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August 2009
Minister of Higher Education: We will send top students to study abroad
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research 27 Aug 2009
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Dr. Abd Thiab Al-Ajeeli said that the Ministry will send top students of colleges and institutes abroad to do their post-graduate studies, adding that the Ministry has set its plans and is waiting for the scholarships from the countries which will announce these scholarships.
Iraq rebuilds higher education abroad
Islam Online 12 Aug 2009
Iraq is planning to send thousands of its students to compete their advanced studies in universities around the world, with the hope of breathing new life into the country’s once-respected education system that was crushed under the sanctions and then invasion.
In Iraq's Kurdistan, political pessimism clouds economic progress
Kansas City Star 12 Aug 2009
The small airport in Irbil has regular flights to Vienna, Stockholm, Istanbul, Tehran and Amman. New universities are being built outside Sulaimaniya and Irbil. Smooth new roads loop around Irbil.
Iraq sends hundreds to study in US, Britain
Radio Free Europe 07 Aug 2009
Some 500 students will be sent by Iraq's Higher Education Ministry to study in the United States and Britain on postgraduate scholarships this fall, RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq reports.
Iraq, Ohio partner for education
Kent News Net 05 Aug 2009
Eric Fingerhut, chancellor for the Ohio Board of Regents, and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki signed a memorandum of understanding July 25 at the Academy for Educational Development creating an education partnership between the University System of Ohio and the Republic of Iraq as part of the Iraqi Education Initiative.
Road trip, Iraqi style
Medill Reports 05 Aug 2009
Jack Kerouac’s “On The Road” enshrined the road trip in the American psyche, and even though the days of hitchhiking across the states are long gone, the tire-spinning sojourn is one of the nation’s few cultural rites of passage.
Maliki highlights hope for education in Iraq
Tri-Valley Herald 03 Aug 2009
Given the 130,000 U.S. troops still in Iraq, it's striking how little attention the media paid to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's visit to Washington last week.
July 2009
Iraq's newest scholarship provides the opportunity for students to earn degrees abroad
The Battalion 30 Jul 2009
This fall, Texas A&M University will be host to the first of many Iraqi students participating in their country's newest scholarship programme.
Iraq Education Initiative Scholarship basics for students
Al Jamiat 29 Jul 2009
So many Iraqi students are asking us about the scholarship and the basics…so here they are as we understand them. The best and most accurate information can be found on the official site of the Higher Committee for Education Development in Iraq.
In search of a few great Iraqi students
Al Jamiat 28 Jul 2009
You’ve read the hundreds of reports (finally, they caught up with Al Jamiat!) on the newly launched Iraq Education Initiative. A fantastic new program from the Iraqi government to provide 10,000 scholarships for Iraqi students over the next 5 years.
Iraq to send students to colleges in US, abroad
Associated Press 26 Jul 2009
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Saturday his country plans to send up to 10,000 Iraqi students per year to colleges in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia over the next five years as a part of a new scholarship programme.
University plans for iraqi students
Press Association 26 Jul 2009
Details have emerged of Iraqi plans to send thousands of students to overseas universities, including 21 in Britain, as part of a new scholarship programme.
US$1 billion to rebuild higher education?
University World News 26 Jul 2009
Iraq has launched a five-year, $1 billion higher education plan to boost the nation's science and technology workforce while promoting knowledge-based sustainable development. The plan was announced on Saturday by Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki who is in the US to sign an implementation agreement and establish an American Universities Iraq Consortium.
Colleges in US part of Iraq plan
Philadelphia Enquirer 26 Jul 2009
Iraq plans to send up to 10,000 students per year to colleges in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia over the next five years as part of a new scholarship program, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said yesterday.
Maliki highlights hope for future of Iraqi education
Philadelphia Enquirer 26 Jul 2009
While Americans are aware of the December accord that governs our troop exit, you may not know we signed a Strategic Framework Agreement simultaneously that was meant to deepen U.S.-Iraqi economic, political, cultural, and educational ties. The Iraq Education Initiative gives the first insight into how the U.S.-Iraqi relationship can broaden under the SFA.
Maliki teams with US universities to rebuild Iraqi education
Christian Science Monitor 26 Jul 2009
Iraq plans to send 50,000 students abroad for advanced studies over the next five years to bolster its once highly respected educational system.
