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EDUCATION SYSTEM IN IRAQ

EDUCATION SYSTEM IN IRAQ. Dr SAAD A.M. IBRAHIM ADVISOR OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER 28 May 2009. IRAQ AT A GLANCE. POPULATION: 29,682,000 m MALE 51% FEMALE 49% AREA : 437,072 Sq Km CAPITAL: BAGHDAD NUMBER OF GOVERNORATES : 18

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EDUCATION SYSTEM IN IRAQ

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  1. EDUCATION SYSTEM IN IRAQ Dr SAAD A.M. IBRAHIM ADVISOR OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER 28 May 2009

  2. IRAQ AT A GLANCE POPULATION: 29,682,000 m MALE 51% FEMALE 49% AREA : 437,072 Sq Km CAPITAL: BAGHDAD NUMBER OF GOVERNORATES : 18 LARGEST GOVERNORATE: BAGHDAD (7,145,470 m) SECOND LARGEST: NINEVA (2,811,091 m) RATE OF POPULATION GROWTH : 3.0 %

  3. POPULATION OF IRAQ BY AGE GROUP 54% 33.5% According to the Ministry of Planning 2007 Annual Statistical Abstract

  4. History of Iraq • MODERN IRAQ WAS HISTORICALLY KNOWN AS MESOPOTAMIA • IRAQ FOSTERED HISTORY’S FIRST CIVILIZATIONS • THE LEADING REGION OF THE WORLD FOR ABOUT 3000 YEARS. • THE MOST IMPORTANT ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS • THE SUMERIANS (3500 BC TO 2000 BC), • THE BABYLONIAN (18TH CENTURY TO 539 BC), • AND ASSYRIAN (1350 BC TO 612 BC). • ARAB-ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION

  5. HISTORY OF IRAQ CONTRIBUTION TO CIVILIZATION • DEVELOPED THE EARLIEST SYSTEM OF WRITING “CUNEIFORM” • CULTIVATED THE LAND • INVENTED THE WHEEL • PRODUCED THE FAMOUS HAMMURABI’S LEGAL-CODE • DEVELOPED THE FIRST SCIENCES, MEDICINE, MATHEMATICS, LAWS, LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHIES OF THE WORLD HENCE ITS COMMON EPITHET ” THE CRADLE OF CIVILIZATION”.

  6. GOLDEN YEARS FOR EDUCATION 1970-1982 ACCORDING TO UNESCO • ENROLLMENT INCREASED TO HISTORICALLY HIGH LEVELS • ALMOST COMPLETE GENDER PARITY IN ENROLLMENT • THE ILLITERACY RATE AMONG 15-45 AGE GROUP DECLINED TO ABOUT 10% • DROPOUT/REPITITION RATES WERE THE LOWEST IN THE MIDDLE-EAST AND NORTH AFRICA DRAMATIC INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS SEEKING TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION

  7. THE CRISIS YEARS 1990-2003 • THE SHARE OF EDUCATION IN GNP DROPPED BY ALMOST HALF. • GOVERNMENT SPENDING PER STUDENT ON EDUCATION DROPPED FROM $620 DURING THE “GOLDEN YEARS” TO ABOUT $47 PER STUDENT PER YEAR. • THE TEACHER’S SALARIES IN REAL TERMS FELL FROM $500-1000 TO ABOUT $ 5.00/MONTH IN 2002-03. • ENROLLMENT RATIO AT ALL LEVELS OF EDUCATION DECLINED. • THE GENDER GAP INCREASED. • THE DROP-OUT RATE INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY.

  8. ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATION SYSTEM TWO MINISTERIES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EDUCATION SYSTEM IN IRAQ; THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (MOE) IS IN CHARGE OF PRE-SCHOOL, PRIMARY, AND SECONDARY (GENERAL AND VOCATIONAL) EDUCATION; THE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (MOHESR) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL POST SECONDARY EDUCATION (INCLUDING TECHNICAL EDUCATION) AND RESEARCH CENTERS ALL IRAQI UNIVERSITIES ARE AFFILIATED WITH MOHESR AND ARE CENTRALLY ADMINISTERED.

  9. EDUCATIONAL LADDER IN IRAQ • THE PRESENT EDUCATIONAL LADDER IN IRAQ CONSISTS OF. • PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION (KINDERGARDEN): 2 YEARS, AGE 4-5 YEARS • PRIMARY EDUCATION: 6 YEARS ( AGE 6-11 YEARS), COMPULSORY • SECONDARY EDUCATION: 6 YEARS (3YEARS INTERMEDIATE AND 3 YEARS PREPARATORY EDUCATION, THE LATTER INCLUDES GENERAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION) • HIGHER EDUCATION CONSISTS OF: • TECHNICAL EDUCATION (2 YEARS) • UNIVERSITY EDUCATION (4-6 YEARS) ACCORDING TO THE FIELD OF STUDY • THE GRADUATE STUDIES FOR HIGHER DIPLOMA, MASTER AND DOCTORAL DEGREES.

