The Center of Urban and Regional Planning for Postgraduate Studies at the University of Baghdad organized a workshop entitled (Developing the Reading Skill in the English Language), delivered by Professor Dr. Shorouk Aboudi Ali, in the presence of the Dean of the Center, Professor Dr. Kareem Hassan Alwan, within the plan for developing scientific research skills for postgraduate students for the academic year 2024. The workshop aimed to teach how to read passages and texts in the English language and understand the main and detailed ideas and facts for the purpose of developing reading skills and answering questions related to them.