Articles from Iraq
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News 13 June 2024 Empowerment in education: Kurdistan Teachers’ Union advocates for change
The Kurdistan Teachers’ Union (KTU) is spearheading a transformative campaign for the rights and recognition of educators in the Iraqi Kurdistan region. To that end, it held a series of high-level meetings with Iraq’s public authorities.
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Standards and working conditions 5 June 2024 Advancing teacher education in Iraqi Kurdistan: Building a better pedagogy
The Kurdistan Teachers Union (KTU), in partnership with Education International, has launched a comprehensive training course for educators, marking a significant milestone in the region’s educational development.
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Go public! Fund education 27 May 2024 Go Public! Strengthening Iraq’s public education system
Public education in Iraq has been severely impacted by years of crisis, armed conflict, and economic challenges. Education International’s affiliates in Iraq are rallying under the Go Public! Fund Education campaign, advocating for a well-resourced, equitable public education system that empowers, respects, and values teachers and education professionals.
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Standards and working conditions 25 March 2024 The Education Crisis in Iraq: A Call for Urgent Reforms
Iraq is currently grappling with a severe education crisis. Despite constitutional provisions and ministerial laws mandating free education at all levels, millions of children are being denied access to education. At the onset of the war against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)–a Salafi jihadist militant organisation that...
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Leading the profession 22 January 2024 Iraq: Union call for urgent solutions as teachers haven't been paid in months
Painting a bleak picture of the situation of the education system and teachers in the Iraqi Kurdistan, the Kurdistan Teachers’ Union (KTU) President Abdulwahed Mohammad Haje presented his union demands to solve the ongoing issues.
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Leading the profession 29 November 2023 Iraq: Teacher training is critical for quality education for all and the status of the profession
Teacher training, especially continuous professional development, is critical for the provision of quality education for all. This is part of the advocacy by Kurdistan Teachers’ Union (KTU) President Abdulwahed Mohammad Haje, while urging the Ministry of Education to improve training offered to teachers in this Iraqi region and suggesting ways...
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Democracy 17 October 2023 Türkiye: Education International demands an immediate halt to the attacks on Northern and Eastern Syria and Iraq
Education International (EI) called upon the Turkish authorities to immediately cease cross border airstrikes in Kurdish-controlled locations.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 6 October 2023 Iraq: Union demands respect for professional autonomy and the necessary time for teachers to provide quality education
The Kurdistan Teachers’ Union (KTU) has urged public authorities to consult teacher representatives before making policy decisions that prevent teachers from delivering the full curriculum and putting quality education at risk.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 13 September 2023 Iraq: Arab educators demand increased investment in public education and teachers
A delegation from Education International (EI) travelled to Baghdad, Iraq, where they met with the president and prime minister and along with the Iraqi Teachers’ Union and member organisations in Arab countries launched the EI flagship campaign Go Public! Fund Education .
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Leading the profession 18 July 2023 Iraq: Respect educators and pay decent pensions!
In the Iraqi region of Kurdistan retired public educators are a forgotten group. The President of the Kurdistan Teachers’ Union (KTU) Abdulwahid Muhammad Haje calls for increased pensions and better living conditions for them.
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Leading the profession 23 June 2023 Iraq: Kurdish authorities must arrange for speedy payment of all salary arrears
Insisting on the negative impact of the delay in the payment of the salaries of teachers and education support personnel in Kurdistan, the President of the Kurdistan Teachers’ Union (KTU), Abdulwahed Muhammad Haje, has made it clear that arrears in the payment of Kurd educators’ salaries must be considered as...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 April 2023 Iraq: Government must revise national examination questions
The President of the Kurdistan Teachers’ Union (KTU), Abdalwahed Mohammad Haje, has urged public authorities to change the format and questions of the Preparatory Baccalaureate Certificate for students’ eligibility for admission to higher education institutions. Which determines students’ eligibility for admission to higher education institutions. This is to avoid cheating...
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Standards and working conditions 3 March 2023 Iraq: Education union joins global campaign for increased public financing of education
The Kurdistan Teachers Union (KTU) has organised a seminar to introduce to its members the new Education International (EI) “Go Public! Fund Education” campaign.
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Democracy 8 February 2023 Iraq: Recognise the importance of teaching in the Kurdish mother tongue and teaching Kurdish history!
The Kurdistan Teachers’ Union (KTU) has urged authorities of this Iraqi region to pay special attention to and push for Kurdish mother tongue and history classes in schools.
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Standards and working conditions 22 September 2022 Iraq: Call for increased financial means for quality public education as new academic year starts
Holding its 41st meeting in the presence of the Kurdistan’s Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Aram Qadr, the Kurdistan Teachers’ Union (KTU) Executive Council focused on the start of the new academic year and took stock of activities undertaken since they last met. They also called on...
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Democracy 7 July 2022 Iraq: An attack on teachers leads to the destruction of society
Strongly condemning the murder of two academics in its Iraqi region, the Kurdistan Teachers’ Union (KTU) has reaffirmed that an attack on teachers is an attack on education, which is the keystone of peaceful, healthy and sustainable society.
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Climate action and literacy 2 May 2022 Iraq: Kurdistan’s educators advance climate change education
The Kurdistan Teachers’ Union (KTU) has called for the government of this Iraqi region to provide more funding and pay more attention to climate change and its impact on people. The KTU organised a series of informational seminars for its members during the national week dedicated to tackling climate change...
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Standards and working conditions 10 March 2022 Iraq: Education unionists meet parliamentary committee to enhance teaching conditions
Teachers’ rights and ensuring quality education were at the heart of high-level discussions between the Kurdistan Teachers’ Union (KTU) and the Committee of Education and Higher Education and Scientific Research at the Parliament of the Iraqi region of Kurdistan.
Iraq: Education unionists meet parliamentary committee to enhance teaching conditions