The Owner, Education & Higher Education Body

The Owner Body

The Al-Abbas Holy Shrine and Its Pioneering Role

The General Secretariat of the Abbasid Holy Shrine was formed in 2007 according to the Shrine Administration Law number 19 which is an alternative to the first legitimate administration formed after the fall of the tyrant in April 2003 AD, and it obtained a written authorization from the religious authority in Najaf to supervise the administration of the holy shrine, as it created an administrative structure in which dozens of formations in all fields: cultural, educational, religious, media, engineering and service financial, medical, etc., This is in order to return the lost civilized role to the holy shrines, to begin a new phase in which giving continues, and the service of the holy shrine and its visitors is elevated to wider ranges.

Under the leadership of Mr. Ahmed al-Safi of the Abbasid holy shrine, enormous efforts were taken to advance the level of education in Iraq, keep pace with the rapid progress in the field of science, and meet the changing needs of society, including the development of curricula and study plans, the provision of qualified scientific competencies to teach, and the preparation of classrooms, laboratories and supplies with the latest modern and distinguished equipment in quality and quantity, and attention to research aspects. Scientific research, as well as investing the energies of teachers and students in primary and higher theoretical and applied scientific research and studies, as well as training, awareness and scientific mobilization within future foundations that are in line with modern developments through the acquisition of high technical and professional expertise and harnessing it scientifically and academically according to a developed methodological perspective.

Education and Higher Education Authority

Higher Education Authority Mission with Practical Goals

Since nation-building is based on science and knowledge and awareness in order to achieve commendable behavior, the educational institutions must be taken care of. This scientific and educational statements cannot make a change qualitatively based on the reality without the presence of specialized agencies to formulate policies and develop means of implementation, evaluation, rehabilitation and development; To keep abreast of developments, and obtain the highest quality standards in management and education; To achieve a distinctive footprint in the world of education. For this andmore, the al-Abbas's (p) holy shrine established the Education and Higher Education Authority to carry out the aforementioned responsibilities. In order for its strategic outputs to be executive mechanisms for its educational and higher educational institutions, the University of Al-Kafeel was one of the official outlets to achieve the desired goals of the general policy of the al-Abbas's (p) Holy Shrine, so that it works on making missionary outputs with high professional capabilities, efficient competition in its field of specialization and a contribution to building the country. It has the ability to achieve a global presence, even in the long run, by providing the means to do so. A policy-making committee headed by His Eminence Sayyid Laith al-Mousawi and the membership of both His Eminence Sayyid Alaa al-Din al-Hakim and His Eminence Sheikh Jawad al-Bahadli. This committee drew up a clear policy for the educational institutions of the al-Abbas's Religious counseling, which was entrusted to the rector of the university to apply it to the faculties and departments of the university, so the department of psychological counseling and educational guidance was formed at the university, and the activities, events and programs varied. The programs that the department undertakes, the most important of which are: a program for giving dialogue and development lectures, a program for giving scientific enrichment lectures, a social communication program, a program for reviving religious rituals, a program for issuing a quarterly magazine and a program for organizing trips.