Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (Iraq)

Last updated
Republic of Iraq
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
وزارة التعليم العالي والبحث العلمي
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research Iraq logo.svg
Agency overview
Jurisdiction Government of Iraq
Headquarters Baghdad
Minister responsible
  • Naeem Abed Yasir, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research
Website www.mohesr.gov.iq

The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MOHESR) is the cabinet-level ministry responsible for higher education and scientific research in Iraq. It monitors the work of universities and allocates their budgets. It is also responsible for the sponsorship of Iraqi students to study in overseas universities in Britain, the United States, Australia, and other countries, and has consulates in those places as well.

See also



Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of Mosul</span> Public university in Iraq

The University of Mosul is a public university located in Mosul. It is one of the largest educational and research centers in the Middle East, and the second largest in Iraq, behind the University of Baghdad.

Abid Thiyab Al-Ajeeli is the current Iraqi Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the government of Nouri al-Maliki. He was elected as part of the Sunni Arab-majority Iraqi Accord Front and is a member of the Iraqi Islamic Party.

An education minister is a position in the governments of some countries responsible for dealing with educational matters. Where known, the government department, ministry, or agency that develops policy and delivers services relating to sports are listed; overseen by and responsible to the education minister. The first such ministry ever is considered to be the Commission of National Education founded in 1773 in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Skyline University College (SUC) is a university in University City of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, on the border of Sharjah and Dubai.

The federal government of Iraq is defined under the current Constitution, approved in 2005, as an Islamic, democratic, federal parliamentary republic. The federal government is composed of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, as well as numerous independent commissions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Outline of Iraq</span> Overview of and topical guide to Iraq

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Iraq:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nahrain University</span> Public university in Baghdad, Iraq

Nahrain University, also known as Al-Nahrain University, is a coeducational public university established in 1987 and located in Baghdad, Iraq. The university offers undergraduate and postgraduate education as well as research opportunities. From 1987 to the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, the university was known as Saddam University which was then changed to its current name "Nahrain" meaning The Two Rivers.

Al-Rafidain University College is a private academic institution in higher education of public interest established on November 23, 1988. It was founded byThe Iraqi Society for Statistical Sciences. The actual work study started in 1988/1989 and is considered one of the oldest private academic colleges in Iraq. The college awards bachelor's degrees in various scientific disciplines and is subject to the laws, regulations, instructions and regulations of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research through direct scientific and educational supervision on its various activities. Granted by the college recognized by that ministry.

Baghdad College of Medical Sciences is a private Iraqi university established by the Iraqi Pharmacists Syndicate in accordance to the law and regulations of Ministry of Higher Education and scientific research (MOHE) governing the establishment and administration of private universities and colleges. The college is specified that it is a special scientific establishment with a general benefit, and it has its financial and administrative independence and it enjoys all the rights and specifications that are listed in the law. The license to establish the college was granted on 14 September 2000.

The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MOHESR) was a ministry of the government in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Established in 1976, the ministry had number of departments, including the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA), which provided institutional licensure and degree accreditation CAA for private universities and their academic programmes in the UAE. It housed NAPO which provided admissions and placement services for federal institutions of higher education, including United Arab Emirates University, Higher Colleges of Technology, and Zayed University, as well as the CEPA which assessed the English and math skills of MOHESR applicants to higher education. The ministry handled steps in the certificate attestation process, provides equivalency services for degrees and qualifications received outside of the UAE, and provided government scholarships for UAE nationals who wish to study overseas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (Jordan)</span> Government ministry in Jordan

The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research is the government ministry that is responsible for maintaining and implementing government policies in higher education in Jordan. The ministry provides the support, services and organization aimed at guiding higher education sector in Jordan. The current minister is Azmi Mahafzah.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ministry of Higher Education (Oman)</span>

The Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation (MoHESRI) is the governmental body in the Sultanate of Oman responsible for supervising high education institutes and the development of high education policies in the Sultanate.

The University of Kairouan is a public research university located in Kairouan, Tunisia, and it was founded 2 September 2004.

City University Ajman (CUA) is an institution of higher education located in Ajman in the United Arab Emirates.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cihan University (Erbil)</span> University in Arbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Cihan University is an educational institution in Erbil, capital of the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It was established in 2007 by the A University Company for Scientific Investment which is a part of Cihan Group. Cihan is the first private university in the Kurdistan Region. A is accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Kurdistan and ,it is a member of the Association of Arab Universities Union (AARU).

The Liwa College is an institution of higher learning located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Knowledge University</span> Private university in Iraq

The Knowledge University, is a private university located in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, and licensed from the ministry of higher education and scientific research in Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Currently the university consists of 6 colleges.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Abdul Razzaq al-Issa</span> Iraqi politician

Abdul Razzaq Abdul Jalel al-Issa is an Iraqi politician who served in different cabinet posts. He was recently Iraq's Minister of Higher Education.

The International University of Erbil is an educational institution in Erbil, the flourishing capital of the Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It was established in 2009 after being restructured and named into a new entity. The university has a former name called Sabis University founded in 2007. The university obtained full accreditation from the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research In Baghdad

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Borg El Arab Technological University</span> University in Egypt

Borg El Arab Technological University is a national, non-profit Egyptian university, one of the technological universities that are established in accordance with Law No. 72 of 2019 which organize the establishment of technological universities in Egypt, which are educational institutions that follow the method of education and training for students in various specialties needed by the labor market while developing and building the skills necessary to enroll graduates in the labor market directly. The university is located in the universities district in New Borg El Arab city in Alexandria Governorate, on an area of 42 thousand square meters.