Iraq Business News brings you the latest news on developments & opportunities in education and training in Iraq.
Czech prime minister Petr Nečas brought a large delegation of businessmen, as well as the minister of defense and the minister of trade and industry, with him to Iraq this week, according to Aswat Al-Iraq. Revealing his commitment and belief in the economic benefits of a good relationship with Iraq, the Czech premier announced that his country […]
London Corporate Training (LCT) welcomed this week the first group of Iraqi businessmen and women to come to London since it signed an agreement with the Kurdistan Federation of Chambers of Commerce in Erbil, capital of Kurdistan, earlier this year. Ian Mann, Managing Director of London Corporate Training said, “Under this agreement groups of senior […]
ExxonMobil Iraq Limited is contributing 1.2 billion Iraqi dinar (US$1 million) to equip petroleum engineering laboratories at the University of Basrah to be used by students seeking careers in Iraq's oil and gas industry. This grant will also fund faculty and curriculum development under which some 46,000 students are expected to study over the next […]
Iraq has approved an ambitious $37-billion [45 trillion Iraqi dinar] programme to upgrade Iraq's collapsing infrastructure, which has fallen victim to three decades of war and sanctions, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh (pictured) said on Tuesday. AFP reports that the cabinet's plans, which must now be approved by parliament, are the latest in efforts by the […]
According to a report from Azzaman, the Province of Najaf is to build 10,000 flats to house school teachers as part of a new policy to upgrade education in schools across the province. Governor Adnan al-Zarqai said his local administration has decided to place more emphasis on developing all aspects of education in the province. […]
A delegation from Al-Rahmani Group visited Basra Investment Commission (BIC) and presented a plan to construct a technical training centre in a cost of $5 million [6 billion Iraqi dinars]. The executive chairman of the group, Eng. Raid Al-Rahmani, said, "our plan includes the construction of a training centre to develop the local working staff […]
University Research Co., LLC (URC) has been awarded a $74,855,589, four-year contract from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide support to the Iraqi Ministry of Health (MoH) to support the Ministry’s strategic plan to achieve better quality primary health care. URC will manage this project together with Management Systems Internationaland Sallyport, in […]
On Thursday 5th May, the UK's Middle East Association (MEA) is holding a seminar with Mike Brennan, offering practical advice on how to do business in the Middle East. Mike Brennan has over 40 years of regional experience, with an enviable track record of contracts in both the private and public sectors. He knows how […]
The United Nations Inter-Agency Information and Analysis Unit (IAU) has issued a progress report on its operations for 2010. The unit is an integral part of the Office of the Resident Coordinator/ Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq. It was established in 2008 to provide support in evidence-based programming and advocacy in line with the needs and […]
British Minister of State Alan Duncan visited Iraq last week. He met with Government of Iraq and international partners to discuss the future of the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) Iraq programme, how oil and gas revenues could help to provide basic services to the Iraqi people and what the Iraqi government could do […]
The European Union is contributing 17 million euro [$24 million] to improve access to quality basic education in Iraq. The EU is partnering with UNICEF and the Government of Iraq to develop new education policies, build the capacity of the government, and mobilize communities to increase enrolment of girls and boys in schools and help […]
The spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Iraq said on Sunday that the number of Iraqi participants in the Fulbright program increased to 85 students in 2011. Aaron Snape told AKnews that more than 600 Iraqi students and scientists had participated in the Fulbright program since 1951, including 302 students and scholars since the program […]
