The symposium had organized in collaboration with the Department of Architecture / Faculty of Engineering at the Mustansiriya University. A formal delegation included both the Head of the Public Relations Department Zaid al-Akaishi and Dr. Abdul Hadi al-Ebrahimi the Head of Cultural Heritage Unit in Intellectual and Cultural Affairs Department.
Dr. Abdul Hadi al-Ebrahimi said, "In collaboration with Department of Architecture / Faculty of Engineering at the Mustansiriya University, we had explained the stages of construction of Imam Ali Holy Shrine. There was a great discussion about the constructions and methods of constructions that was used in Sahan (courtyard) Fatima and Gilding the Dome."