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Al-Mustaqbal Energy Research Center Hosts Solar Free Lights Company to Train Engineering Students in Support of Sustainable Development Goals In support of the Sustainable Development Goals and the promotion of applied education, the Al-Mustaqbal Energy Research Center hosted Solar Free Lights to organize an integrated training program for engineering students, in the context of achieving Goal 7 (Ensuring universal access to clean and sustainable energy) and Goal 17 (Strengthening partnerships to achieve the goals). The course was attended by the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Engineering Technologies, Dr. Azhar Mohsen Abdul, and the Director of the Energy Research Center, Dr. Silwan Obaid, along with a number of faculty members and sustainability teams at the college, in addition to participating students. The program aims to provide students with practical knowledge about solar energy technologies and systems, including the design, installation and maintenance of solar panels, as well as renewable energy applications, enabling students to acquire the skills needed to support the transition towards sustainable energy. This initiative comes within its strategy to enhance cooperation between academic and industrial institutions, in order to achieve the effective partnership between higher education and the private sector, which is one of the main pillars of SDG 17. For its part, Solar Free Lights Company expressed its happiness to participate in this initiative, stressing its commitment to supporting and qualifying students to be part of the transition towards clean and sustainable energy. This training is part of a series of scientific events organized by the Al-Mustaqbal Energy Research Center to qualify engineering cadres to keep pace with global transformations in renewable energy and promote effective partnerships to achieve sustainable development.