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By John Lee. An investment contract has been signed for the Rataj Baghdad health and education project, to be developed in the Ghazaliya district of Baghdad on a 70,000-square-metre site. The signing took place at the National Investment Commission (NIC), with NIC chairman Adel Dakhil Muhammad al-Yasiri and representatives of the investing company in attendance. […]
By John Lee. Registration is open for the Armath Engineering Makerspace Programme in the Raparin region of Iraqi Kurdistan, targeting children aged 10 to 15. The programme covers robotics, engineering, programming, and technology through hands-on activities, with training sessions held twice weekly to fit around school timetables. Students will learn: Robotics & Programming Build and […]
By Padraig O''Hannelly. A French-based Iraqi engineer has launched an interactive educational platform built on the official Iraqi curriculum. ManarWay offers an AI tutor, 3D virtual labs, and on-the-spot practice correction, and is designed to run on a student's smartphone without additional hardware. Key features of the platform include: Curriculum alignment: built on the official […]
By Padraig O'Hannelly. A Canadian-based Iraqi doctor has launched an agentic learning management system for healthcare education. Dr Fady Hannah-Shmouni (MD, FRCPC), an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia, founded Perceptors AI together with Dr Omar Saleem and the GCLS AI Lab at the Geneva College of Longevity Science. He told Iraq Business […]
By John Lee. A career guidance and counselling campaign has been launched for around 750 university students and jobseekers in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The initiative is being delivered by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in cooperation with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, career development centres (CDCs), the Kurdistan Workers Unions Federation, […]
By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reportedly launched a lending initiative worth IQD 1.2 trillion (USD 916 million) to support education and veterinary medicine, and to strengthen liquidity in the banking sector. According to the state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA), the initiative is based on Central Bank Law No. 56 of […]
By John Lee. Private universities, colleges, and institutes in Iraq subject to tax assessment are to be required to settle outstanding income tax and direct withholding tax liabilities, under a decision by the Council of Ministers. Institutions that pay their principal tax liability and complete the tax assessment process within four working months of the […]
From the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC): IBBC Education Session Highlights Growing UK-Iraq Educational Collaboration The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) held an online Education Session on 22 June, bringing together representatives from Iraqi and British educational institutions to discuss developments in Iraq's education sector, the impact of recent regional events, and opportunities for future […]
By John Lee. The National Investment Commission (NIC) has granted an investment licence for what is described as Iraq's first private hospital dedicated to addiction treatment and mental health care. The licence was awarded for the "Ritaj Baghdad Health Educational Project", to be developed by Abraj Al-Ritaj Company. According to the Commission, the project will […]
By John Lee. Baims, a MENA-based education technology group, has acquired MedMasters, an Iraq-based online medical education platform, marking its second strategic acquisition and its entry into the Iraqi market. The transaction expands Baims' regional footprint and strengthens its position in digital higher education across the Middle East. Founded by Dr. Abdulazeez Salam and Dr. […]
By Nabeel Jabbar Ali Al Tememi, Abdurrahman Ahmad Wahab and Ahmed Tabaqchali, for the Institute of Regional and International Studies (IRIS) at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS). The opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Business of Education: Examining the Growth […]
Iraq: An Urgent Call for Education Reforms to Ensure Learning for All Children and Boost Human Capital Learning levels in Iraq are among the lowest in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region and are likely to decline even further because of the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on education service delivery, including […]