Iraq's Prime Minister signals new priority for education
Fox Business 25 Jul 2009
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki today announced at AED a new education initiative that will send up to 10,000 Iraqi students per year over the next five years to the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia to complete their higher education studies. The Initiative will begin with a pilot program of 500 - 600 students for the 2009-2010 school year. More than 200 people, many representing universities from across the country, attended today's announcement.
University of Evansville to participate in new Iraq Initiative
Tristate 25 Jul 2009
Iraqi officials this morning announced the University of Evansville as one of only 22 colleges and universities across the nation participating in the first year of the new Iraq Education Initiative.
Ohio colleges to host Iraqis
Columbus Dispatch 24 Jul 2009
Ohio's public colleges will host 100 Iraqi students this coming school year -- a third of the Iraqis coming to the United States -- because of their reputation for welcoming people from around the world, the head of the state's public university system announced yesterday.
Agreement with Iraq to bring 100 students to Ohio colleges
Cleveland.com 22 Jul 2009
Ohio's public colleges and universities will add 100 Iraqi students to their campuses in the coming school year and will probably host hundreds more in the future
$26.7m aid for education in Iraq, Gaza
The Penninsula Online 10 Jul 2009
Qatar and Unesco have signed six agreements worth a total of approximately $26.7m for co-operation in key educational projects in Iraq and Gaza.
Iraqi scholarship programme gets started
Inside Higher Ed 07 Jul 2009
In 2008, Iraqi government officials announced ambitious plans to award 10,000 scholarships per year, for five years, for study at universities in the United States and Britain. “However,” said Zuhair A.G. Humadi, executive director of Iraq's Higher Committee on Educational Development, “we thought before we embark on something that large, let us have a pilot project for this year, to establish the foundation for managing this project.”
Collaborate with Iraq, universities told
University World News 05 Jul 2009
British universities could play a key role in rebuilding Iraq's higher education sector, says a new report. Published by the UK Higher Education International Unit, the British Universities Iraq Consortium and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, UK Higher Education Engagement with Iraq looks at the prospects for greater academic collaboration between the two countries.
Leading Article: Swift action needed on Iraqi scholars
The Independent 02 Jul 2009
The report last week from the UK Higher Education International Unit on how Britain can do its bit to help Iraqi universities back onto their feet is welcome if only because it shows how far we have to go.
Red tape prevents Iraq's scholars from entering the UK
The Independent 02 Jul 2009
The violence and unrest that followed the invasion of Iraq in 2003 left that country's once-great universities on their knees. Looters stole everything that was not bolted down, and what remained was burned beyond recognition. More than 300 academics were killed, lecturers and students stayed at home and teaching and research slowed to a standstill, according to a report released last week.
June 2009
Iraq Education Initiative NAFSA Session – May 2009
US Educational Group 30 Jun 2009
The Director of the Iraq Education Initiative, Dr. Zuhair Humadi, spoke to a packed room at NAFSA 2009 about the bold program initiated by Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki to update and reform the education system in Iraq.
UK plays key role in rebuilding Iraq universities
Al Arab 24 Jun 2009
UK universities have a key role to play in building Iraq's higher education sector according to a report published today.
UK’s advantage in recruiting Iraqi students
US Educational Group 24 Jun 2009
As highlighted in the excellent Chronicle of Higher Education article today, a new report published by the UK Higher Education International Unit dicusses the inherent competitive edge the UK has over the US when it comes to rebuilding the academic system and student recruitment in Iraq.
UK needs to create clear study pathways to attract more Iraqi scholars, British Council says
British Council 24 Jun 2009
Responding to a report on UK Higher Education Engagement with Iraq, published today by the UK Higher Education International Unit, the British Council has offered to work with the Universities UK and the British Universities Iraq Consortium to consolidate good relations with Iraqi authorities and institutions and to help and encourage more Iraqi students to study in Britain.
Report underscores Britain's competitive advantage in helping rebuild Iraqi academe
Chronicle of Higher Education 23 Jun 2009
As the security situation in Iraq slowly improves and the government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki focuses its attention on the country’s decimated higher-education sector, British universities are well positioned “to assist in the rebuilding of Iraqi higher education,” a new report says.
Iraq urges scientists to come home
Reuters 22 Jun 2009
Iraq appealed on Monday for scientists living abroad to return home and use their expertise to help rebuild their homeland's economy after years of war.
