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During 2025, the University of Al-Mustaqbal continued to consolidate its position as one of the leading universities at both the national and international levels, achieving a series of outstanding accomplishments in global rankings, academic accreditation, scientific research, and sustainability. These achievements reflect the university’s ambitious vision and strong commitment to quality and excellence At the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025, the university was honored with the First Distinguished University Award for the years 2022 and 2023 during the Science Day ceremony held on 30 December 2024, presented by His Excellency the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, reaffirming its sustained academic superiority In addition, the University of Al-Mustaqbal achieved first place in the Iraqi National University Ranking for 2024, issued by the Department of Supervision and Scientific Evaluation, with seven of its academic departments ranked first among both public and private universities—an unprecedented achievement that highlights the strength of its academic programs In terms of academic accreditation, the university obtained full institutional accreditation, meaning that all of its academic programs are officially accredited. Moreover, the College of Pharmacy received programmatic accreditation, while efforts continue to obtain American accreditation Within the framework of international academic cooperation, the university received official approvals to establish international postgraduate programs in partnership with Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), in addition to launching a Master’s program in Law in collaboration with Mansoura University in the Arab Republic of Egypt In the field of sustainability, the university achieved a historic milestone by ranking first globally in Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG-7), which focuses on ensuring access to affordable and clean energy for all. This achievement makes it the first Iraqi and Arab university to attain this position according to the British Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings. The university also ranked first in Iraq in the Sustainable Development Goals ranking, within the 201–300 global band, marking another first for an Iraqi university. Across other global rankings, the University of Al-Mustaqbal achieved the following distinctions First place in Iraq in the Times Higher Education Interdisciplinary Science Rankings, issued by Times Higher Education (UK) in cooperation with the Schmidt Foundation (Germany) First place among private universities and colleges in the Webometrics Ranking (Spain) First place in Iraq among public and private universities in the US News Best Global Universities Rankings 2025 Ranked within the 101–125 Arab universities band and third in Iraq in the Arab University Rankings issued by Times Higher Education Second place in Iraq and first among private universities in the QS Sustainability Rankings Third place in Iraq and first among private universities in the Green Metric World University Ranking, issued by Indonesia First among private universities and fifth nationally in the Arab University Ranking issued by the Association of Arab Universities In the field of scientific research, the university received three First Excellence Awards during the Iraqi Science Day, presented by His Excellency the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and evaluated by Clarivate, as follows First Distinguished University Award in Engineering and Technological Sciences First Distinguished University Award in Medical and Health Sciences First Distinguished University Award in Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences Furthermore, the university was awarded the First Distinguished Private University Award for 2025 during the Science Day celebrations, reaffirming its leadership among private higher education institutions These achievements were crowned by the university’s membership in the International Association of Universities (IAU), affiliated with UNESCO and headquartered in Paris, further strengthening its international academic presence and expanding opportunities for global collaboration Through these successive accomplishments, the University of Al-Mustaqbal reaffirms its status as a leading educational institution, steadily advancing toward global recognition while continuing to play a pivotal role in the development of higher education and scientific research in Iraq and the region