AUIS Announces Plan to Offer First U.S. Undergraduate Degree Program in Iraq with University of Arizona

  American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS) announced today that it plans with the University of Arizona an exciting new partnership to offer the first U.S. university degrees in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region. Following today’s visit to AUIS by a University of Arizona team, approval of the program will be sought from the AUIS Board of Trustees and University of Arizona administration.   Under the proposed program, students who enroll at AUIS in Fall 2018 could pursue program degrees in Civil Engineering or Mechanical Engineering. Upon graduation, students would receive B.S. in Engineering diplomas from both universities. Degrees in other subjects are also under consideration.     Students would enroll in AUIS and University of Arizona at the same time, creating a University of Arizona “micro-campus” within the AUIS campus. As proposed, AUIS faculty will teach courses with University of Arizona faculty, applying high teaching and learning standards. Program students will need to pass University of Arizona admission and graduation requirements as well as AUIS admission and graduation requirements. Students who wish to do so may study abroad at the University of Arizona for up to...