Number of Fulbright scholarships from Iraq doubled
AFP 11 Jun 2009
Baghdad pledged on Wednesday to double the number of prestigious Fulbright Student Scholarships available to Iraqi students who want to study in the United States.
May 2009
Iraq looks for US partners in new scholarship program
The Chronicle of Higher Education 29 May 2009
The government of Iraq is moving ahead with the Iraq Education Initiative, a new scholarship program that will fast-track qualified Iraqi students to study in the United States.
Town has a key role in building a new Iraq
Southend Standard 19 May 2009
Southend is playing a key part in helping to rebuild Iraq following the withdrawal of British troops. Iraqi students are set to flood UK universities and colleges in a bid to lay the foundations for the reconstruction of the country which has suffered years of dictatorship and war.
US blamed for flight of Iraq’s brain drain
Azzaman 12 May 2009
The US is to blame for the exodus of Iraqi scientists and professionals which has lead to shortages in specialized staff in medicine, higher education and several other sectors, said a senior member of parliament.
Sheikha Mozah in Iraq education talks
Gulf Times 08 May 2009
HH Sheikha Mozah Nasser al-Misnad, Unesco’s Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education, met in Baghdad yesterday with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.
Opening the doors to Iraq's students
The Guardian 05 May 2009
On the day that British troops formally ended their mission in Iraq, that country's prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, was heralding a peaceful invasion by its citizens of our universities and colleges.
Iraqi educators set to study at Smith
The Republican 05 May 2009
Smith College will host two women Iraqi educators next year as part of a national program to promote engineering among women in Iraq.
April 2009
Thousands of Iraqi students to study in UK
British Council 30 Apr 2009
British Council Chair Lord Kinnock and Iraqi Prime Minister Noori Al-Maliki today announced a strengthening of educational links between the UK and Iraq, including scholarships for thousands of Iraqi students to study in the UK and £3 million of new funding to help the Government of Iraq develop greater capacity in Iraqi higher education institutions.
Yemeni-Iraqi higher education cooperation discussed
Saba.net 19 Apr 2009
Yemen and Iraq discussed here on Sunday the bilateral cooperation relations between the two countries in the academic and higher education fields.
Iraqis schooled through war celebrate graduation
AFP 17 Apr 2009
They went off to university fearing car bombs and death squads -- now Iraq's class of 2009 is celebrating in style, and hoping to find their place in a more peaceful country.
Once a country of fervent readers, Iraq now starving for books
Miami Herald 14 Apr 2009
When Maysoon Kadhim began working on her master's thesis at Baghdad University two years ago, she braced for the challenge. After all, her paper's subject is Shakespeare, whose prose can perplex even native English speakers.
March 2009
UW, Tikrit to sign Memorandum of Understanding
Badger Herald 30 Mar 2009
University of Wisconsin Chancellor Biddy Martin and the president of Tikrit University in Iraq will meet via videoconference this morning to sign a historic agreement between the two universities.
Kurdistan education system receives project, grant aids
The Appalachian 26 Mar 2009
“Three Cups of Tea,” selected as summer reading material for incoming Appalachian State University freshmen this fall, took on a new meaning for two university faculty members while working towards curriculum reform for the higher education system in Kurdistan.
Iraqi offer of scholarships draws crowds to US college recruiters
New York Times 21 Mar 2009
Nearly 100 Kurdish college students thronged to a conference center here a few weeks ago to talk to representatives from the University of Kansas and the University of Oregon, West Virginia University and the Monterey Institute of International Studies, among others.
Iraqi academe, how can we help you?
Inside Higher Ed 16 Mar 2009
Iraqi American academics gathered this weekend to discuss “How can we help Iraqi academia?” and “How can we help in reforming curriculum and teaching methodologies at Iraqi universities?”
Iraqi university presidents visit campus
Technician 08 Mar 2009
Ali Esmail al-Sanafim, the president of Thi Qar University, and Khalil Ibrahim al-Dulemi, the president of Al-Anbar University, signed a memorandum of understanding with the University to enhance educational capabilities Feb. 12.
Appalachian receives $231,427 to help Kurdistan universities develop curricula
Appalachian State University 04 Mar 2009
Appalachian State University has received a $231,427 grant from the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Kurdistan and the U.S. Department of State to help universities in Kurdistan update their teaching practices.
February 2009
University refuses to send students, faculty to Iraq campus
Badger Herald 19 Feb 2009
While the University of Wisconsin considers a formal partnership with a university in Iraq, UW officials say they have no intention of allowing students to study abroad at the Iraqi university.
