*”University of Telafer Participates in Conference for Launching Digital Higher Education Identity”*

*”University of Telafer Participates in Conference for Launching Digital Higher Education Identity”*

Within the framework of its continuous efforts to keep pace with technological developments and government initiatives aimed at developing the higher education system, the University of Telafer participated in the Conference for Launching Digital Higher Education Identity held on Monday, June 2, 2025, through the participation of Dr. Omar Sami Taha, Director of the Electronic Computing Center at the university.

The conference was sponsored by the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Naeem Al-Aboudi, with attendance from the Chairman of the Parliamentary Higher Education Committee, senior ministry staff members, presidents of public and private universities, the President of the Iraqi Academics Union, alongside a group of students, reflecting the strategic importance of this qualitative technical initiative.

The Minister of Higher Education emphasized in his opening speech that the ministry has made a strategic decision to move toward comprehensive digitization of the university environment through the adoption of one hundred and twenty electronic systems covering student services, resource management, education, and information services, leading to the smart digital university identity. He pointed out that launching the digital identity represents a milestone in the path of digital transformation and smart governance of educational institutions.

The conference included specialized presentations on the digital transformation environment in the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, in addition to live demonstrations explaining the mechanisms of using the digital university identity and its practical applications in facilitating services provided to students and faculty members.

The University of Telafer’s participation in this important conference affirms its commitment to keeping pace with modern trends in higher education and benefiting from advanced digital technologies to improve the quality of academic and administrative services provided to its affiliates, contributing to enhancing the university’s position within Iraq’s advanced higher education system.