{"id":11060,"date":"2026-04-22T10:46:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T07:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.coeng.uobaghdad.edu.iq\/?p=11060"},"modified":"2026-04-22T10:46:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T07:46:46","slug":"college-of-engineering-university-of-baghdad-holds-an-in-person-seminar-entitled-transition-from-study-to-employment-skills-gap-and-market-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.coeng.uobaghdad.edu.iq\/?p=11060","title":{"rendered":"College of Engineering \/ University of Baghdad Holds an In-Person Seminar Entitled: \u201cTransition from Study to Employment: Skills Gap and Market Requirements\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Computer Engineering at the University of Baghdad, under the patronage of the Deanship of the College of Engineering, held a seminar entitled:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u201cTransition from Study to Employment: Skills Gap and Market Requirements\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The seminar was delivered by Assistant Lecturers <strong>Raafat Saleh Mohammed<\/strong> and <strong>Al-Harith Muthanna Basheer<\/strong> on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at 11:30 AM, in the department\u2019s discussion hall, with the attendance of several faculty members and students.<\/p>\n<p>The seminar addressed the current state of the modern labor market, the mechanisms of institutional work, and organizational culture. 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In addition, it discussed the importance of developing both technical and soft skills, the significance of English language proficiency, and the necessity of aligning academic curricula with labor market requirements.<\/p>\n<p>The seminar concluded with several recommendations, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The necessity of following up with fourth-year students even after graduation and providing them with guidance and support in their career paths.<\/li>\n<li>Forming coordination committees with private sector companies to provide summer training opportunities for third-year students.<\/li>\n<li>Transferring labor market requirements into academic curricula and laboratory training to better prepare students before graduation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery interval=&#8221;3&#8243; images=&#8221;11062,11064,11065&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] The Department of Computer Engineering at the University of Baghdad, under the patronage of the Deanship of the &#8230; <a class=\"cz_readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/en.coeng.uobaghdad.edu.iq\/?p=11060\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span>\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0632\u064a\u062f<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":165,"featured_media":11063,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[40,7,4,67,50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-computer-engineering","category-constant-links","category-important-links","category-sdg17","category-sustainability"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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