UW may link with Iraqi university
Wisconsin Radio Network 16 Feb 2009
A link between Iraqi university and UW-Madison is closer to reality. Wisconsin officials participated in a recent teleconference with officials affiliated with Tikrit University.
UW may partner with Iraqi school
Badger Herald 12 Feb 2009
The University of Wisconsin is considering a formal relationship with a university in Iraq, which officials hope will create academic opportunities in multiple disciplines across UW.
UW-Madison explores partnerships with Iraqi university
University of Wisconsin-Madison 11 Feb 2009
University officials will hold a teleconference with U.S. Embassy officials associated with the Salah ad Din Provincial Reconstruction Team based in Iraq this Friday (Feb. 13) to discuss the initial details of a possible partnership with Tikrit University in Tikrit, Iraq.
US to grant visa to Iraqi students
Kurdish Globe 09 Feb 2009
Iraqi students who plan to study abroad can be given opportunities at American universities across the US.
U-I part of effort to educate Iraqi students
Radio Iowa 09 Feb 2009
The University of Iowa and 20 other U.S. Universities will be part of an effort to educate 10,000 Iraqi students over the next five years. Scott King, Director of the Office of International Students and Scholars at U-I, recently traveled to Iraq to learn about the effort.
Bear visits Iraq to attend recruitment fairs
UE Crescent 06 Feb 2009
UE was one of 24 schools out of 250 invited to attend student-recruitment fairs in Iraq two weeks ago.
UI works on initiative to bring Iraqi students to US
Daily Iowan 04 Feb 2009
Between 30 and 40 students from Iraq could begin taking classes at the UI this fall as part of a new program by the Iraqi government.
Regional universities reach out to Iraqi students
Kansas City Star 03 Feb 2009
Recently Charles Petentler sat in a Baghdad hotel interviewing students he hoped to see on the University of Central Missouri campus in Warrensburg come fall.
January 2009
Iraq government hit by graft; 4,000 forged university degrees uncovered
Azzaman 31 Jan 2009
Higher Education and Scientific Reach Ministry’s inspector general says graft and forgery are the threats that may derail any democratic reforms.
300 Academicians sent to the States in 2009
Voices of Iraq 30 Jan 2009
A total of 300 Iraqi academicians will be sent to U.S. universities for three months to conduct external research, the Iraqi minister of higher education and scientific research said on Thursday.
UK strives to restore the 'pride of the Middle East'
Times Higher Education 29 Jan 2009
British delegation aims to help Iraq rebuild its war-torn higher education sector.
Official: New initiative for Iraqi students
Houston Chronicle 29 Jan 2009
Iraq's minister of higher education says a new initiative for Iraqi students and professors will see increased academic cooperation between his country and the United States.
Iraq’s education initiative could bring students to UCM
digitalBURG.com 29 Jan 2009
A $1 billion plan by Iraqi leaders to improve education for the nation’s citizens could bring more Middle Eastern students to the University of Central Missouri.
Rebuilding science in Iraq
Cosmos 27 Jan 2009
Iraq is rebuilding its science base, but fear of attack means refugee academics are slow to return.
Graduates have to wait four months to get transcripts certified in Baghdad!
Iraq Updates 25 Jan 2009
Getting certified transcripts in time represents a problem for college graduates in Iraq, especially those who intend to pursue their post-graduate studies abroad.
American colleges go to Iraq to recruit students, at Prime Minister's request
Chronicle of Higher Education 25 Jan 2009
The government of Iraq is moving ahead with the Iraq Education Initiative, a new scholarship program that will fast-track qualified Iraqi students to study in the United States.
Iraq's future: U of I will help with development of future leaders
Des Moines Register 20 Jan 2009
On Jan. 20, our new president spoke of change, hope and unity. While his focus was American society, these words had a different meaning to a group of U.S. and Iraqi educators gathered in the U.S. ambassador's residence in Baghdad to celebrate a new Iraqi project.
Iraq Education Initiative launch event
DIUS 19 Jan 2009
Speech of Sion Simon MP, Baghdad, 19 January 2009.
Open University inaugurated in Ninewa’s Hamdaniya district
Iraq Updates 01 Jan 2009
The first open university in Ninewa’s al-Hamdaniya district was inaugurated on Thursday during a celebration attended by several local officials.
