The Department of Oil and Gas Engineering / Scientific Affairs and Cultural Relations Division and the Psychological Counseling and Educational Guidance Unit held an awareness seminar entitled: The Dangers of Drugs... Awareness and Preventionو elivered by lecturers M.s. Zainab Abdul Sattar and M.s Ali Sajit on Monday 2/3/2025 in the branch building, in the presence of the head of the department, Prof. Dr. Fadhel Sarhan Kazim, and a number of lecturers and students.

The symposium aimed to raise awareness in the community about the dangers of drugs and their negative impact on individuals, families and society in general. It included several topics, the most important of which are: types of drugs, reasons for the spread of addiction, its negative health, psychological and social effects, as well as methods of prevention and treatment.

The symposium concluded with recommendations including: activating strict laws to combat drug trafficking and abuse, supporting rehabilitation centers, increasing awareness campaigns, and strengthening the role of the family in monitoring children and protecting them from addiction by calling for community solidarity to combat this dangerous phenomenon and activating the role of family awareness and supervision, in addition to providing effective treatment programs that help addicts recover and reintegrate into society.

With the aim of scientific integration and believing in the necessity of communication between the institutions of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, a delegation of students from the Department of Petroleum Engineering/College of Engineering at the University of Karbala, headed by Asst. Prof. Dr. Tahseen Hamid Khalif and Asst. Dr. Maali Salah Asaad, visited the Department of Petroleum and Gas Engineering/University of Technology on Monday, 2/10/2025, They were received by the Head of the Department, Prof. Dr. Fadhel Sarhan Kazim, the Scientific Assistant, Prof. Dr. Imad Abdul Hussein Fakher, and a number of lecturers and affiliates.

The students of the University of Karbala made a field tour in the department’s laboratories and learned about the nature of the work of scientific devices. This visit comes within the framework of the ongoing cooperation between the two parties in order to enhance academic programs and achieve educational goals in the service of the scientific process in our beloved country.

Ms. Israa Mahmoud Ali, a lecturer in the Department of Petroleum and Gas Engineering at the University of Technology, participated in the (Sixth International Scientific Conference on Engineering Sciences and Advanced Technologies), which was held at Hillah University College (Babil Governorate) during the period from (January 28 to 29, 2025

The conference addressed the most prominent developments and innovations in the field of (engineering sciences and advanced technologies), and witnessed wide participation from international and local researchers and experts. This attendance is part of the department’s efforts to enhance international academic participation and highlight its research and role in developing the oil and gas sector in Iraq.

Within the university football championship for faculty members, the Oil and Gas Engineering team played its first match in the first group against the Mechanical Engineering team on Monday 2/17/2025 at the university stadium

The Oil Teaching Team, with the participation of the Scientific Assistant, Assistant Professor Dr. Imad Abdul Hussein Fakher, achieved a valuable victory over the Mechanics Team, with a score of three goals to one..

Congratulations to the Oil team, and God willing, we will qualify for the final of the tournament.