The University of Technology has achieved a significant accomplishment by securing second place in the University Creativity and Sustainability Challenge Competition, held under the patronage of the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Naim Al-Aboudi, and with the supervision and support of the President of the University of Technology, Professor Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Hassan Al-Ghabban.

The Student Activities Department, specifically the Scouting Activities Division, from the University of Technology participated in this national competition, organized by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research/Supervisory and Scientific Evaluation Apparatus/Student Activities Department. The competition spanned from October 20, 2024, to January 20, 2024.

The University of Technology team was awarded second place among 45 public and private universities and colleges at the University of Basra from February 23 to 27, 2025. This national-level competition showcased projects and activities related to the ten axes defined by the ministry. The event aimed to promote a culture of sustainability and creativity and included various segments and scouting activities.

The scouting team from the University of Technology comprised:

• Scouting Leader Asst. Prof. Dr. Mona Taha Idris / Head of the Scouting Division.
• Asst. Eng. Hind Zuhair Khalil / Control and Systems Engineering Department / Supervisor.
• Student Youssef Mahmoud Farhan / Computer Engineering / Third Stage.
• Student Hasanein Tayseer Ali / Computer Engineering / Second Stage.
• Student Azal Emad Hamdi / Control and Systems Engineering / Fourth Stage.
• Student Ali Qutaiba Dawood / Control and Systems Engineering / Second Stage.
• Student Essam Bashar Essam / Control and Systems Engineering / Second Stage.

The symposium aimed to disseminate culture, and the symposium witnessed many paragraphs and scouting activities.