August 2009
Minister of Higher Education: We will send top students to study abroad
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research 27 Aug 2009
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Dr. Abd Thiab Al-Ajeeli said that the Ministry will send top students of colleges and institutes abroad to do their post-graduate studies, adding that the Ministry has set its plans and is waiting for the scholarships from the countries which will announce these scholarships.
Iraq rebuilds higher education abroad
Islam Online 12 Aug 2009
Iraq is planning to send thousands of its students to compete their advanced studies in universities around the world, with the hope of breathing new life into the country’s once-respected education system that was crushed under the sanctions and then invasion.
In Iraq's Kurdistan, political pessimism clouds economic progress
Kansas City Star 12 Aug 2009
The small airport in Irbil has regular flights to Vienna, Stockholm, Istanbul, Tehran and Amman. New universities are being built outside Sulaimaniya and Irbil. Smooth new roads loop around Irbil.
Iraq sends hundreds to study in US, Britain
Radio Free Europe 07 Aug 2009
Some 500 students will be sent by Iraq's Higher Education Ministry to study in the United States and Britain on postgraduate scholarships this fall, RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq reports.
Iraq, Ohio partner for education
Kent News Net 05 Aug 2009
Eric Fingerhut, chancellor for the Ohio Board of Regents, and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki signed a memorandum of understanding July 25 at the Academy for Educational Development creating an education partnership between the University System of Ohio and the Republic of Iraq as part of the Iraqi Education Initiative.
Road trip, Iraqi style
Medill Reports 05 Aug 2009
Jack Kerouac’s “On The Road” enshrined the road trip in the American psyche, and even though the days of hitchhiking across the states are long gone, the tire-spinning sojourn is one of the nation’s few cultural rites of passage.
Maliki highlights hope for education in Iraq
Tri-Valley Herald 03 Aug 2009
Given the 130,000 U.S. troops still in Iraq, it's striking how little attention the media paid to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's visit to Washington last week.
July 2009
Iraq's newest scholarship provides the opportunity for students to earn degrees abroad
The Battalion 30 Jul 2009
This fall, Texas A&M University will be host to the first of many Iraqi students participating in their country's newest scholarship programme.
Iraq Education Initiative Scholarship basics for students
Al Jamiat 29 Jul 2009
So many Iraqi students are asking us about the scholarship and the basics…so here they are as we understand them. The best and most accurate information can be found on the official site of the Higher Committee for Education Development in Iraq.
In search of a few great Iraqi students
Al Jamiat 28 Jul 2009
You’ve read the hundreds of reports (finally, they caught up with Al Jamiat!) on the newly launched Iraq Education Initiative. A fantastic new program from the Iraqi government to provide 10,000 scholarships for Iraqi students over the next 5 years.
Iraq to send students to colleges in US, abroad
Associated Press 26 Jul 2009
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Saturday his country plans to send up to 10,000 Iraqi students per year to colleges in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia over the next five years as a part of a new scholarship programme.
University plans for iraqi students
Press Association 26 Jul 2009
Details have emerged of Iraqi plans to send thousands of students to overseas universities, including 21 in Britain, as part of a new scholarship programme.
US$1 billion to rebuild higher education?
University World News 26 Jul 2009
Iraq has launched a five-year, $1 billion higher education plan to boost the nation's science and technology workforce while promoting knowledge-based sustainable development. The plan was announced on Saturday by Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki who is in the US to sign an implementation agreement and establish an American Universities Iraq Consortium.
Colleges in US part of Iraq plan
Philadelphia Enquirer 26 Jul 2009
Iraq plans to send up to 10,000 students per year to colleges in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia over the next five years as part of a new scholarship program, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said yesterday.
Maliki highlights hope for future of Iraqi education
Philadelphia Enquirer 26 Jul 2009
While Americans are aware of the December accord that governs our troop exit, you may not know we signed a Strategic Framework Agreement simultaneously that was meant to deepen U.S.-Iraqi economic, political, cultural, and educational ties. The Iraq Education Initiative gives the first insight into how the U.S.-Iraqi relationship can broaden under the SFA.
Maliki teams with US universities to rebuild Iraqi education
Christian Science Monitor 26 Jul 2009
Iraq plans to send 50,000 students abroad for advanced studies over the next five years to bolster its once highly respected educational system.
