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22/09/2016 Andreas Arsalan Education System in Iraq BethZazi TAICEP 2016, Chicago, USA Education System - Iraq • Brief history • The system – from Madrasa to University • Changes in the Education System • State/Public Universities • New Private Universities • Quality Assurance • Documents from Different Universities 11/16/2016 Son, go to school, stand in front of the “school-father”, memorize your homework, open your school bag. Write your own tablet instead of using your brothers Son, if you see previous generations, You will see the benefits of tablets. After you finish your homework and showed it going to school. Look at them, search for them. to your supervisor come home , straight, without distraction. And, finally son, when you get your degree don’t forget to take with you your original tablet to Sweden You are driving around day and night. You swim in wealth, you have grown up In length to be evaluated……. and crosswise,. You are fat. 11/16/2016 Education Policy • Education is supervised by two Ministries: The Ministry of Education and MoHESR • Access to Higher Education is based on the result of secondary diploma (baccalaureate) • School Education, 12 years, (9+3) - Three streams/main fields 1. Scientific, 2. Literature/humanities 3. Vocational The outcome is ”Baccalaureate” Diploma. 11/16/2016 - Primary school teachers, Library arts, Post secondary Edu is divided in two fields Surveying, Automotive, welding - Vocational >< Academic and cutting etc. • The Vocational, 2 years, most practical/applied, in many different fields/branches, ending with Technical Diploma Is provided by Foundation of Technical Education, FTE, (former FTI) through Technical Institutes http://www.fte.edu.iq/index.php Technical Institutes are supervised by FTE, Governmental body, under the MHSR. In some cases, Technical Diploma, give access to 3:rd year Bachelor at University, in the same field. 11/16/2016 Main Universities Al-Mustansiriyah University 1200 (?) as a ”Madrasa” (1963) University of Baghdad 1956 University of Basrah 1964 University of Mosul 1967 Salahaddin University 1968 University of Babylon 1991 11/16/2016 Post Secondary Education • Before 2003, about 20 universities and 9 Technical Colleges (1998, 9 Technical Institutes were converted to Technical Colleges providing 4-year B. Eng. and Master´s Degrees). Much Applied Now - 16 Technical Colleges (13+3) and 27 + Technical Institutes - 33 + 14 Public and 50 + 14 Private Universities (+ = KRG) 37 public 64 private 11/16/2016 Higher Education/Academic Degrees • Undergraduate BA, BSc. and B. Eng. - 4 years, by Universities and University Colleges • Degree of Architecture-, Pharmacy-, Dentistry-, and Veterinary Science - 5 years. • Medical Doctor and Surgery - 6 years • Higher Diploma, 1-2 years, with or without thesis, (in some cases gives access to PhD) • Master always 2 years with a large thesis • PhD, 3+ years, with public dissertation 11/16/2016 Iraqi Degrees Of/in Science, Arts, Education, Engineering, Pharmacy… 4-6 years Of/in Science, Arts, Education, Engineering, Pharmacy… always 2 years 11/16/2016 Outline over the Ed-System 11/16/2016 http://www.en.mohesr.gov.iq/ 11/16/2016 http://www.mohesr.gov.iq/ • http://scrdiraq.gov.iq/A ll%20universities.asp 11/16/2016 State Universities In the North 11/16/2016 Private universities 11/16/2016 Technical Colleges Technical Colleges provide: • 4 years B. Eng. and • 2 years Degree of Master Public, supervised by the FTE 11/16/2016 Technical Institutes • Technical Institutes providing • 2 year Technical Diplomas 11/16/2016 List of Private univ, in Arabic Letter from the Ministry confirming the list 11/16/2016 Documents Characteristic for Iraqi Documents Transcripts • A4, both sides • Logo of the University • MoHESR • Date of Issue • Ref. number • Photo, stamps & signatures • Signatures: Registrar + Dean of College + President office • Acknowledgements 11/16/2016 Degree Certificate from Mustansiriyah University Authentic/verified We reuse signatures and stamps 11/16/2016 … Baghdad University Name of the Univ Pres •ofSignature the Univ of the name of the student President and Dean of College • Always in Arabic Dean of College Degree name (Bakalorious) Awarding date and the grade is always indicated 11/16/2016 Degrees and Diplomas are issued in Portrait Format In Arabic • Or in English 11/16/2016 University of Baghdad, Diploma, College of Agriculture Abu Gharib, 1998 11/16/2016 • Language of instructions • Issueing documents • Credit system • Mark system 11/16/2016 University of Baghdad, College of Agriculture, issued 1998 Typical signatures, by the Registrar, the Dean and Asst President 11/16/2016 University of Baghdad, College of Fine Arts, 2006 (Authentic) 11/16/2016 From University of Mosul 2004– Authentic documents Page 2 11/16/2016 Authentic doc from Al-Mustansiriyah University, 2006 Back side of the doc 11/16/2016 Diploma from Univ of Technology, 2002 Authentic diploma from University of Technology • The layout is correct • Both signatures authentic and known by our office • Stamp Ok • Logotype OK 11/16/2016 Transcript from University of Technology, 2002 • * Academic Transcript • * Layout, logotype, signatures and stamp OK 11/16/2016 University of Technology (2006) 11/16/2016 University of Thi-Qar, English (2009) Verification 11/16/2016 Forgeries 11/16/2016 Verified false 11/16/2016 11/16/2016 Forged document from the University of Baghdad 11/16/2016 Genuine signature and stamp Fake signature and stamp 11/16/2016 Reply from University of Baghdad 11/16/2016 Forged Doc. Univ of Baghdad, College of Med, 2009 Authentic Stamp and sign Forged sign 11/16/2016 Forged stamp and sign Authentic Stamp and sign 11/16/2016 Verfication Process • Depending on our knowledge, as reference • Compare with documents in our database/Archives • Consult with expert • Consult with language expert, if in Arabic • Decide to approve copies or request originals for more examination/assessment • Inspect the originals • Approve or request the university to verify • Do the evaluation or reject 11/16/2016 Thank you! 11/16/2016.