On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, the university stadium witnessed a football championship match between the team of teachers in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the team of research centers at the Technological University, which ended with a 2-0 victory for the teachers.

The match came as part of the sports activities organized by the department to promote social interaction and sportsmanship among academic and research staff. The match was attended by the Head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Prof. Dr. Sadiq Hussein Bakhi, who praised the outstanding level presented by the two teams, stressing the importance of such events in creating a recreational environment that contributes to strengthening relations between colleagues outside the framework of academic work.

The match was characterized by a strong performance by the teaching team, where the players showed high skills and clear harmony, which enabled them to achieve the deserved victory. This meeting contributed to strengthening the team spirit among faculty members and researchers, amid a friendly atmosphere that reflects the importance of sports activities in the academic work environment.

It is worth mentioning that the Department of Biomedical Engineering continuously seeks to organize various sports and entertainment events aimed at supporting physical activity and enhancing team spirit among the academic and research staff members.

On February 17, 2025, the Head of the Department, Prof. Dr. Sadiq Hussein Bakhi, received a delegation from the Human Rights Commission, which included Prof. Dr. Ahmed Thabet Abdulkarim and legal advisor Mohammed Qasim Rashid. This meeting comes within the framework of enhancing cooperation between the two sides in the fields of training and development, which contributes to spreading the culture of human rights and enhancing community awareness in academic and administrative institutions.

During the meeting, the prospects of joint cooperation were discussed, including ways to organize specialized training workshops targeting professors and employees from various academic and administrative disciplines, with the aim of enhancing knowledge of human rights values and ways to apply them in daily life. The meeting also discussed the establishment of workshops and qualification programs aimed at training employees on the concepts of justice and equality, in addition to enhancing the ability to deal with human rights issues in a professional and objective manner.

In this context, Prof. Dr. Sadiq Hussein Bakhi stressed the importance of this cooperation in consolidating the culture of human rights within academic institutions, pointing to the need to promote this culture through various training programs that reach all categories of university staff. He praised the role of the OHCHR in spreading community awareness and providing effective support for the implementation of human rights principles, expressing his aspiration to expand the scope of cooperation between the two sides in the future.

For their part, members of the OHCHR delegation expressed their full readiness to provide the necessary support for the success of this initiative, by providing the necessary expertise and resources to implement joint training programs, in addition to facilitating the establishment of specialized courses that meet the needs of all categories of beneficiaries. They also pointed out the importance of sustainable cooperation between academic institutions and the OHCHR in preparing awareness programs aimed at improving society's understanding of human rights.

This initiative comes within the framework of the department's continuous efforts to keep pace with the directives of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the University Presidency, and to apply strategies that contribute to consolidating sustainable partnerships with relevant institutions. These steps are also part of the department's vision to enhance awareness of human rights issues, in order to achieve the common goals of building an academic and administrative community with a deep understanding of its rights and duties, which contributes to creating a more interactive and cooperative academic and administrative environment in facing contemporary challenges related to human rights and their protection, thus building a society that is more aware and appreciative of its own rights and the rights of others.

The Head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Prof. Dr. Sadiq Hussein Bakhi, held a meeting with the department's affiliates on Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 1:00 pm.

The meeting dealt with many important topics, most notably emphasizing the need for individual and collective efforts by all affiliates to develop work and performance, in addition to adhering to the official working hours in accordance with the directives of the Ministry and the University Presidency. Emphasis was also placed on the importance of activating coordination between the divisions and units of the department in order to raise the level of performance and avoid wasting time, in addition to the need to complete the tasks assigned to each associate according to his position and as quickly as possible.

Mr. Head of the Department addressed a set of administrative and technical recommendations and observations, and listened to the suggestions and observations of the affiliates in a transparent and interactive manner.

At the conclusion of the meeting, the Head of the Department expressed his thanks and appreciation for the fruitful cooperation of all affiliates, praising the efforts exerted to develop the department scientifically and academically. He also wished all affiliates of the department more success and success to achieve further development and creativity.

On Tuseday, February 19, 2025, Prof. Dr. Sadiq Hussein Bakhi, Head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Technological University, conducted an inspection tour of the examination halls to check the progress of the final exams for the first semester of the first semester of the academic year 2024-2025.

During his tour, His Excellency followed up the readiness of the department to conduct the exams, checking the level and nature of the questions through dialog with a number of students, to ensure that they are in line with academic standards. He also praised the great efforts exerted by the teaching staff and members of the examination committees in organizing and following up the progress of the exams, stressing their keenness to provide an ideal examination environment that ensures smooth performance at the highest levels of efficiency.

At the end of his visit, Prof. Dr. Sadiq Hussein Bakhi expressed his great appreciation for all the efforts exerted, wishing the students success and excellence, and urging them to strive to achieve the highest academic levels and scientific excellence.