Iraq's Prime Minister signals new priority for education
Fox Business 25 Jul 2009
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki today announced at AED a new education initiative that will send up to 10,000 Iraqi students per year over the next five years to the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia to complete their higher education studies. The Initiative will begin with a pilot program of 500 - 600 students for the 2009-2010 school year. More than 200 people, many representing universities from across the country, attended today's announcement.
University of Evansville to participate in new Iraq Initiative
Tristate 25 Jul 2009
Iraqi officials this morning announced the University of Evansville as one of only 22 colleges and universities across the nation participating in the first year of the new Iraq Education Initiative.
Ohio colleges to host Iraqis
Columbus Dispatch 24 Jul 2009
Ohio's public colleges will host 100 Iraqi students this coming school year -- a third of the Iraqis coming to the United States -- because of their reputation for welcoming people from around the world, the head of the state's public university system announced yesterday.
Agreement with Iraq to bring 100 students to Ohio colleges
Cleveland.com 22 Jul 2009
Ohio's public colleges and universities will add 100 Iraqi students to their campuses in the coming school year and will probably host hundreds more in the future
$26.7m aid for education in Iraq, Gaza
The Penninsula Online 10 Jul 2009
Qatar and Unesco have signed six agreements worth a total of approximately $26.7m for co-operation in key educational projects in Iraq and Gaza.
Iraqi scholarship programme gets started
Inside Higher Ed 07 Jul 2009
In 2008, Iraqi government officials announced ambitious plans to award 10,000 scholarships per year, for five years, for study at universities in the United States and Britain. “However,” said Zuhair A.G. Humadi, executive director of Iraq's Higher Committee on Educational Development, “we thought before we embark on something that large, let us have a pilot project for this year, to establish the foundation for managing this project.”
Collaborate with Iraq, universities told
University World News 05 Jul 2009
British universities could play a key role in rebuilding Iraq's higher education sector, says a new report. Published by the UK Higher Education International Unit, the British Universities Iraq Consortium and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, UK Higher Education Engagement with Iraq looks at the prospects for greater academic collaboration between the two countries.
Leading Article: Swift action needed on Iraqi scholars
The Independent 02 Jul 2009
The report last week from the UK Higher Education International Unit on how Britain can do its bit to help Iraqi universities back onto their feet is welcome if only because it shows how far we have to go.
Red tape prevents Iraq's scholars from entering the UK
The Independent 02 Jul 2009
The violence and unrest that followed the invasion of Iraq in 2003 left that country's once-great universities on their knees. Looters stole everything that was not bolted down, and what remained was burned beyond recognition. More than 300 academics were killed, lecturers and students stayed at home and teaching and research slowed to a standstill, according to a report released last week.
June 2009
Iraq Education Initiative NAFSA Session – May 2009
US Educational Group 30 Jun 2009
The Director of the Iraq Education Initiative, Dr. Zuhair Humadi, spoke to a packed room at NAFSA 2009 about the bold program initiated by Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki to update and reform the education system in Iraq.
UK plays key role in rebuilding Iraq universities
Al Arab 24 Jun 2009
UK universities have a key role to play in building Iraq's higher education sector according to a report published today.
UK’s advantage in recruiting Iraqi students
US Educational Group 24 Jun 2009
As highlighted in the excellent Chronicle of Higher Education article today, a new report published by the UK Higher Education International Unit dicusses the inherent competitive edge the UK has over the US when it comes to rebuilding the academic system and student recruitment in Iraq.
UK needs to create clear study pathways to attract more Iraqi scholars, British Council says
British Council 24 Jun 2009
Responding to a report on UK Higher Education Engagement with Iraq, published today by the UK Higher Education International Unit, the British Council has offered to work with the Universities UK and the British Universities Iraq Consortium to consolidate good relations with Iraqi authorities and institutions and to help and encourage more Iraqi students to study in Britain.
Report underscores Britain's competitive advantage in helping rebuild Iraqi academe
Chronicle of Higher Education 23 Jun 2009
As the security situation in Iraq slowly improves and the government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki focuses its attention on the country’s decimated higher-education sector, British universities are well positioned “to assist in the rebuilding of Iraqi higher education,” a new report says.
Iraq urges scientists to come home
Reuters 22 Jun 2009
Iraq appealed on Monday for scientists living abroad to return home and use their expertise to help rebuild their homeland's economy after years of war.
