The Ministry of
higher Education was established on the 16th of October 1988 by
decree number (164/88). Assertion of the Country to give the most attention to
Higher Education to increase its effectiveness and expand its various
educational aspects. The Ministry oversees plans and programs for the
preparations and development of manpower through opportunities for higher
education and specialization in various fields of studies in natural sciences
and humanities. Graduating the appropriate number of specialists, technicians,
and experts in the different branches of science and implementing and creating
ways of scientific excellence and competition among students, scholars, and researchers
by providing opportunities for outstanding students to continue their postgraduate
studies in different scientific fields.
The ministry also
sends students on scholarships to universities abroad and coordinates with the
Civil Service Council and other parties considering the rules of scholarships
and study leaves. Also sending State, organizations, and public institutions
employees abroad. Working on unifying the supervisory body of all students’
categories abroad and unifying the rules and conditions that must be met by those
universities.