Iraq sets three-day deadline to fill vacant postgraduate seats

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Abdulhussein al-Musawi, has authorized universities and non-ministerial colleges and institutes to process postgraduate admission results, the ministry said. The decision allows additional points to be awarded to applicants who scored between 40 and 44, with the added points capped at five. The measure applies only where approved admission plans still have unfilled seats, according to the ministry statement. Universities and other eligible institutions must complete the processing and seat allocation within three days of being notified and report the full details back to the ministry. Once the process is finished, institutions are required to issue admissions decrees in line with the approved criteria without delay. No further details on the number of vacant seats or the academic programs affected were immediately provided.