A Master’s Degree was awarded at the University of Human Development (UHD) in the field of finance. The title of the thesis was ‘The effect of applying the rules of banking governance in maximising the market value of the shares of commercial banks in Iraq’. The jury was held in the Seminar Hall on 3rd July 2022.

The Master’s candidate was Mr Saman Hama Salih Noori. And the jury members were: Prof. Dr Hatm Hatif Abdulkadhm from  Cihan University-Sulaimaniya (head of the jury), Prof. Dr Asaad Hamdi Muhammad Mahir from the University of Human Development (member), Asst Prof. Dr Khalid Haidar Abd Ali from Sulaimani University (member) and retired Prof. Dr Saud Ghali Sabir (member and supervisor).

The examination of the thesis and discussion of the subject lasted about three hours, and the candidate was able to give convincing answers to the questions and defended what he had put in his thesis. Finally, the jury decided to accept Mr Saman’s thesis by a unanimous vote.

The awarded degree was part of the Joint Master Programme between UHD and Sulaimani University which covers several study areas including Law, Political Science, Information Technology, Computer Science, Economics, Banking and Finance, and English Language.