Number of Fulbright scholarships from Iraq doubled
AFP 11 Jun 2009
Baghdad pledged on Wednesday to double the number of prestigious Fulbright Student Scholarships available to Iraqi students who want to study in the United States.
May 2009
Iraq looks for US partners in new scholarship program
The Chronicle of Higher Education 29 May 2009
The government of Iraq is moving ahead with the Iraq Education Initiative, a new scholarship program that will fast-track qualified Iraqi students to study in the United States.
Town has a key role in building a new Iraq
Southend Standard 19 May 2009
Southend is playing a key part in helping to rebuild Iraq following the withdrawal of British troops. Iraqi students are set to flood UK universities and colleges in a bid to lay the foundations for the reconstruction of the country which has suffered years of dictatorship and war.
US blamed for flight of Iraq’s brain drain
Azzaman 12 May 2009
The US is to blame for the exodus of Iraqi scientists and professionals which has lead to shortages in specialized staff in medicine, higher education and several other sectors, said a senior member of parliament.
Sheikha Mozah in Iraq education talks
Gulf Times 08 May 2009
HH Sheikha Mozah Nasser al-Misnad, Unesco’s Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education, met in Baghdad yesterday with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.
Opening the doors to Iraq's students
The Guardian 05 May 2009
On the day that British troops formally ended their mission in Iraq, that country's prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, was heralding a peaceful invasion by its citizens of our universities and colleges.
Iraqi educators set to study at Smith
The Republican 05 May 2009
Smith College will host two women Iraqi educators next year as part of a national program to promote engineering among women in Iraq.
April 2009
Thousands of Iraqi students to study in UK
British Council 30 Apr 2009
British Council Chair Lord Kinnock and Iraqi Prime Minister Noori Al-Maliki today announced a strengthening of educational links between the UK and Iraq, including scholarships for thousands of Iraqi students to study in the UK and £3 million of new funding to help the Government of Iraq develop greater capacity in Iraqi higher education institutions.
Yemeni-Iraqi higher education cooperation discussed
Saba.net 19 Apr 2009
Yemen and Iraq discussed here on Sunday the bilateral cooperation relations between the two countries in the academic and higher education fields.
Iraqis schooled through war celebrate graduation
AFP 17 Apr 2009
They went off to university fearing car bombs and death squads -- now Iraq's class of 2009 is celebrating in style, and hoping to find their place in a more peaceful country.
Once a country of fervent readers, Iraq now starving for books
Miami Herald 14 Apr 2009
When Maysoon Kadhim began working on her master's thesis at Baghdad University two years ago, she braced for the challenge. After all, her paper's subject is Shakespeare, whose prose can perplex even native English speakers.
March 2009
UW, Tikrit to sign Memorandum of Understanding
Badger Herald 30 Mar 2009
University of Wisconsin Chancellor Biddy Martin and the president of Tikrit University in Iraq will meet via videoconference this morning to sign a historic agreement between the two universities.
Kurdistan education system receives project, grant aids
The Appalachian 26 Mar 2009
“Three Cups of Tea,” selected as summer reading material for incoming Appalachian State University freshmen this fall, took on a new meaning for two university faculty members while working towards curriculum reform for the higher education system in Kurdistan.
Iraqi offer of scholarships draws crowds to US college recruiters
New York Times 21 Mar 2009
Nearly 100 Kurdish college students thronged to a conference center here a few weeks ago to talk to representatives from the University of Kansas and the University of Oregon, West Virginia University and the Monterey Institute of International Studies, among others.
Iraqi academe, how can we help you?
Inside Higher Ed 16 Mar 2009
Iraqi American academics gathered this weekend to discuss “How can we help Iraqi academia?” and “How can we help in reforming curriculum and teaching methodologies at Iraqi universities?”
Iraqi university presidents visit campus
Technician 08 Mar 2009
Ali Esmail al-Sanafim, the president of Thi Qar University, and Khalil Ibrahim al-Dulemi, the president of Al-Anbar University, signed a memorandum of understanding with the University to enhance educational capabilities Feb. 12.
Appalachian receives $231,427 to help Kurdistan universities develop curricula
Appalachian State University 04 Mar 2009
Appalachian State University has received a $231,427 grant from the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Kurdistan and the U.S. Department of State to help universities in Kurdistan update their teaching practices.
February 2009
University refuses to send students, faculty to Iraq campus
Badger Herald 19 Feb 2009
While the University of Wisconsin considers a formal partnership with a university in Iraq, UW officials say they have no intention of allowing students to study abroad at the Iraqi university.
