Years of war badly affected universities in Iraq, leaving them under-resourced and isolated from the global academic community. But the DelPHE-Iraq programme has helped Iraq's universities to open their doors again.
DelPHE-Iraq brought together Iraqi universities with those in the United Kingdom and other countries to strengthen Iraq's higher education system and equip talented Iraqi students with the skills they need to rebuild their country.
The DelPHE-Iraq programme has now closed, but you can still find out more about the programme and the impact it had in Iraq.
DelPHE Iraq was part of the DelPHE programme (Development Partnerships in Higher Education), which is funded by the UK government’s Department for International Development (DfID) and managed by the British Council.
DelPHE projects, which take place in Africa and Asia, are closely linked to the United Nations Millennium Development Goals and enable universities to act as vehicles for reducing poverty and encouraging sustainable development.
DelPHE-Iraq projects were not linked to the UN Millennium Development Goals, but worked to strengthen capacity within the Iraqi higher education system and contribute to the country’s development by:
- Encouraging knowledge-sharing in higher education, learning and research
- Building the capacity of Iraqi universities to deliver professional skills
- Improving opportunities for women within the Iraqi higher education sector.
DelPHE-Iraq aimed to reconnect Iraqi higher education institutions with their counterparts around the world in order to share skills, knowledge and ideas, for example:
- Developments in information technology and research equipment
- Creating opportunities to network with higher education professionals from other countries.
- Strengthening and modernising current approaches to teaching and learning in higher education.
Partner universities worked together to update and improve teaching, learning and research within the Iraqi higher education system, drawing upon the experience of higher education institutions from outside of Iraq.
For more information, please e-mail: DelpheIraq@britishcouncil.org
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