Based on the directives of the Prime Minister, Mr. Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, and the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Naeem Al-Aboudi, regarding digital transformation and automation of the ministry’s centers and public and private universities, the University of Information Technology and Communications held a meeting chaired by the university president, Professor Dr. Abbas Mohsen Al-Bakri, along with the scientific and administrative assistants, in addition to the Director of Student Affairs, the Director of the Computing Center, technical staff, and representatives from the colleges.

The meeting discussed the mechanism for implementing work on the platform launched by the Ministry of Higher Education (the HEPIQ platform), which includes several systems, including the Student Information System (SIS) and human resources management, as well as a permissions system.

The university’s technical staff provided a detailed explanation of the working mechanism, as well as monitoring updates that occur on the platform, and conducting regular detailed evaluations to develop it in line with the digital transformation and automation processes for all ministry departments and universities.