Under the supervision of the Head of the Communications Engineering Department, Professor Afanin Anwar Abboud, a panel discussion was held in the department’s green hall entitled
"The effects of electronic addiction on the mental perceptions that cause drug addiction and suicide"
It was delivered by researcher, psychotherapist, human development trainer Amir Abbas Salman, and trainer Imad Ali Hadi
Among the attendees were the Scientific Associate, Prof. Dr. Ali Jabbar Salem, Head of the Optical Communications Branch, Prof. Dr. Mustafa Diaa Hasib, and some of the department’s professors and students. The seminar focused on increasing awareness about the dangers of electronic addiction to mental health and discussing the relationship between electronic addiction and drug addiction. and suicidal thoughts, and touched on providing solutions and plans to prevent and treat electronic addiction.