In pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals, Goal Four: Quality Education, Goal Five: Gender Equality, and Goal Sixteen: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, and in cooperation with the Iraqi Association for Political Science, the Department of Studies and Planning/ Sustainable Development Unit, and the Internal Audit and Oversight Department at the Presidency of the University of Mosul, the College of Political Science held a training course entitled “Identifying Corruption Risk Areas and Activating Institutional Oversight Mechanisms” from 4–5 October 2026.

The course addressed topics related to corruption risks and their impact on the effectiveness of political institutions, as well as financial and administrative corruption in terms of its causes, effects, and means of reducing it. It also examined the legal mechanisms for combating corruption, particularly within public institutions.

The course consisted of four lectures delivered in rotation by the Dean of the College, Assistant Professor Dr. Suhaib Khalid Jasim Al-Ta’i, Assistant Professor Dr. Ali Hussein Yasin, Mr. Saad Ismail Hadi, and Ms. Fatin Qusay Abdulhamid.

The course was held under the supervision of the College Dean’s Office and attended by the Scientific and Administrative Assistant Deans, Assistant Professor Dr. Younis Muayyad Younis and Assistant Professor Dr. Marwan Salim Ali, respectively, in addition to dozens of the College’s teaching staff and employees.