UW may link with Iraqi university
Wisconsin Radio Network 16 Feb 2009
A link between Iraqi university and UW-Madison is closer to reality. Wisconsin officials participated in a recent teleconference with officials affiliated with Tikrit University.
UW may partner with Iraqi school
Badger Herald 12 Feb 2009
The University of Wisconsin is considering a formal relationship with a university in Iraq, which officials hope will create academic opportunities in multiple disciplines across UW.
UW-Madison explores partnerships with Iraqi university
University of Wisconsin-Madison 11 Feb 2009
University officials will hold a teleconference with U.S. Embassy officials associated with the Salah ad Din Provincial Reconstruction Team based in Iraq this Friday (Feb. 13) to discuss the initial details of a possible partnership with Tikrit University in Tikrit, Iraq.
US to grant visa to Iraqi students
Kurdish Globe 09 Feb 2009
Iraqi students who plan to study abroad can be given opportunities at American universities across the US.
U-I part of effort to educate Iraqi students
Radio Iowa 09 Feb 2009
The University of Iowa and 20 other U.S. Universities will be part of an effort to educate 10,000 Iraqi students over the next five years. Scott King, Director of the Office of International Students and Scholars at U-I, recently traveled to Iraq to learn about the effort.
Bear visits Iraq to attend recruitment fairs
UE Crescent 06 Feb 2009
UE was one of 24 schools out of 250 invited to attend student-recruitment fairs in Iraq two weeks ago.
UI works on initiative to bring Iraqi students to US
Daily Iowan 04 Feb 2009
Between 30 and 40 students from Iraq could begin taking classes at the UI this fall as part of a new program by the Iraqi government.
Regional universities reach out to Iraqi students
Kansas City Star 03 Feb 2009
Recently Charles Petentler sat in a Baghdad hotel interviewing students he hoped to see on the University of Central Missouri campus in Warrensburg come fall.
January 2009
Iraq government hit by graft; 4,000 forged university degrees uncovered
Azzaman 31 Jan 2009
Higher Education and Scientific Reach Ministry’s inspector general says graft and forgery are the threats that may derail any democratic reforms.
300 Academicians sent to the States in 2009
Voices of Iraq 30 Jan 2009
A total of 300 Iraqi academicians will be sent to U.S. universities for three months to conduct external research, the Iraqi minister of higher education and scientific research said on Thursday.
UK strives to restore the 'pride of the Middle East'
Times Higher Education 29 Jan 2009
British delegation aims to help Iraq rebuild its war-torn higher education sector.
Official: New initiative for Iraqi students
Houston Chronicle 29 Jan 2009
Iraq's minister of higher education says a new initiative for Iraqi students and professors will see increased academic cooperation between his country and the United States.
Iraq’s education initiative could bring students to UCM
digitalBURG.com 29 Jan 2009
A $1 billion plan by Iraqi leaders to improve education for the nation’s citizens could bring more Middle Eastern students to the University of Central Missouri.
Rebuilding science in Iraq
Cosmos 27 Jan 2009
Iraq is rebuilding its science base, but fear of attack means refugee academics are slow to return.
Graduates have to wait four months to get transcripts certified in Baghdad!
Iraq Updates 25 Jan 2009
Getting certified transcripts in time represents a problem for college graduates in Iraq, especially those who intend to pursue their post-graduate studies abroad.
American colleges go to Iraq to recruit students, at Prime Minister's request
Chronicle of Higher Education 25 Jan 2009
The government of Iraq is moving ahead with the Iraq Education Initiative, a new scholarship program that will fast-track qualified Iraqi students to study in the United States.
Iraq's future: U of I will help with development of future leaders
Des Moines Register 20 Jan 2009
On Jan. 20, our new president spoke of change, hope and unity. While his focus was American society, these words had a different meaning to a group of U.S. and Iraqi educators gathered in the U.S. ambassador's residence in Baghdad to celebrate a new Iraqi project.
Iraq Education Initiative launch event
DIUS 19 Jan 2009
Speech of Sion Simon MP, Baghdad, 19 January 2009.
Open University inaugurated in Ninewa’s Hamdaniya district
Iraq Updates 01 Jan 2009
The first open university in Ninewa’s al-Hamdaniya district was inaugurated on Thursday during a celebration attended by several local officials.
