The American University of Iraq-Baghdad (AUIB) and Ta3leem Company for Training and Qualification of Human Resources, Education, and Development Services (Ta3leem) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) formalizing their collaboration in various education and training initiatives.
As per the MoC, the two parties will collaborate in “providing a pathway” for high-school students who completed AUIB’s supported online English courses, through Ta3leem, to join the university’s programs. They will also collaborate in offering professional development courses in English language teaching for governmental schools.
The MoC was inked by the CEO of AUIB’s Center of Excellence for Innovation and Development (CEID), Mr. Ziad Chaaban, and by the CEO of Ta3leem, Dr. Mustafa Ismael. The present agreement is the culmination of a full year of work, significantly contributing to the fulfillment of AUIB’s purpose: “to bring American-style education to the biggest number of students in Iraq,” and “to make new Iraqi generations ready for the new era and the new industries,” noted Mr. Chaaban. Building on the good work of AUIB’s English Language Academy, which prepares high-school graduates for enrollment in the university’s undergraduate programs, AUIB, through its CEID, “is now taking the next step: reaching out to students at K-12 schools” to better prepare them for an American-style higher education, he added.
“It gives us great pleasure and honor at Ta3leem to take this pivotal and strategic step in the history of our institution. It is pivotal and strategic because today we are signing with a university that is distinguished by its reputation and its engagement with the academic sector in Iraq,” said Dr. Mustafa Ismael. “It is also significant because it reflects the convergence of visions between Ta3leem and AUIB in investing in the student, the teacher, and the human being in general,” he added, explaining that the projects and initiatives that had been discussed over the course of a year with Mr. Chaaban and his team revolve around preparing and training students to be ready, at an early stage, to enroll at AUIB, and also around training and qualifying English language teachers in public and private schools, through cooperation between both parties. He further emphasized the important role played by Ta3leem in this partnership, “as it is licensed by the Iraqi Ministry of Education and has the authority to officially reach school students, their teachers, and administrations.”