The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Naeem Al-Aboudi, announced the launch of the Higher Education Prize for Reading competition for undergraduate students in all Iraqi universities.

The Minister of Education set the value of the prize at one hundred million dinars, to be distributed among twenty winners, five million dinars for each student.

 Registration continues on the competition platform (https://awards.mohesr.gov.iq/ra) until 8/15/2023. Registered students will take an electronic test on 8/20/2023. The entry information for each student will be provided via his official university email, so that they can  Participation in the exam whose material is based exclusively on the chosen book.

 *Contest conditions:*

 ▪️ The award is for primary studies students in public and private universities (morning and evening studies).

 ▪️ The contestant must be of Iraqi nationality.

 ▪️ The competitor is not more than 30 years old.

 ▪️ Competitors are subject to a public lottery to choose twenty winners from among the top hundred contestants in the prize exam.

 ▪️ The twenty winners will be awarded 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.

 * Department of Media and Government Communication *
 *Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research*
 *July 18, 2023*

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