Iraq Business News brings you the latest news on developments & opportunities in education and training in Iraq.
The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and UN Women have just concluded a two-day workshop on negotiation and mediation for women members of the Kurdistan Parliament. The workshop, co-organized by the Kurdish Assembly, brought together lawmakers committed to expanding the meaningful role of women in negotiation and mediation processes. “Having women in key […]
Joint Statement of the Iraq - U.S. Cultural and Educational Cooperation Joint Coordination Committee Pursuant to the 2008 Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA) between the United States of America and the Republic of Iraq, the third meeting of the Iraq-U.S. Cultural and Educational Cooperation Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) convened in Baghdad on December 17, 2012. The […]
The Government of Iraq has launched a new national education strategy to improve access to quality education for Iraq’s 33 million citizens. “This is Iraq’s first ever national education strategy, which is unique in both Iraq and the region,” said Dr. Mohammed Ali Tamim, Iraq’s Minister of Education. “This strategy will respond to the needs […]
After a research trip to an oil field in east Iraq, Ruba Husari, a British citizen of Palestinian descent, took a detour to visit a site she had wanted to see for some time. When she arrived it was barren, but the spot marked the exact geographic intersection of a latitude and longitude point -- […]
By John Lee. His Excellency Prime Minister Nouri Kamil Al-Maliki opened the International Book Fair at Baghdad International Fair on Thursday. The Prime Minister said in a press conference: "The Iraqi culture and Iraqi intellectuals are the priorities of our attention today, this is a considerable development compared to the time of the former regime, […]
Scottish-based Cresent is delivering the most significant contract in its 30-year history after signing a multi-million pound deal to supply health and safety training products for workers in Iraq’s giant Rumaila oilfield. Cresent has been awarded the contract by BP Iraq, which is operating the field in a joint venture with PetroChina and the National […]
By Abdul-Khaleq Dosky. 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. or years the village of Bava has gone without electricity. But now a local handicapped man has built a water generator in a nearby river and […]
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." -- Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa, 1993 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. This week at Iraq Business News, we are delighted to welcome a new Expert Blogger to our ranks: Madeleine White is Head of Marketing for Whizz Education. A […]
By Madeleine White, former teacher and educational writer and Head of Marketing, Whizz Education. Several years ago, I was working as an English Literature Teacher in at a typical state secondary school in the UK. I remember sitting in a classroom of 16 year old boys, who really didn’t want to be there. They wanted […]
The United States Embassy in Baghdad is pleased to announce a 71% increase in the number of Iraqi graduate students and a 31% increase in the total number of Iraqi students who studied in the United States in the 2011-2012 academic year over the previous year. According to the Open Doors Report on International Educational […]
By John Lee. The University of Baghdad has signed a joint cooperation agreement with Microsoft, under which the American technology giant will provide supplies for the application of scientific quality and reliability standards at the university. The deal includes the provision of 1000 copies of Windows 7 for use by university departments, colleges and institutes […]
By John Lee. Thousands of Iraqi schoolchildren are entering classrooms equipped with new Dell technology that will help improve how they access information, and ultimately, work and compete with their peers around the world. This development is the result of a close collaboration between the Iraqi Ministry of Education (MOE) and Dell, who assessed the […]
