The Conference on Higher Education for the Development of Iraq, organized by the Iraqi Embassy in London, continued its work on Saturday with the participation of experts and researchers from British universities and prestigious figures in the British House of Commons.

The Ministry of Education confirmed in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA) a copy of it that "the participants in the conference stressed that Iraq has qualified human capacities to bring about the required development on the economic, social and health sectors."

The statement added that "the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Abdul Razzaq al-Issa signed an agreement between the University of Babylon and the University of Northampton-UK, granting the privilege of the University of Babylon to teach the degree of information technology, and to issue certificate in accordance with the curriculum and requirements of UK education standards. In the same context, Al-Mustaqbal University College has signed an agreement with Northampton University focused on student’s scholarship, grand the privilege to teach the business administration degree, and the development of intelligent learning facilities.