Iraq Education Initiative ProjectA Project of the Academy for Educational Development (AED)
| The Iraq Education Initiative Project (IEI) at AED is funded by the Iraq Higher Committee for Education Development (HCED). The IEI Project is housed in the Center for Academic Partnerships at AED. The HCED is a part of the office of the Prime Minister of Iraq, Mr. Nouri Kamil Al-Maliki. The Executive Director of HCED is Dr. Zuhair Humadi.
Iraq is engaged in a bold program of education reform. HCED leads the first phase of the reform initiative which includes the establishment of a scholarship program. It is the goal of the HCED to place thousands of Iraqi students into universities in the U.S. and the U.K. in the next five years. HCED will begin with a pilot program that will create the first class of 500+ students to study in the US or the UK beginning in early 2010. Eventually, the Initiative that will send up to 10,000 Iraqi students per year over the next five years to the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia to complete their higher education studies.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki (center) visits AED on July 25, 2009 to announce the new scholarship program.
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The selection process for students is completely objective and transparent, based primarily on academic grades and test scores. Students will be selected from every Iraqi province with the number of scholarships awarded proportionate to the provincial populations. To be considered for the scholarship, criteria for the applicants include the following:
- Must be a citizen of Iraq and residing in Iraq for the past two years
- Must have an excellent record of academic achievement
- Agreement to return immediately to Iraq upon program completion
- Proof of provincial residency, via jinsiah
Degree levels are undergraduate, graduate and post graduate. More information is available on the HCED website http://www.hcediraq.org/
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Initiative Updates
11/12/09: HCED plans to send 100 Students to the United States by January 31, 2010.
Read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).
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American Universities Iraqi Consortium
AED is very pleased to assist HCED in these efforts by providing advice, training, and technical assistance. A major component of the IEI Project at AED is the establishment of the American Universities Iraqi Consortium. Accredited U.S. universities and colleges who are interested in serving students from Iraq under the HCED Scholarship Program are invited to become a member of the Consortium. HCED will be placing students with Consortium members who can streamline the admissions and placement process for Iraqi students. Colleges and universities that offer the following are encouraged to join the Consortium:
Provisional (conditional) admissions
One point of contact for admissions to all programs
ESL training onsite or nearby
Issuance of DS -2019s so students can travel on J visas
SAT waivers
Consortium members will receive regular email updates. To see past e-mails, visit the E-mail Archive.
To join the Consortium, please click here to complete the American Universities Iraq Consortium Survey.
Iraq Education Initiative Project (IEI)Center for Academic PartnershipsAcademy for Educational Development1825 Connecticut Ave NWWashington DC 20009 |