On the 28th of February 2022, the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, Jeanine Plasschaert, visited the American University of Iraq-Baghdad (AUIB), where she was welcomed by AUIB President, Dr. Michael Mulnix, and members of university faculty and staff.

President Mulnix expressed his “distinct pleasure” and “great honor” at welcoming Ms. Plasschaert to AUIB, where the UN envoy was given a tour of the campus and its facilities.

For her part, Ms. Plasschaert regarded AUIB as a “flagship project for Iraq and for Baghdad in particular,” expressing her excitement at being familiarized in-person with the university.

 

The American University of Iraq – Baghdad is a non-profit university founded in 2018. It currently has eight colleges.