Under the patronage of the esteemed President of the University of Technology, Prof. Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Hassan Al-Ghaban, and under the supervision of the esteemed Head of the Department of Architecture, Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Jawad Kazem, and Asst. Prof. Dr. Huda Suleiman, Head of the Educational Counseling Unit, with the presence of the respected assistants, Asst. Prof. Dr. Mufeed Ihsan Al-Shouk and Dr. Yahya Adel Ibrahim, the lecture titled “The Initiative to Encourage Reading and Knowledge Development” was delivered on Monday, November 25, 2024, by the instructor Asst. Lecturer Orans Abdulwahid. The event was attended by a number of students, faculty members, and staff from the department.