Intellectual and Ethical Pollution and Its Impact on Youth Values: A Scientific Symposium at Al-Mansour University College Aims to Rouse Social Awareness
Oct 16th, 2025
2050
The Digital Media Department at Al-Mansour University College organized a scientific symposium titled "The Impact of Intellectual and Ethical Pollution on the Social Concepts and Values of Youth." The event was moderated by the Head of the Digital Media Department, Prof.Dr.Jlhad Kadhlm Dhaher, and lecturers Mawj Nadhim Alwan (Assistant Lecturer) and Shahad Rasheed Hameed (Assistant Lecturer).
The symposium addressed the concept of intellectual and ethical pollution, its growing impact on shaping the collective consciousness of youth, and the resulting transformations in the system of social and behavioral values within society. The lecturers also discussed the repercussions of digital openness and social media on individuals' behavior and intellectual orientations, presenting practical insights to limit manifestations of value-based and intellectual deviation through conscious education and purposeful media literacy.
During the symposium, the Head of the Department emphasized that current intellectual and ethical challenges require the consolidation of academic and institutional efforts to protect the younger generation from manifestations of deviation and misinformation. He pointed out that digital media can be a tool for reform and construction if used within a sound value system.
The symposium witnessed a distinguished attendance from the department's students and several faculty members, who enriched the discussion with their contributions and questions about ways to consolidate authentic values amidst rapid digital transformations.
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