Iraq Business News brings you the latest news on developments & opportunities in education and training in Iraq.
A message from the Iraqi Children Foundation (ICF): Dear Friends, We are so thrilled to announce that Hope Bus 3 is officially open! Over the past few months, our team in Baghdad has been working hard to renovate an ordinary, used bus into a child-friendly classroom for 50 desperately poor orphans and street kids. Our […]
UNESCO and UNICEF commend Iraq's commitment to transform national education by engaging in the Transforming Education Summit UNICEF and UNESCO have commended Iraq for the submission of the National Statement of Commitment for the upcoming Transforming Education Summit (TES), that will take place in New York from 16 to 19 September. This Commitment outlines a […]
By John Lee. Baghdad-based ed-tech platform Eduba has reportedly launched its ''Super App'' - the first EdTech super app in Iraq and MENA that offers multiple services. According to a report from Iraqi Innovators, the app has four components in their all-in-one learning management system, which includes interactive learning content, ride hailing, and payments. It […]
On 6th August, IoT Kids held the closing ceremony of The Schools Championship for Coding and Innovation at Zain's headquarter in Baghdad. IoT Kids organized the championship in cooperation with The Iraqi Ministry of Education and the sponsorship of Zain Iraq for telecommunication. The championship aims to encourage parents to invest in their children's creativity […]
Training Program for Iraqi Business Journalists Reporting on their Country's Economy Business Journalists 4Change, a program to help Iraqi business journalists to report on economic reform initiatives in their country, calls for applicants who wish to report on solutions to economic problems. The application deadline is August 21st, with interviews to be held between August […]
Call for Applications: Entrepreneurship for Public Health and COVID-19 Recovery in Egypt, Iraq, and Lebanon UNITAR Division for Prosperity invites young entrepreneurs in Egypt, Iraq, and Lebanon to apply to the Great Ideas Space 2022: Entrepreneurship for Public Health and COVID-19 Recovery in Egypt, Iraq, and Lebanon. The programme aims to train entrepreneurs and MSMEs […]
By John Lee. A company named as 'Pedagogy' has won a new contract with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), for "Conversion of Curricula for Grades 5 and 6 (hard copy textbooks + Videos) into Interactive E-books." The project aims to convert the national curricula (Textbooks: Arabic, Science, Math, Islamic education, and Sociology) […]
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is supporting the government of Iraq to strengthen its digital services and build its e-governance capabilities under a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed today with Iraq's Council of Ministers Secretarial (ComSec). The MoU focuses on harnessing and increasing the use of information and communication technology to modernize government […]
Enhancing crime management: Training improves interviewing techniques for Iraqi investigators Iraq's security and justice sector institutions will be further strengthened under a training programme for Iraqi investigators that enables them to interview suspects and witnesses by using effective and non-coercive interviewing techniques. The initiative is a partnership between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and […]
The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) has held an on online webinar to introduce new members to the membership and wider Iraqi audiences. Participant companies and speakers included: Ms Batoul Husseini, Director of digital government & CSR, SAP; Mr Ahmed Al Hinkawi, Managing partner at Al Etihad Law firm; Mr Sean O'Rourke, Global Partnerships manager […]
A message from the Iraqi Children Foundation (ICF): Dear Friends, We did it! Our dream of a third "HOPE BUS" for Iraqi orphans and street kids has finally come true! A bus has been donated and donors like you have provided funds to transform it into a colorful, child-friendly place of learning and belonging. This means a 50% increase in […]
The European Union Advisory Mission in Iraq (EUAM Iraq)'s Gender and Human Rights Adviser conducted a workshop on Women Integration in Intelligence Operations for female participants of the Federal Investigation and Intelligence Agency (FIIA), Iraqi Ministry of Interior. The workshop was conducted over 2 days, on 27th and 28th of June 2022 at the Mission's […]
