Higher Education and the Integrity Commission sign a memorandum of understanding to fight corruption and promote a culture of integrity
Tuesday, 09 July / July 2013 14:06 | | |
{Baghdad: Euphrates News} The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, a memorandum of understanding with the Integrity Commission, the capacity to activate the academic and research capabilities according to a unified strategy for the dissemination of a culture of integrity.
A statement by the Information Office of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research received by the agency {Euphrates News} copy of it on Tuesday that the "Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Ali al-Adeeb, the head of the Integrity Commission Alaa Jawad Hamid, provides for the establishment of faculty and researchers in Iraqi universities to conduct studies specialized, marking the reasons behind the phenomenon and identifying the internal and external factors that affect the behavior of individuals and communities. "
He added, "The memorandum attached to the technical committees at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research to prepare topics related to anti-corruption, and spread a culture of integrity, for inclusion in the vocabulary of the curriculum in colleges and institutes Iraqi universities, and to the implementation of programs of study and extensive training to fight corruption and to address its manifestations."
For his part, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Ali al-Adeeb in a speech during the signing ceremony of the memorandum, "The memorandum will open cooperation between the Ministry of Higher Education and the Integrity Commission to be the episode to build bridges with the parties chock to fight corruption," adding that "the contents of the memo will spend to deploy awareness among staff and immunized from sliding into the error or shafts of corruption ".
He added that "the ministry will adopt the preparation of topics related to the fight against corruption, and spread the culture of integrity through included in the vocabulary of the curriculum in colleges and institutes," explaining that "the phenomenon of corruption is characterized by communities underdeveloped as a major constraint to the development process," stressing that "corruption has a multidimensional intervention in various fields, and if we want to eliminate this phenomenon, we refer to the values and standards adopted by communities and controlled by was decided through what is corrupt and what is the benefit, and that corruption impedes development, development is a human is the basis of a renaissance nations through which assess peoples as peoples civilized or later. "
He said al-Adeeb said "the term Third World, which is called the peoples overdue, in fact, is a term for a courtesy only, there is no peoples advanced peoples of late, but there are values education for individuals from birth birthright of Education home and school and university are what make people advanced, because these values will be device control individual behavior that invoked it an individual to perform a task or a specific service for the benefit of the community, but we find that the philosophy prevailing at the moment is the philosophy of self-interest which is giving priority to the interests of individuals and entities and institutions for the public interest and that is what destroys the development and impedes progress and development. "
He said the "deal with this phenomenon, lies through awareness of the importance of the educational in the war on corruption, and work on the legislation of new legal, including believes in bridging the gaps that allow for some spoilers force on the exposure of public money, as well as education self for humans and vaccinated cultures heavenly religions and heritage social, "he said, calling on the media to" contribute to the framing of the foundations of publication of this culture and diffusion. "
For his part, Chairman of the Integrity Commission said Alaa Jawad Hamid said "the signing of this MoU with the Ministry of Education is a positive step to achieve a strategic partnership to combat corruption, and promote the values of integrity in the country is looking to build a new tomorrow."
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