Students from the AUIS Engineering Department won first- and second-place prizes at the 2019 Engineering Exposition held on April 1 at Sulaimaniyah Polytechnic University. University teams from across the region were invited to participate in the exposition and competition portions of the event. Judges of the competition deliberated before choosing...
AUIS President Bruce Walker Ferguson attended an annual meeting of the Association of American International Colleges and Universities (AAICU) in Sofia, Bulgaria on April 12-13, 2019. The meeting was hosted by Dr. Steven Sullivan, President of the American University in Bulgaria, and AAICU President, Dr....
On Monday, April 8, 2019, the Department of Social Sciences at AUIS hosted a workshop for International Studies students with Zana Kurda, Director of EU Affairs at the Kurdistan Regional Government’s Mission to the EU in Brussels, Belgium. Mr. Kurda, in addition to his duties with the KRG mission, is...
Meet Karam Bahnam and Aya Khidir Abbas - the Spring 2019 Numerus Group Scholars. Announced on August 3, 2018, the Numerus Group Scholarship provides financial support to new and existing students at American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS). Numerus Group is an Iraqi-owned and Dubai-based investment company founded and run...
The sixth Sulaimani Forum took place March 6-7, 2019 at American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS) under the title “Iraq and Its Neighbors: Toward a New Regional Order.” This year’s event featured key policymakers, stakeholders, and experts from near and far for two days of thought-provoking debates and discussions on...
Euphrates Advisors LLC and American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS) announced today the establishment of the Euphrates Fund Scholarship (EFS), a generous grant that will cover the tuition of one University student each year. Euphrates Advisors is an investment firm that manages the Euphrates Iraq Fund Ltd., which invests in...
Student Champions Head to International Finals in Washington, D.C. for Second Consecutive Year American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS) today announced that a team of AUIS students won first place at the Iraq national rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court competition for the second year in a...
American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS) and Hiwa Foundation announced today the establishment of the Hiwa Foundation Endowment Fund to support the education of selected students at the University who demonstrate high academic merit and financial need. The new scholarship will cover tuition fees and is open to undergraduate and...
The Department of Admissions at American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS) hosted the first high school visit of the spring 2019 semester on January 10. Students from the Nirgez High School in Kirkuk were received by Admissions staff for a presentation on academics and student life at AUIS, followed by...
On December 8, 2018, American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS) proudly hosted TEDxAUIS, the first TEDx event in Sulaimani, under the theme “Breaking Boundaries.” TEDxAUIS continued the TED tradition of bringing together ideas worth sharing and was directly operated under...