Iraq Business News brings you the latest news on developments & opportunities in education and training in Iraq.
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq is in the news for all the wrong reasons everyday, but on Sunday, something special happened. Some of the country's best musicians marked international peace day with a performance aimed at unifying […]
UNESCO officials concluded a series of meetings held with director generals in Ministries of Education in the central government in Baghdad and the Kurdistan regional government, as well as representatives from local NGOs, to discuss ways to enhance cooperation and accelerate the implementation of UNESCO programmes targeting 10,000 out-of-school children and youth in Iraq. “UNESCO […]
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. Modern-Day ‘Cultural Sinbad’ Spreads Literature across Iraq The worsening violence plaguing Iraq has not prevented the bookseller Star Mohsen Ali from organizing book fairs in cities and provinces across the country. Since […]
Madeleine White is a capacity building specialist and Editor-in-Chief of nina-iraq.com In the last few weeks Nina has run three major interviews. We have spoken to Iraqi civil society leader and global Vital Voices winner Suaad Allami, women’s rights activist and MP Mayson Damaluji as well as Kurdish politician and business leader Parwen Babaker. All […]
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. School buildings in Iraq are frequently the only ones large enough to shelter the influx of families fleeing the advance of the Islamic State:
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. Underage and Trapped: Female Iraqi Factory Workers Need Help Shayma Hassan, 16, walks 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) each day to the brick factory in Bahr al-Najaf in the city of Najaf, […]
By John Lee. Mantid International has formed a joint venture with architecture and engineering consulting firms Laceco and Allen & Shariff Consortio International to provide full service consulting services to the Governorate of Babil. The MLA joint venture was awarded the contract for $10.6 million, renewable for four years. The team will be responsible for […]
Applications for 2015/2016 Chevening Scholarships in Iraq are now open, and will close on 15 November at 23:59 GMT. Chevening Scholarships are awarded to talented professionals who are potential future leaders, decision-makers and opinion formers. The scholarships offer financial support to study for a Master’s degree at one of the UK’s leading universities, and the […]
An academic from the University of Leicester has been named as the first international examiner for postgraduates in Iraq by the Dean of the College of Medicine at the University of Kufa, Iraq. Professor David Lambert of the University's Department of Cardiovascular Sciences and Director of Post-Graduate Research for the College of Medicine, Biological Sciences […]
The Kurdistan Regional Government UK Representation has announced that British Expertise will host a workshop on doing business in Kurdistan on 8th July, in advance of its trade mission to Erbil and Dohuk in September. This special workshop includes case studies from companies that have undertaken or won projects in Kurdistan. Lyn Edwards, Senior Partner […]
The Kurdistan Regional Government's Ministry of Education has initiated a one-month teachers’ training programme for Syrian refugees working as teachers in the refugee camps in the Kurdistan Region. The training will target 549 refugees working as primary education teachers in Duhok, Slemani and Erbil. The intensive teachers’ training of Syrian refugees is one of the […]
Announcing an Opportunity for Mid-Career Professionals to Study in the United States The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for the U.S. Government-sponsored Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program. This program directly supports the goals of the U.S.-Iraq Strategic Framework Agreement to enhance mutual understanding and strengthen connections between […]
