During the activities of the First Volunteer Work Conference 2025, His Excellency, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Naeem Abd Yaser Al-Aboudi honored the volunteer work teams at Iraqi universities. 

Dr. Al-Aboudi emphasized that the distinguished contributions of public and private universities in the field of volunteer work represent a living extension of the mission of higher education, embodying its significant achievements locally and globally, as well as also underscoring the Ministry's active role in promoting the values of social responsibility and building a generation capable of sustainable giving.

His Excellency highlighted that the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research is a leader among state institutions in this field and capacity building, overcoming difficulties and challenges, and intensifying efforts in this field by developing programs and incorporating content that instills positive values in the realm of community awareness.

Dr. Al-Aboudi concluded the conference activities, which included a speech by the Director of Supervision and Scientific Evaluation , Dr. Salah Hadi Saleh and a presentation honoring volunteer work teams from fifty universities. 

His Excellency demonstrated that the strategic projects adopted by the Ministry and the pioneering achievements made over the past three years in Iraqi universities have strengthened and renewed the pledge that community service is the main pillar in fulfilling national responsibility.

It is worth to be mentioned that the event was attended by the Director of Supervision and Scientific Evaluation, university presidents, the President of the Iraqi Academics Syndicate and a group of faculty members and students.