The University of Technology received several awards during the annual celebration of the Iraqi Science Day under the slogan "Science and scientists defeating terrorism", which was established by the Research and Development Department at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research on Wednesday 20/9/2017 at Al Hakim Hall at Baghdad University. Abdul Razzaq Al-Issa and a number of advisers and directors-general in the ministry and the presidents of universities and professors and researchers and students distinct in various disciplines.
 Where Dr. Abdul Razzaq Al-Issa, President of the University of Technology, Prof. Dr. Amin Douai Thamer, honored with two awards for the second place in the national classification of the quality of Iraqi universities and the third place for the distinguished university award, which achieved the most achievement for the year 2016.
 The Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Research Center won the first place for the Center Award or the Distinguished Research Unit for the year 2016. It was received by the Director of the Center, Dr. Mohammed Jasem Kazem, and Prof. Ahmed Tariq Sadek received the first place in the Computer Science Department. The distinguished author or translator of 2016 in Engineering and Technology, and Dr.Markam Abdulmutallab Fakhri was awarded the second place for outstanding teaching professors to publish research in a world-class scientific journal specializing in engineering and technology for the year 2016.It is worth mentioning that the university received the award of creative work within the activities of the rehabilitation, employment and follow-up department at the university.