The Head of the Department of Computer Science, Professor Dr. Alaa Kazem Farhan, held a meeting with the Laboratory Division on Monday, 2024/2/19, attended by the Scientific Assistant, Professor Dr. Abeer Tariq Mawlood, the Laboratory Division Manager, Lecturer Athir Rahim, and laboratory officials. At the beginning of the meeting, the Head of the Department praised the exceptional and self-initiated efforts by the department's leadership and its members in their campaign to rehabilitate the laboratories. He emphasized the importance of maintaining the results of this campaign, which continues with the replacement of old blackboards with new ones, provision of UPS systems, and removal of all obstacles. To preserve these achievements, he stressed the need for concerted efforts from the laboratory officials in regular maintenance of computers, keeping the laboratories clean, and adhering to lecture schedules. The meeting also discussed the accreditation of laboratories, internal audit committees, specification audits, and providing all suitable conditions to improve the working environment, aiming to elevate the scientific level of the Laboratory Division.

The Head of the Department of Computer Science, Professor Dr. Alaa Kazem Farhan, and his accompanying delegation (the Administrative Assistant, Assistant Professor Dr. Bashar Saadoun Mahdi; the Head of the Computer and Cybersecurity Branch, Assistant Professor Dr. Iyad Hazem Ibrahim; and the Director of the Information Technology Division, Dr. Mohammed Natiq) participated in the Sustainability Week organized by Al-Mustaqbal University from February 17, 2024, to February 22, 2024. The theme of the event was "Climate Changes and the Future of Generations," aiming to highlight the goals of sustainable development and embody its principles through areas of joint cooperation and participation in events and activities. These included industrial and agricultural exhibitions, climate change, patents, and other exhibitions and markets, workshops, conferences, and student projects. The Department of Computer Science had a distinguished participation in the exhibition of scientific outputs of our department by fourth-stage students, supervised by Professor Dr. Alaa Kazem Farhan, with remarkable contributions from fourth-stage students (Dawood Haitham Dawood, Zahraa Falah Hassan, and Rahaf Shamil Farhan).

The liaison member of the Women's Empowerment Unit in the Department of Computer Science, along with the Head of the Media Unit, Senior Researcher Raghad Kamel, participated with the liaison members of the Women's Empowerment Unit at the University of Technology in visiting the Iraq International Book Fair on Tuesday, 2024/2/20. The fair, held at the Baghdad International Fairgrounds from 2024/2/14 to 2024/2/24, featured participation from 360 Iraqi, Arab, and international publishing houses showcasing their literary works, artistic creations, and stories. This visit was part of the activities of the Women's Empowerment Unit at the University of Technology for the second semester.

The Department of Computer Science, under the supervision of the Head of the Department, Professor Dr. Alaa Kazem Farhan, organized a workshop titled "The Role of Community Awareness in Protecting University Students from Deviant Behaviors and the Dangers of Drugs". The workshop was conducted by the lecturer, the Head of the Psychological Counseling and Educational Guidance Division at the University of Technology, Assistant Professor Dr. Firas Abbas Fadhel, on Monday, 2024/2/19, in the late Dr. Imad Kazem hall. The event was attended by the Scientific Assistant, Professor Dr. Abeer Tariq Mawlood, the Head of the Educational Guidance Unit, Dr. Mohammed Ghani, faculty members, and students. The workshop discussed the concept of self-centeredness, leading to isolation, introversion, excessive self-love, which harms the personality and deteriorates mental health, potentially leading to addiction and deviant behaviors. The lecturer emphasized the importance of focusing on mental health, which signifies the quality of psychological and social life, not merely the absence of disease. Mental health improves when an individual is surrounded by appreciation from their environment and receives support from their community. A supportive family environment produces individuals with stable mental health, free from addiction and deviations. The workshop also highlighted that when individuals help others, the body releases the "happiness hormone," which is more pronounced in those who initiate help than in the recipients themselves. Additionally, the concept and definition of addiction were clarified, described as a chronic disease that individuals should avoid. Addiction means physical and psychological surrender to a drug or activity to the extent that life becomes dependent on it, making it difficult to quit and affecting the body and brain's functioning. At the end of the workshop, the Scientific Assistant, Professor Dr. Abeer Tariq Mawlood, presented a certificate of appreciation to the lecturer in recognition of his efforts in delivering the lecture, and a commemorative photo was taken for the occasion.