Al-Mamoun University Dean Advises Applied Research Project on Training and Institutional Performance

Professor Abbas Abdul Hussein Kuaish, dean of the College of Fine Arts at Al-Mamoun University, served as advisor for an applied research project defended on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at the Higher Institute for Preparing and Qualifying Leaders. The project, by Issam Arkan Kadhim, is titled “The Impact of Training and Development Programs on Improving Human Resource Efficiency and Strengthening Institutional Performance at the Ministry of Oil.” It examines how training and development programs raise staff efficiency and how that affects institutional performance.

The defense committee members were:

• Professor Abdul Kareem Kadhim Ajeel, chair

• Assistant Professor Mays Mohammed Kadhim, member

• Dr. Hisham Yas Shaalan, expert, member

• Professor Abbas Abdul Hussein Kuaish, member and advisor

The defense is part of the institute’s academic activity, which aims to build students’ ability to conduct applied research and to use academic knowledge to address institutional and social issues. That work is meant to improve government performance and support reform and sustainable development.

At the end of the defense, the committee approved the project and recommended that Kadhim be awarded a professional higher diploma.