Assistant Lecturer Mohammad Saifaldin Mahmoud, a faculty member of the Department of Public Policy at our college, earned a Ph.D. in Translation from the University of Mosul – College of Arts, Department of Translation, following the defense and acceptance of his dissertation titled: “An Investigation of the Strategies Employed by Iraqi Conference Interpreters,” on Monday, June 15, 2026.

The dissertation highlighted the strategies employed by Iraqi conference interpreters across the pre-event, in-event, and post-event phases of interpreting tasks. It examined how these strategies are applied in professional practice, determined the frequency of their use, and described the demographic and professional characteristics of Iraqi interpreters. Furthermore, the study adopted a mixed-methods research design, combining qualitative data based on structured interviews conducted with (14) Iraqi interpreters, and quantitative data gathered through a structured questionnaire that included (50) Iraqi interpreters. The findings revealed that Iraqi interpreters employ a wide spectrum of strategies across all three phases of interpretation.

The defense committee consisted of the following professors:

1. Professor Dr. Hala Khalid Najim (Chair)

2. Professor Dr. Yasser Younis Abdul-Wahid (Member)

3. Associate Professor Dr. Anfal Qubais Said (Member)

4. Associate Professor Dr. Shivan Shlimon Touma (Member)

5. Associate Professor Dr. Maher Sami Hassan (Member)

6. Associate Professor Dr. Mohammad Jassim Mohammad (Member and Supervisor)