  10. INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION

  11. REGISTERED STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION • THE ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION EXHIBITED SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE DURING THE LAST THREE DECADES DUE TO • IMPLEMENTATION OF FREE EDUCATION 1N 1974 • THE ACT OF COMPULSORY EDUCATION IN 1978 • GROWING SOCIAL DEMAND

  12. NUMBER OF STUDENT AND TEACHING STAFF IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION 2007

  13. PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF STUDENTS BY FIELD OF STUDY

  14. AL HAWZAADVANCED ISLAMIC STUDIES • THE WORD HAWZA REFERS TO TRADITIONAL ISLAMIC SCHOOL OF HIGHER LEARNING. • THE MAIN CENTER OF LEARNING FOR THE SHI‘AS FOR OVER 1000 YEARS • THE OLDEST CONTINUING CENTER OF LEARNING IN THE WORLD STARTED IN THE 9TH CENTURY. • LOGIC, CRITICAL THINKING, HISTORY, THEOLOGY, PHILOSOPHY, LANGUAGE STUDIES, ARE AMONG THE SUBJECTS TAUGHT AT HAWZA • IT ALSO FOCUS ON SELF DEVELOPMENT • FIRST TO ADOPT DISTANCE LEARNING • RESIDENT FULL TIME STUDENTS RECIEVE MONTHLY STIPENDS,

  15. Thank you

  16. Iraq Education Initiative The Higher Committee for Educational Development Dr. Zuhair Humadi Executive Director Higher Committee for Educational Development May 28, 2009

  17. What is the Iraq Education Initiative? • It is a bold program initiated by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki to uplift and to reform the educational system in Iraq. It is basically an investment in education.

  18. The Initiative is divided into two parts: • Part One: To establish a scholarship program with the objective of placing ten thousand scholars a year for five years into overseas universities, mainly in the US,UK, Canada and Australia. • Part Two: To overhaul the entire educational system in Iraq from Primary to Secondary and Higher Education. This would involve introducing new educational standards, new curricula and new methodologies.

  19. How is this going to be accomplished? • An Executive order was signed on November 5th, 2008, to establish the Higher Committee for Educational Development in Iraq. The Committee is headed by the PM, the Minister of Higher Education, the Minister of Education and six additional members, including educators with a long history in the management of education in Iraq. • The Committee is part of the Office of the Prime Minister and is not part of the Ministry of Higher Education.

  20. When will the Program start? • The Initiative was launched on January 19, 2009, when 24 US and several representatives of British universities attended a conference in Baghdad. • A Pilot Project is underway so that 500-600 students can start their studies this fall.

  21. Who is funding the Program? • The Program is being funded by the Government of Iraq. • $54 million dollars has been appropriated by the Government for this fiscal year. The amount survived the cuts that took place during the approval process in Parliament.

  22. How will the students be selected? • Students will be selected from all Iraqi provinces; the numbers from each province will be in proportion to the population of the province. This system of proportional representation has been established as a fair method of deciding how many students come from each province. • The best and brightest from each province will be selected and this includes males and females. • The main selection criteria are the grades that the students have achieved.

  23. Selection Criteria GENERAL CRITERIA: • Citizen of Iraq and residing in Iraq for the past two years • Excellent record of academic achievement as documented by test scores and teacher recommendations • Agreement to return immediately to Iraq upon program completion and pledge to serve Iraqi government for a period equivalent to the period of study • Proof of provincial residency

  24. Selection Criteria… continued • 2 YEAR UNDERGRADUATE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS • Graduation from high school by June, 2009’ aged 22 years or less, and in the top 10% of graduating class • Minimum Baccalaureate (high school diploma) score of 80% • 4 YEAR UNDERGRADUATE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS • Graduation from high school by June, 2009, aged 22 years or less, and in the top 10% of graduating class • Minimum Baccalaureate (high school diploma) score of 90% • GRADUATE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS • Graduation from an Iraqi undergraduate program on or before June, 2009 • Minimum GPA requirements will be posted on the website.

  25. What fields of study will the scholarship cover? • It will cover practically all majors that we feel that Iraq needs with heavy emphasis on engineering, business and public administration, allied health, education, computer and information technology, law, pharmacy and medicine. • All degree levels will be considered, including AA degrees, Bachelors, Masters, and PhDs.

  26. How will the students be prepared? • Students will be offered pre-departure foundation courses of up to nine months in order to ensure they will be prepared. These will include English, as well as preparatory courses in a variety of subjects. • The Committee is working closely with the British Council to develop the foundation program. • For the 2009/2010 academic year, the students will study English and have their foundation year at the US and UK institutions that admit them.

  27. What is the role of the Academy for Educational Development? • The Academy for Educational Development (AED) will be our adviser and consultant to HCED. This will include setting up procedures, creating a manual and training our staff in Baghdad.

  28. What is the American Universities Iraq Consortium?The consortium was founded by a core group of 22 U.S. universities that sent representatives to the January 18-19, 2009, Education Event in Baghdad, Iraq. These included representatives of a variety of higher education institutions, including community colleges, state universities, as well as private colleges.

  29. Who can join? • The consortium is open to all interested, accredited U.S. higher education institutions.

  30. What are the objectives of the Consortium? • The consortium is designed to streamline the placement and admissions process for Iraqi students.

  31. Consortium objectives Consortium members will: • Accelerate the admissions process for Iraqi students, including providing provisional admissions to Iraqi students who meet pre-determined admissions requirements. • Assign an admissions liaison to serve as point contact for the HCED and coordinate the admissions process for all academic degree programs at the institution.

  32. Consortium continued… • Assign a campus liaison who will advise students on housing options, arrange airport meets, and provide other support that encourages a welcoming environment for newly arrived Iraqi students. • Issue DS-2019s as students will be on J1 visas.

  33. Consortium continued… • Provide information on each of their accredited degree programs, as well as admissions requirements, to assist with populating the HCED placement database • Preference will be given to institutions that provide intensive English language training, academic preparation programs, and/or bridge programs on or near their campus.

  34. What challenges face the Iraq Education Initiative? * Visa issues * Timing and university admissions deadlines * English language proficiency and bridge courses * Matching US majors to educational backgrounds of students

  35. One final challenge… Don’t offer employment!!

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