The Department of Materials Engineering at the University of Technology held lecture about Dr. Mohammed Abdul Hussein Al-Zuhairi participation on the meetings of the International Conference to Combat Desertification, which was held under the auspices of the United Nations in the People's Republic of China, Iraq headed the regional group of countries of Asia and the Pacific under the title (Conference Convention to Combat Desertification in China).
 During the lecture, he discussed the participation of many civil society organizations, the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development and Chinese, British and French companies, which expressed their willingness to fund research projects in the fight against desertification.
 Iraq had an active participation in this conference through the Iraqi Minister of Agriculture, Professor . Falah Zaidan, the Iraqi delegation. During the conference, several key points were reached, including agreement with Chinese universities to hold conferences in China in partnership with the University of Technology.