The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Naeem Al-Aboudi, directed that the fourth of next October (10/4/2023) be set as the date for the Science Day celebration and to honor the winners of its prizes, for which four thousand five hundred and eighty-one distinguished teachers, researchers, and students are competing.

The awards are for patents, property and intellectual property, the distinguished university, the distinguished research published in reputable international scientific journals specialized for teachers and graduate students, the distinguished final grade students’ project, the student award for collective voluntary creative encouraging work, the distinguished author or translator’s book, the distinguished Iraqi scientific journal, and the distinguished research center or unit.