Iraq Business News brings you the latest news on developments & opportunities in education and training in Iraq.
By Robert Tollast. An interview with Mohamed Ridha, of the Baghdad entrepreneurial tech collective Fikra Space. So what on earth is a hackerspace? Since the essence of the concept is open source, it seems apt (although not so professional!) to quote Wikipedia, which has the most succinct definition. According to the page a hackerspace is, […]
By Yorva Tsiakara. This is an extract from an article originally published by Nina Iraq, and is reproduced here with permission. Professor of Gender Studies at SOAS University of London, author of two books, co-founder of Act Together: Women’s Action on Iraq, Nadje Al-Ali, talks to young writer Yorva Tsiakara about the way Iraqi women […]
Members of the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC), leading political figures and experts gathered in the tranquil setting of Cumberland Lodge, Windsor Great Park, at the weekend for the IBBC's annual retreat. The weekend was spent holding discussions and talks on different aspects that affect doing business in Iraq. The event opened on Friday evening […]
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Archbishop of Lyon Monseigneur Philippe Barbarin visited Erbil, Kurdistan region in northern Iraq, to participate in the opening ceremony of the Saint-Irénée school for Iraqi children who fled Mosul after IS militants took control […]
A fifth cooperative agreement has been signed between the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and an Iraqi university. The agreement with the University of Koya, in Iraq's Kurdistan region, calls for an exchange of research materials and encourages visits from one institution to the other. In May, UA spokesman Amanda Cantu said no UA students […]
By John Lee. The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Kurdistan Regional Government signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with its counterpart in Belarus for technical training in the field of information technology. The agreement was signed during a recent visit to Belarus by a delegation headed by Samal Sardar, the KRG […]
The National Ranking of Kurdistan Region Universities is a project of the KRG Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, which is scheduled to be launched for the first in the region in next September. “Preparations for the National Ranking of Kurdistan Region Universities, including both the public and private sector universities, are ongoing. Currently […]
UNESCO celebrates opening of Tasloja secondary school for IDPs in Sulaimaniyah UNESCO and its partners celebrated today with students, parents and teachers the opening of the newly constructed Tasloja Secondary School forinternally displaced persons in Sulaimaniyah. The ceremony held today marks the opening of the fifth school constructed by UNESCO within the framework of the […]
By Shukur Khilkhal for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. In a society where conservative religious trends and the rule of tribal law are on the rise, the dissemination of human rights principles is a difficult task. Often, interpretations of religious and tribal customs contradict […]
Japan and UNESCO have joined hands to address the grave consequences of Iraq’s present emergency situation on education. The government of Japan has pledged $3,000,000 in funding to help UNESCO implement two education projects that will benefit IDPs and Syrian refugees in Iraq including the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. An event to launch the two […]
International learning solutions provider Atlas Knowledge has signed a landmark deal that will see it work with the Iraqi Government to deliver world class safety and technical training to the country’s burgeoning oil and gas workforce. The contract with the Ministry of Oil and Baghdad Oil Training Institute (BOTI) will see Atlas Knowledge deliver a […]
By Madeleine White, capacity building specialist and co-founder of Nina Magazine “Emerging markets will be a driving force in sustainable economic growth. If civil society is fully and inclusively engaged in the economy, the significant population growth rate will lead to greater consumption and therefore greater economic growth. Cash rich emerging markets with an inclusive […]
