$53m. for academicians’ housing projects

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education has allocated $53.7 million U.S. dollars to each university for the implementation of housing projects for their staff. “The projects will be conducted in coordination with the Ministry of Housing and Construction,” the minister of higher education, Abid Thiyab al-Ujaili, said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com news agency. The main aim of the project is to provide vital services for university professors in Iraq, the statement added. SS (P) 1