كلية البوليتكنك الهندسية / البصرة

Under the patronage of the President of Southern Technical University, Professor Dr. Adnan Abdullah Atiq, and under the supervision of the Dean of Basra Engineering Polytechnic College, Assistant Professor Dr. Diyah Kammel Shary, the College organized a Free Book Fair under the slogan “Reading Builds a Better Nation.”

The event was organized by the University Psychological Counseling Unit in collaboration with the Basra Palace of Culture and Arts, the Media and Government Communication Division, and the Central Library Unit. Held in the College’s Central Library Hall, the fair attracted a large turnout and broad participation and was open to the public.

The fair featured a diverse range of publishing houses, cultural palaces, and cultural and arts centers from across Iraq. The participating publishing houses included Al-Ghadeer Company for Printing and Publishing Ltd. (Basra), Al-Ahliya Library Publishing House (Basra), and Al-Sawaf Printing and Publishing House (Babylon).

The fair also welcomed representatives of several cultural palaces and arts centers from the governorates of Diwaniyah, Maysan, Erbil, Nineveh, Anbar, Salah al-Din, and Kirkuk. In addition, cultural centers from the district of Hindiyah in Karbala, the district of Al-Qasim in Babylon, Sadr City and Al-Mada’in district in Baghdad, and Al-Shatrah in Dhi Qar participated in the event.

The fair was also attended by the deans of the university’s various institutions in Basra.

The event reflects the University’s and the College’s commitment to enriching the cultural and intellectual landscape and encouraging students and young people to read and pursue scientific research, thereby contributing to building a more informed society and a better future.