On the occasion of the Week Against Violent Extremism Conducive to Terrorism, the Department of English at the College of Education in our university—in cooperation with the Directorate of Anti-Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances in the Governorate and the Psychological Counseling and Educational Guidance Division—organized an educational scientific symposium for first-year morning-shift students titled The Role of Universities and Institutes in Preventing and Mitigating Substance Abuse and Psychotropic Substances at 12:00 PM on Monday, February 10, 2025.
The symposium featured the participation of:
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Prof. Dr. Ghanem Najeeb Abbas – Chair
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Legal Expert Mohammad Majeed Jassim – First Speaker
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Researcher Ahmed Nughaimish Najm – Second Speaker
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Assistant Lecturer Haneen Saad Kazim – Rapporteur
The symposium emphasized that universities and institutes enhance awareness regarding the phenomenon of drug and psychotropic substance abuse, contribute to conducting training workshops to identify the harms of narcotics, and spread knowledge about the dangers of addiction and this scourge. It further stressed that these institutions must maintain continuous cooperation with relevant authorities to develop programs designed to educate and protect students from this phenomenon, while encouraging scientific research to stay abreast of developments and ultimately safeguard our students.
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