The Department of Materials Engineering / University of Technology held the electronic scientific symposium tagged "Covid 19 vaccine, truth and rumors" on Saturday10/7/2021 at 8.00 pm, on the Google Meet platform. The symposium was attended by the  Head of the Materials Engineering Department, Assist. Prof. Dr. Hussein Alaa Jaber and the scientific assistant Dr. Muhannad Najah Al-Mutahram, where the seminar was managed by Assist. Prof. Dr. Fatima Jaafar Muhammad, a teaching staff in the Department of Materials Engineering.

 The lecture of the symposium was delivered by Assist. Prof.Dr. Lujain Anwar Al-Khazraji (consultant physician of family medicine) teaching  staff at Al-Kindi College of Medicine / University of Baghdad, where she touched on the definition of vaccination, the way vaccines work, how vaccines protect individuals and communities, the characteristics and types of some vaccines, why the vaccine is rejected, and finally the truth and myth regarding the epidemic Covid 19. At the end of the symposium, the head of the department expressed his thanks and gratitude to Dr. Loujain for this distinguished symposium.

On Sunday, 25/7/2021, the undergraduate students of the Department of Materials Engineering at the University of Technology started the final attendance and electronic exams for the second semester for the academic year 2020-2021. The exams were followed-up by the President of the University, Prof. Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Hassan Al-Ghabban, the head of the department, Assist. Prof. Dr. Hussein Alaa Jaber and the scientific assistant Dr. Muhannad Najah. Precautionary measures have been applied in the attendance exams, such as social distancing, wearing masks, and checking the temperature.

The Department of Materials Engineering / University of Technology held a workshop entitled (Body patterns and blood types and their relationship to personality traits) On Sunday, 4/7/2021, at 10 am, in the discussion room in Building C.

The workshop was attended by the Head of the Materials Engineering Department, Assist. Prof. Dr. Hussein Alaa Jaber and the rapporteur of the department, Lec. Dr. Heba Anwar Abdullah.

The lectures of the workshop were delivered by Prof.Dr. Agharid Salem Abdel Reda/ Al-Mustansiriya University/ College of Science and  Assist.  Prof. Dr. Lama Akram Gallo/ University of Technology /Department of Materials Engineering.

The Assist.Prof. Dr. Lama Akram discussed the body patterns and their classifications and how to estimate the body pattern. She also discussed the classification and types of blood. As for Prof. Dr. Agharid Salem discussed the relationship of body patterns and blood types to personality traits. At the end of the workshop, the head of the department presented the certificates of appreciation to the two lecturers.

The teaching staff, Assist.Prof. Dr. Muhammad Abdul-Hussein Al-Zuhairi / the Department of Materials Engineering/University of Technology participated in the scientific symposium entitled “Application of the Concept of Sustainability in Chemical Engineering” held by the College of Chemical Engineering/College of Engineering/University of Al-Qadisiyah on Tuesday, 06/29/2021, at 10 am, at the Great Ceremonial Hall. The seminar was attended by the President of Al-Qadisiyah University, Prof. Dr.Kazem Jabor Al-Jubouri, and the Dean of the Engineering College, Assist.Prof. Dr. Jalal Naqi Shaker. The seminar included three axes:

_ Analysis of plastic waste problems / lecturer Prof. Dr. Amer Daham Zamat.

_ The most important engineering applications for the investment and management of plastic waste / lecturer Assist. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Abdul-Hussein Al-Zuhairi.

_ Chemical processes for recycling / lecturer. Asist. Prof. Dr. Abbas Khalaf Muhammad.

Assist. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Abdul-Hussein Al-Zuhairi analyzed the problems of plastic waste and the most important engineering applications for the investment and management of plastic waste.

At the end of the seminar, the President of the University presented the shield of creativity and excellence to the lecturers and expressed his thanks and appreciation for the distinguished lectures they presented.