16 January 2017

UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD VISIT. Philippine Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Elmer G. Cato receives a plaque from Dr. Alaa A. Abdulrasool, President of the University of Baghdad, during a campus visit on January 12.  With a student population of more than 70,000, the University of Baghdad is the largest university in Iraq and the second largest Arab university after the University of Cairo. (Philippine Embassy Photo by Jerome Friaz)

UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD VISIT. Philippine Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Elmer G. Cato (left) discusses possible training and research opportunities in the Philippines for Iraqi scientists during a meeting with officials of the University of Baghdad led by its president, Dr. Alaa A. Abdulrasool (second from left), on January 12. During the meeting, universit​y officials also expressed interest in establishing linkages with other universities in the Philippines. (Philippine Embassy Photo by Jerome Friaz)