On 8 May 2022, the President of Hawler Medical University, Prof. Dr. Nooraddin Ismail received the President of the University of Basrah,
Prof. Dr. Saad Shahin Hamadi, and the Dean of the College of Medicine, Prof. Dr. Murtadha Almusafar. During a meeting attended by the vice president of Hawler Medical University, opportunities and potentials of mutual collaboration between the two universities in academic and research fields were explored and discussed.