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The American University of Iraq, Sulaimani
File:AUI-S logo.png
TypePrivate
Established2007
ChairmanBarham Salih
ProvostDr. Athanasios Moulakis
RectorSteven Mallott[1]
Students850[2]
Location
Sulaymaniah
,
Iraq
CampusUrban 400 acres
ColorsDark Blue and Gold         
NicknameAUIS
MascotEagle
Websiteauis.edu.iq

The American University of Iraq, Sulaimani, also known as AUIS, is a private, non-profit university that offers a liberal arts education based on the American model.[3] First opened in October 2007, it is located in the city of Sulaimani in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.[3] The university offers six undergraduate majors (Business Administration, English Journalism, General Engineering, Information Technology, International Studies, and Mechanical Engineering) and an Executive MBA program.[3][4]

All instruction at AUIS is in English, and all language instructors are native English speakers.[5] The institution is licensed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Kurdistan Regional Government of the Republic of Iraq.[5]

In June 2010, AUIS received full, five-year accreditation by the American Academy for Liberal Education, a former U.S. Department of Education-approved agency.[6][5]

History

In 2001, Kurdish businessman Dana Qashani set out to establish an institution dedicated to offering a truly comprehensive, American-style education in Iraq.[3][5] He sought to create a university where talented students in Iraq and the region would come to learn, regardless of origin or affiliation.[7]

Governance

The Board of Trustees of is the official governing body of The American University of Iraq, Sulaimani.[5][8] It establishes policies for, and oversees, the University and its management and operations.[8][5] It is composed of prominent Iraqi and American leaders from across government, business, non-profit, and education sectors.[8]

Undergraduate programs

AUIS currently offers the following undergraduate degrees:

Graduate programs

AUIS offers an Executive MBA program through its Professional Development Institute.[1][8]

Campus

Former campus

AUIS was located in a temporary campus in the heart of Sulaimani.[8] The campus consisted of about 50 temporary classrooms and offices built near a main administrative building, which housed the university's cafeteria, library, and several large classrooms.[8] As of 2012, the former campus is an admission campus.[8]

Students outside the former main administrative building at the university.

Current campus

The new AUIS campus is partly under construction, and is located just outside the city limits of Sulaimani.[9] The AUIS acedemic building opened in October 2011 and the administrative building opened in the spring semester of 2012.[8][9] New student dorm facilities opened in November 2012.[1][8]

Students

The university welcomed its first undergraduate class in October 2007, which was composed of 45 students (all Iraqi Kurds, Arabs and Turkomen).[8] These students enrolled in the university's English Writing Program and Language Institute, a two-year course designed to bring students to an adequate level of English that will allow them to succeed at the academic level.[10]

In the beginning of the 2010-2011 year, the university had over 520 students enrolled in the undergraduate program. The university has plans to reach 5,000 students by the year 2021.[11]

The University "aims to produce graduates who will be indispensable [to Iraq]... as well as socially responsible entrepreneurs. The students are expected to engage in community-service projects." [10]

Criticism

In 2009, CounterPunch ran an article by former English instructor Mark Grueter who stated that the university functioned more as a political tool than as an educational institution.[12]

In 2011, Salon.com noted the university's link to President George W. Bush through Donald Rumsfeld protegee, John Agresto.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Steve Malott to Join AUIS as Chief Administrative and Financial Officer". Retrieved 16 December 2012. Cite error: The named reference "AUIS Website" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ "AUIS Admits Record Number of New Students for Fall 2012". Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d "American University of Iraq in Sulaimani". Amical Consortium. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  4. ^ "Undergraduate Academics".
  5. ^ a b c d e f Bzhar Ali Boskani (January 31, 2012). "English Degree to Start at American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS) Fall 2012". Kurd Net. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  6. ^ "About Us". AUIS. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  7. ^ "IRAQ: Focus on rebuilding universities in north". April 24, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF IRAQ,SULAIMANI - The Search for a President" (PDF). AGB Research. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  9. ^ a b Kurdistan Fatih (May 19, 2011). "New campus sounds promising to AUI-S students with all academic equipments, labs". AUIS Voice. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  10. ^ a b "University brings American-style learning to Iraq". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved April 17.2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  11. ^ Wong, Edward (January 3, 2007). "An American University for Iraq but Not in Baghdad". The New York Times.
  12. ^ Grueter, Mark, Inside the American University of Iraq, CounterPunch (November 2009)
  13. ^ Baker, Russ (16 February 2011). "The empire strikes again". Salon. Retrieved 17 February 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Sublimeharmony/sandbox11&oldid=551149656

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