22/09/2016 Andreas Arsalan System in BethZazi TAICEP 2016, Chicago, USA Education System - Iraq • Brief history • The system – from Madrasa to • Changes in the Education System • State/Public • 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 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-, -, Dentistry-, and Veterinary - 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, , 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 , 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!

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