019)

Also, according to the reports of QS 2019, among Islamic countries, Iraqi universities have had the rank of 14 in QS 2019 Overall Score.

Top OIC Countries based on QS 2019 Overall Score

University of Baghdad and University of Kufa are ranked as 651-700 and 701-750 in QS 2019 ranking respectively. University of Babylon and Mustansiriyah University are both ranked in 801-1000.

The Score of Top Iraqi Universities based on QS 2019 Global Ranking Indicators

According to QS Ranking Indicators, University of Baghdad has been among top 10 OIC universities in 2019 with regard to the indicator of “Employer Reputation” and it has gained the seventh rank.