The American University of Iraq-Baghdad (AUIB) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, which includes a joint youth and sports cooperation between the American University and the Ministry. The MOU has been signed in the ministry headquarter with the presence of AUIB President, Dr. Michael Mulnix and the Minister of Youth and Sport, Adnan Dirjal, in addition to the administrative and faculty staff of the university.
The President of AUIB, Dr. Michael Mulnix, also confirmed, “The university wants to transfer the American experience through a mixture of the sports and educational aspects, while the academic tasks must be activating the physical aspect, indicating the university seeks to establish strong relations with the Ministry of Youth and Sports regarding activities, organizing visits, courses, and workshops between the two parties, as well as sports competitions.
His Excellency the Minister of Youth and Sports, Adnan Dirjal, said, “The ministry encourages any effort that contributes to the development of the youth and sports sectors by benefiting from local and foreign expertise, adding that the AUIB is one of the great edifices and possesses distinct expertise and qualifications that can be used in the development of youth and sports activities. And disseminate it in Iraqi universities. The American universities have solid youth and sports and have achieved great successes in this regard.
The American University of Baghdad is a private university established in 2018.