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AUIS Announces Partnerships with US Unis
Posted on 29 July 2013. Tags: American University of Iraq Sulaimani (AUIS), Universities
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The American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS) is pleased to announce new institutional partnerships with the , State University of New York (SUNY-Albany) and Miami University of Ohio (MUO).
These collaborations will not only provide AUIS students with exciting new curriculum options and exchange opportunities, but also assist the University in fulfilling its mission to build the region’s human capacity by strengthening the fields of public health, public administration, and water resource management and policy.
SUNY-Albany
On July 10, AUIS President Athanasios Moulakis met with SUNY-Albany President Robert Jones to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing a cooperative relationship between the institutions.
The partnership will include faculty and student exchanges, designing and sharing curriculum, and using online and telecommunications courses as a cooperative mechanism for student learning. The MOU also provided for the possibility of developing joint undergraduate and graduate programs in Public Administration and Public Health.
“SUNY Albany offers a number of signal advantages for our students: excellent academic standards, opportunities for fellowships and internships with the New York State Assembly, and a manageable and inexpensive town that would make it easy for our students to be well received and to find their way,” said President Moulakis. “Central to this partnership is an ambitious initiative to introduce public health education, which would make AUIS a hub not merely for the KRG and Iraq but for the broader region.”
Miami
AUIS and recently received a grant from the Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) Science program to establish a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) pilot program in freshwater in Tigris River basin. The program will combine a new curriculum with hands-on research and exchange opportunities to teach and train AUIS students in the first stages of becoming scientific and policy experts on Iraqi water issues.
The grant provides resources to enhance through hands-on research. Students that complete the new curriculum, which includes courses such as such as: Freshwater Science, Water Policy, and Water in Iraq: Past, Present and Future, will have the opportunity to pursue original research on water in Sulaimani or travel to Miami University to develop projects focused on freshwater science and development in Iraq.
“Undergraduates can do a lot if you give them the right tools,” said Dr. CJ Geraci, Assistant Professor of Natural Science and the project’s principal investigator. “This grant supports our mission and our strength in using research as part of the learning experience.”
As a further enhancement of human capital, the program will engage AUIS’ Professional Development Institute to train local high school teachers to incorporate environmental issues into their lessons. Additionally, during the 2014 Sulaimani Forum, AUIS will host a panel highlighting the intersection of water and development in Iraq.
(Source: AUIS)
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Posted on 29 July 2013. Tags: American University of Iraq Sulaimani (AUIS), Universities
Pages: 1 2
The American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS) is pleased to announce new institutional partnerships with the , State University of New York (SUNY-Albany) and Miami University of Ohio (MUO).
These collaborations will not only provide AUIS students with exciting new curriculum options and exchange opportunities, but also assist the University in fulfilling its mission to build the region’s human capacity by strengthening the fields of public health, public administration, and water resource management and policy.
SUNY-Albany
On July 10, AUIS President Athanasios Moulakis met with SUNY-Albany President Robert Jones to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing a cooperative relationship between the institutions.
The partnership will include faculty and student exchanges, designing and sharing curriculum, and using online and telecommunications courses as a cooperative mechanism for student learning. The MOU also provided for the possibility of developing joint undergraduate and graduate programs in Public Administration and Public Health.
“SUNY Albany offers a number of signal advantages for our students: excellent academic standards, opportunities for fellowships and internships with the New York State Assembly, and a manageable and inexpensive town that would make it easy for our students to be well received and to find their way,” said President Moulakis. “Central to this partnership is an ambitious initiative to introduce public health education, which would make AUIS a hub not merely for the KRG and Iraq but for the broader region.”
Miami
AUIS and recently received a grant from the Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) Science program to establish a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) pilot program in freshwater in Tigris River basin. The program will combine a new curriculum with hands-on research and exchange opportunities to teach and train AUIS students in the first stages of becoming scientific and policy experts on Iraqi water issues.
The grant provides resources to enhance through hands-on research. Students that complete the new curriculum, which includes courses such as such as: Freshwater Science, Water Policy, and Water in Iraq: Past, Present and Future, will have the opportunity to pursue original research on water in Sulaimani or travel to Miami University to develop projects focused on freshwater science and development in Iraq.
“Undergraduates can do a lot if you give them the right tools,” said Dr. CJ Geraci, Assistant Professor of Natural Science and the project’s principal investigator. “This grant supports our mission and our strength in using research as part of the learning experience.”
As a further enhancement of human capital, the program will engage AUIS’ Professional Development Institute to train local high school teachers to incorporate environmental issues into their lessons. Additionally, during the 2014 Sulaimani Forum, AUIS will host a panel highlighting the intersection of water and development in Iraq.
(Source: AUIS)
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