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DISCUSSIONS HELD OVER FUTURE OF IRAQI HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM
February 2nd, 2011 posted by Sarah Pont
Did Saddam Hussein spend more on higher education than the current Iraqi government? Is post-traumatic stress disorder affecting most Iraqi academics? Does more support need to be given to Iraqi females in the education sector?
IRAQI SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS SET TO ARRIVE ON UK AND US CAMPUSES
June 4th, 2010 posted by Paul McWilliams
An Iraqi government initiative has seen hundreds of Iraqi students enrolled at universities and colleges across the US and the UK in an effort to start rebuilding Iraq’s once-renowned higher education system. The Iraq Education Initiative intends to provide education opportunities for over 600 young men and women this year before eventually expanding into Australia, Canada, France and Japan.
A NEW ERA OF EDUCATION FOR IRAQI STUDENTS
May 8th, 2009 posted by Felicity Pont
A new two-part scholarship scheme has been introduced by the Iraq Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, to help improve the education system, reports the Guardian. The first part of the scheme will aid Iraqi students in pursuit of a higher education overseas and the second part is set to improve the quality of further and higher education in Iraq.
