M.Sc. Eng. Nour A. Zghair, had been awarded a certificate of appreciation for her efforts in reviewing four research papers were presented to the “2nd Conference of Computer Science 2019 (SCCS 2019) Sponsored by IEEE IRAQ Section, March 27-28,2019, Baghdad”.

The conference was held at the University of Technology – Baghdad, Iraq, and has been very successful in presenting participants applied scientific research.

Zain Iraq, in cooperation with the Graduate Follow-up Unit of the Department of Computer Engineering at the University of Technology, held a workshop on "Presentation Skills" that included the following topics:

• When and why we are presenting.
• Key components for presenting effectively.
• How to prepare and organize the presentation.
• How to develop the presentation skills.

This workshop aimed to encourage both the students, and the graduates to develop their presentation skills. The workshop was presented by a team from Zain Iraq. by the end, presents and prizes were distributed to the attendees of the workshop.

Prof. Dr. Eng. Hamed S. Al-Rowaishidi, from Brunel University London, UK, was invited to the Computer Engineering Department at the University of Technology to be a visiting professor to give a lecture on future research in Computer Engineering, Networking and Information Technology on Tuesday, 23-April-2019 as a part of implementing the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research governmental program.

The lecture was presented in the presence of the department head, Prof. Dr. Eng. Ahmed S. Al-Araji, accompanied by his deputies, head of branches, and faculty members. The lecture was focused on developing the faculty members skills in the preparation of research in the department relevant engineering specializations. Furthermore, it introduced the useful mechanism to publish in the indexed, and reputed scientific journals.

In addition, the visiting professor discussed the importance of constructing a specialized research center for communications and information technology to cope with the huge and rapid development in this field. All the presented topics were aimed towards serving the department, university, community, and our beloved country.

In consonance with directives of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, which includes the adopting of United Nations Office vision for a global strategy for disaster risk reduction. A seminar entitled "Disaster and its effects" was held in the conference hall of the Computer Engineering Department on Thursday, 2-May-2019. The seminar was presented by M.Sc. Baidaa A. Hassouni and M.Sc. Sajia Z. Khader to introduce the disasters types and the impact resulting from each type, then the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction was explained, which is one of the UN projects, for the period 2015-2030.

The first applied scientific exhibition was held in the Computer Engineering Department at the University of Technology, in fulfillment to the requirements of the Iraqi market, to establish a link between the labor market and the student’s scientific projects, where more than 35 scientific and applied engineering projects constructed by the undergraduate students.

The exhibition activities were started by the University President (Prof. Dr. Eng. Amin D. Thamer), in the presence of the department head (Prof. Dr. Eng. Ahmed S. Al Araji) with faculty members and students to view these projects which were supervised by the faculty members (Lecturer Mohammed A. Nadhum, Asst. Lecturer Ali Emad). The department staff introduced the best wishes for the students for further development and success to serve our society and our beloved country.