On the occasion of Global Entrepreneurship Week, the Department of Medical Devices at the College of Engineering Technology, in cooperation with the Community Police Directorate of the Provincial Police Command and the University Psychological Counseling and Student Activities Departments, held an educational seminar entitled “Entrepreneurial Work and Its Social Impacts” at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 11, 2026.
The seminar was presented by:
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Asst. Lecturer Haider Abdul Razzaq Al-Samawi – Chair
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Colonel Khalid Saeed Musa – Lecturer
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Media Professional Noor Sattar Jtheer – Rapporteur
The seminar discussed Global Entrepreneurship Week, emphasizing that it is an international initiative aimed at introducing young people across the six continents to the concept of entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship is an innovative process of identifying and exploiting business opportunities and developing new ideas to solve problems through sustainable approaches.
Entrepreneurial work has positive effects on society by creating employment opportunities, empowering individuals, and addressing social challenges. Economically, it contributes to growth, increases productivity, and raises individual incomes, thereby helping reduce unemployment and poverty.
Social Impacts (Positive Social Change)
Addressing Social Problems:
Social entrepreneurship contributes to tackling issues such as poverty and marginalization through innovative solutions.
Promoting Human Development:
It provides young people with training and new skills and contributes to empowering women in the labor market.
Improving Quality of Life:
Through innovative services and products that effectively meet the needs of society.
Pillars of Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is based on creativity, risk-taking, and the ability to identify and exploit opportunities to transform ideas into reality.
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