Iraq Business News brings you the latest news on developments & opportunities in education and training in Iraq.
Iraq: Developing More Capacity to Manage Public Funds Even amid conflict and fluctuations in oil prices, as home to the world’s third-largest oil reserves, Iraq has the sort of wealth from natural resources that makes it possible for its government to invest in the country’s infrastructure. Iraq spent more than US$51 billion on public procurement […]
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, recently received President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leicester, Professor Paul Boyle and the President of Soran University, Dr. Muslih Mustafa. Professor Boyle pointed out the collaboration between Leicester and Soran Universities, stressing that both universities’ have close vision to academic and scientific development, which has been in […]
UNESCO and its partners celebrated with students and teachers the opening of the newly constructed Migrant Birds Intermediate School for internally displaced persons at Al-Souq Al Asry Camp in Basrah, Iraq. The opening of the school in Al Souq Al Asry camp shortly follows the opening of the Baharka Secondary School and the Dawodiyah Secondary […]
Under the auspices of Haidar Al-Abadi, Prime Minister of Iraq, UNESCO and the Government of Iraq launched today an ambitious three year project titled ‘Reforming technical and vocational education and training in Iraq’ that is funded by the European Union. The overall aim of this project is to enhance the role of technical and vocational […]
By Wassim Bassem for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Youths in Iraq dream of leaving the country. The successive wars since 1980 and in particular the violence that has been part of daily life in Iraq since 2003 have caused waves of emigration over […]
By Wassim Bassem for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. It is no new phenomenon that students in Iraq are exposed to physical punishment at the hands of their teachers. But a video posted on YouTube and social media sites on March 25 showed a […]
The United Nations education agency today celebrated the opening of a new school at Dawodiyah Camp in Dohouk, Iraq, as part of its efforts to provide quality secondary education to children and adolescents in internally displaced persons communities. The opening of the new school represents another major milestone in the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural […]
By John Lee. BH Defense LLC of Arlington, Virginia, has been awarded a $20,782,657 contract to assist Iraq in establishing the Iraq International Academy to develop senior leadership. According to a statement by the US Dept of Defense, the estimated completion date is March 31, 2016. BH Defense is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia with offices […]
New UNESCO project launched in Baghdad to protect Iraqi cultural heritage "Today, we show our solidarity in the face of unprecedented cultural cleansing, cultural eradication and cultural looting ... And we pledge our commitment to do everything we can to halt this cultural cleansing”, said UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, at the launch of the new […]
Airways Aviation is opening its latest Aviation Theory School in Baghdad later this month, paving the way for aspiring Iraqi pilots to launch their flying careers. The new Iraqi school, equipped with modern teaching facilities including a flight simulator, is located in the education precinct close to the University of Baghdad and will offer several […]
By John Lee. The Ruya Foundation for Contemporary Culture in Iraq has announced its plans for the Iraq Pavilion at this year’s 56th Venice Biennale. Titled “Invisible Beauty,” the presentation will feature two generations of Iraqi photographers, in the shape of Latif Al Ani and Akam Shex Hadi, performance artist Rabab Ghazoul, ceramicist and sculptor Salam […]
By John Lee. On Tuesday, the Head of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Africa and Middle East Department, Igor Leshchenya, had a meeting with the Iraqi Ambassador to Belarus, Haidar Hadi. The sides discussed the whole range of issues, including steps to further strengthen relations between the countries. In particular, they identified possible measures […]
