The Center for Gender and Development Studies (CGDS) at American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS) held an event on November 27 marking the start of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence with a a soft launch of its recently awarded €900,000 European...
The Oriental Music Club, NOVA rock band, and several local artists performed for an excited crowd of more than 400 attendees as part of the AUIS Fall 2018 Concert at the University on November 22, 2018.
The student-run Oriental Music Club started...
The following is an interview with Nali Hiwa, a student in the Access Microscholarship Program , and recent participant in the Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program (IYLEP).
What made you interested in applying for IYLEP?
I heard about IYLEP...
American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS) was ranked among the top universities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq by the Kurdistan Regional Government’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Minister Yousif Goran announced in a press conference on November 21.
Ranking criteria include...
The Professional Development Institute (PDI) at AUIS delivered an extensive sales & marketing training for professionals at the Al-Mouyasser company in Erbil in November 2018. Al-Mouyasser, operating under the Fattal Group, is a Lebanese-Iraqi joint venture providing FMCG and home appliances. The training...
On Thursday, November 8, 2018, American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS) hosted a graduation ceremony for participants of the Access program at the University.
AUIS partnered with the U.S. Department of State to provide 75 tenth, eleventh, and twelfth graders from economically disadvantaged backgrounds...
As part of its Fall 2018 calendar of events, the AUIS IT Department, in cooperation with the non-profit organization Re:Coded, hosted a seminar and a workshop on blockchain technology on October 30 and November 10, 2018, respectively. Ehsan Ibrahim, a blockchain specialist and...
On Wednesday, October 31, 2018, the Women’s Committee in the Kurdistan Parliament honored AUIS Assistant Professor Dr. Choman Hardi as part of a group of women activists, lawyers, journalists, writers, and academics. Coinciding with their final day of service, the women MPs wanted to acknowledge the...
AUIS Assistant Professor Dr. Choman Hardi held a book launch and reading at the University on November 4, 2018 for her recently released book "Butterfly Valley", an English translation of the book originally written by celebrated Kurdish poet, Sherko Bekas.
Dr. Hardi, along with director Shwan Atoof...
United States Consul General to Erbil, Steven Fagin, visited AUIS on October 11, 2018 to meet with President Bruce Ferguson and student recipients of the US Embassy scholarship.
This was Fagin's first visit to AUIS since his appointment to...