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workshop entitled (Safety and Biosecurity)

The Center for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Research, in cooperation with the Women’s Affairs Unit in the Department of Laser Engineering and Optoelectronics, organized the workshop entitled (Safety and Biosecurity), which was held on Sunday, 4/28/2024, in the center’s hall. The lecture was given by (Professor Dr. Mustafa Riyad Muhammad Al-Shaheen ) The honorable from the Department of Biotechnology/College of Science, Anbar University. The workshop was attended by a group of university teachers, affiliates, and students.
During the workshop, the lecturer touched on: introducing the attendees to biosecurity, dangerous biological materials and agents, and the correct methods of dealing with and handling them in safe conditions that guarantee the safety of the individual and society, in addition to common diseases caused by biological agents and how to control them, with the necessity of following safety rules in laboratories. The workshop included discussions. Scientific knowledge by attendees
The lecturer also recommended during his lecture the necessity of opening safety and biosecurity courses on an ongoing basis and binding on all relevant personnel.

workshop in the center’s hall entitled (Administrative corruption, its causes, effects, and methods of confronting it)

Within the national campaign to promote authentic Iraqi values and in accordance with the directives issued by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research regarding the need for universities to address social problems by holding workshops in this regard, and the need for Iraqi academics and intellectuals to take an active role in them and find successful solutions to those problems,
On Wednesday, 3/27/2024, at 10:30 a.m., the Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Research Center held a workshop in the center’s hall entitled (Administrative corruption, its causes, effects, and methods of confronting it). The lecture was given by (A. T. Khitam Salem Shaker) from the Department of Chemical Engineering.
The workshop addressed the definition of administrative corruption, its characteristics and manifestations, the risks of administrative corruption, its internal and external causes and its effects, including the waste of public money, the effects of corruption on the economic, legal, political and social levels, and ways to combat and prevent administrative corruption, the most important of which are administrative and judicial methods. The workshop included some discussions by the attendees, and the workshop concluded with the distribution of a certificate of participation to the lecturer.

The benefits of afforestation for humans and the environment

As a result of the volunteer work campaigns carried out by the University of Technology coinciding with National Afforestation Day, and with reference to the book of the Department of Scientific Affairs, No. (164/A.S.) dated (2/25/2024), the Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Research Center was established in cooperation with the Materials Engineering Department under the auspices of Mr. President of the University A. Dr.. The respected Ahmed Muhammad Hassan Al-Ghaban, a workshop entitled:
(The benefits of afforestation for humans and the environment) delivered by (Eng. Hoda Abbas Zidan)
In the presence of the Ministerial Committee for Higher Education and Scientific Research and in the presence of the Assistant President of the University for Scientific Affairs, Professor Dr. Khawla Salah Khashan, the Assistant President of the University for Administrative Affairs, Professor Dr. Farhad Muhammad Othman, the Honorable Dr. Khaled Omran Ali, the Head of the Chemical Safety and Security Department at the Ministry of Higher Education, and the official in charge of the Agricultural Division of the Ministry of Higher Education. For the Office Affairs Department of the Chief Engineer, the respected Sahar Jawad Mahdi and Prof. M.D. The respected Muhammad Muayyad, Director of the Department of Studies and Planning at our university, and Prof. Dr. Riyad Sadiq Al-Mukhtar, the respected Chairman of the University CBRN Committee and a number of university teachers and employees..
This workshop is considered an activity organized by the Center to celebrate this day and within the framework of concern for and preservation of the environment, encouraging interest in planting trees and plants in Iraq, and emphasizing the awareness of university students and members to contribute to supporting the environmental reality and the necessity of getting rid of environmental pollutants of various kinds, combating desertification in Iraq, and creating an environmentally friendly environment. Clean, safe, pollution-free.
The workshop aimed to learn about the standards of the afforestation process, the importance of afforestation in improving the environment, and the importance of green spaces for mental health.
Afforestation is an important part of the environmental system that must be preserved, and it contributes greatly to enhancing environmental balance by reducing water and air pollution and reducing and strengthening soil erosion, in addition to its major role in maintaining the moderate Earth’s climate and cooling cities. It is also a habitat for many organisms. Wild animals and a source of renewable natural energy, and the benefits of afforestation for human health are not limited only to the physical aspects, but also extend to psychological and mental health. Therefore, it is encouraged to include more green spaces in cities and enhance efforts to improve and maintain biodiversity for our overall health benefits.