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Articles from Iraq

  1. Standards and working conditions 24 September 2024

    Iraq: Teachers should be respected and paid for a healthy society

    During a recent seminar, “The educational process: What’s needed in the Kurdistan’s Region?”, Kurdistan Teachers’ Union (KTU) President Abdulwahed Mohammad Haje emphasized the crucial role of teachers in shaping societies and leading them towards progress and prosperity. Drawing inspiration from global leaders and scholars, he highlighted the importance of education...

    Iraq: Teachers should be respected and paid for a healthy society
  2. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 19 August 2024

    The struggle for a standardized school year in Iraqi Kurdistan

    In the ever-evolving landscape of education in Kurdistan, the quest for a standardized school year remains a contentious issue, Kurdistan Teachers’ Union (KTU) President Abdulwahed Mohammad Haje explained. The academic calendar, marked by an array of holidays and interruptions, has long been a source of frustration for both educators and...

    The struggle for a standardized school year in Iraqi Kurdistan
  3. 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.

    Empowerment in education: Kurdistan Teachers’ Union advocates for change
  4. 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.

    Advancing teacher education in Iraqi Kurdistan: Building a better pedagogy
  5. 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.

    Go Public! Strengthening Iraq’s public education system
  6. Leading the profession 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...

    The Education Crisis in Iraq: A Call for Urgent Reforms
  7. 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.

    Iraq: Union call for urgent solutions as teachers haven't been paid in months
  8. Standards and working conditions 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...

    Iraq: Teacher training is critical for quality education for all and the status of the profession
  9. 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.

    Iraq: Union demands respect for professional autonomy and the necessary time for teachers to provide quality education
  10. 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 .

    Iraq: Arab educators demand increased investment in public education and teachers
  11. 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.

    Iraq: Respect educators and pay decent pensions!
  12. Standards and working conditions 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...

    Iraq: Kurdish authorities must arrange for speedy payment of all salary arrears
  13. 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...

    Iraq: Government must revise national examination questions
  14. 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...

    Iraq: Call for increased financial means for quality public education as new academic year starts
  15. Trade union rights are human rights 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.

    Iraq: An attack on teachers leads to the destruction of society