The innovation competition sponsored by the Dutch SPARK foundation saw high competitiveness from the participating student teams, representing various universities including Arbil Technical University and the Northern Technical University. University of Mosul’s student team, which included students of College of Engineering, College of Administration and Economics, College of Computers and Mathematics, and College of Agriculture and Forestry, achieved the first place in the Best Marketing Solution Award, and the second place in the Palm Tree Sowing Project on behalf of al-Nakhla Private Company.