The Dean of the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences at the University of Basra, Prof. Dr. Sabah Mahdi Karim participated in the opening of the Educational Academy in the presence of representatives of the Olympic Committee, the Directorate of Youth and Sports and the Federation of Iraqi Academies in the Sports City.
Forty families and seventy children attended the ceremony, and the summer semester of the educational sports program will be for ninety days, two days a week in the Sports City, which includes sports skills, educational foundations and life skills.
The training staff consisted of graduates of the Sports College who were prepared by the Danish CCBA Association during their studies at the college last March.
For his part, the Dean stated, "We were coordinated in advance by the authorized person of the Danish Society in order to attract a group of students from our college to be prepared for this training program.
He also added, "We support all sports and educational activities that contribute to the advancement of society, especially the emerging segment, future builders and success makers. We are working to provide these activities with scientific competence and training experience, in addition to opening the doors of our college with all its facilities to embrace these activities."