Iraq Business News brings you the latest news on developments & opportunities in education and training in Iraq.
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Teach The Rich: Basra's Private School Business Booming, But So Are Students' Fees In Iraq the public education system is facing huge challenges. Often two or three schools will share […]
By John Lee. UAE-based Stirling Group, a leading provider of HSE service, has partnered with the EU Iraq Energy Centre (EUIEC) to provide risk management training to the Iraqi oil and gas industry. The company will deliver a series of three day courses dealing with uncertainty and risk in the global energy sector from its […]
Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Ibrahim Al-Jaafari met Mr Shinichi Kitaoka the President of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) specialised in technical cooperation within official development assistance program. This program aims at stimulating the international cooperation, supporting the social and economic development and paying the attention to health, education, technology, communication and information sectors. The minister […]
Minister Falah Mustafa and President of Institute on Governance discussed ways of advancing better governance in Kurdistan and consolidating federal system in Iraq. The president of the Institute, Ms. Maryantonett Flumian, briefed Minister Mustafa on the mission of the institute, which is advancing better governance in the public interest by exploring, developing and promoting the […]
The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad has announced that the application period for the 2016 Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Student Leaders Program is open. Applications will be accepted until the deadline of December 21, 2015. Funded by the U.S. Department of State, the MEPI Student Leaders Program supports the goals of the U.S.-Iraq Strategic Framework […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The UN is warning that Iraq's ancient heritage could be lost forever. Thousands of artefacts have been looted and destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group. Many were […]
By Omar al-Jaffal for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The deteriorating security situation in the Iraqi capital has prevented Noor Jamal Abdul Hamid from going to Mutanabbi Street to shop for books and stationery. Abdul Hamid is a young woman who […]
One of the UKs leading liberal arts institutions is offering a fully funded postgraduate scholarship to students from Iraq. Bath Spa University announced at the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) conference in London that it is offering the scholarship for postgraduate research into Women in Leadership in Higher Education. This new scholarship is part of […]
UNDP's New Resilience Agenda will help to give options to displaced Iraqis and refugees A new Resilience Agenda has been adopted at the high level Resilience Development Forum on 8 and 9 November in Dead Sea, Jordan attended by delegations from Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Turkey and Syria. The pathbreaking Resilience Agenda presents five key […]
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) concluded a series of workshops training over 100 Iraqi youths on creativity and innovation in transforming ideas into businesses and social projects. As part of UNDP’s Innovation for Development initiative and in collaboration with Zain Iraq, the workshops were held in Baghdad (1-3 October), Basra (15-17 October) and Erbil […]
The British Museum is embarking on a programme of co-operation with colleagues in Iraq made possible with £3 million grant from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). This will enable the Museum to deliver a programme of in-depth and specialized training to establish a dedicated corps of Iraqi heritage professionals, fully skilled to […]
Besma* is only 9 years old, yet she has survived an ordeal no child should ever have to face. After their village in Iraq’s Sinjar district was taken over by armed groups in August last year, she and her family were held captive for months. Besma and her aunt were eventually released, but her mother, […]
