Ministry of Higher Education

Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research Contact Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research Description of Ministry The Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research (MHESR) oversees the administration of 15 major public universities in Iraq, two post-graduate commissions, and 37 technical institutes and colleges. During this current emergency period, MHESR has also assumed basic administrative oversight of some higher educational institutions previously tied to the office of the president and other dissolved organizations (e.g., Al Nahrain University). At the start of the 2002-2003 academic year, these institutions had over 210,000 undergraduates attending morning classes taught by roughly 14,700 fulltime faculty. Approximately 500 staff serve in the MHESR headquarters in Baghdad. In June 2003, the CPA Senior Advisor to the MHESR invited the presidents of Sulaimani, Salahaddin, and Dohuk Universities and the Foundation of Technical Education from the northern region to join his Advisory Council. Meeting alongside their colleagues from the other universities of Iraq for the first time in well over a decade, these leaders are now blazing a shared path forward and developing specific proposals for the future of Iraqi higher education. The MHESR also supervises accreditation of higher education institutions in Iraq, promotes scientific research and technological development, and maintains its own research institutes for cancer and psychological research as well as its press house. The MHESR is led by Dr. Andrew P. N. Erdmann, the CPA Senior Advisor to the MHESR, headquartered in Baghdad, Iraq. The CPA MHESR team is drawn from Iraq, the United States, and other countries representing the civilian and military coalitions supporting the current effort to rebuild the Iraqi higher education system. CPA MHESR team members have taught and served in academic administration in universities in Iraq, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Italy. The CPA MHESR team works on a daily basis with its Iraqi counterparts in the ministry and universities, Coalition forces, and CPA Regional Teams located throughout Iraq, as well as with international organizations, non-governmental organizations, foundations, professional associations, universities, and private individuals. Mission Statement The Office of the Senior Advisor is working to end the decades of isolation suffered by the Iraqi higher educational system. To accomplish this mission, the Office of the Senior Advisor will partner with the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research and others to restore essential higher educational services; rejuvenate the leadership of Iraqi higher education; reconstruct damaged facilities; refurbish critical facilities including laboratories, library, and Internet centers after years of neglect by the previous regime; reintegrate Iraqi students, scholars, and scientists into the international academic community; and reinforce the autonomy of the universities in Iraq as independent centers of free, open, secure, and tolerant learning. Interested in Helping End the Isolation? The Office of the Senior Advisor seeks to facilitate relationships between the Iraqi higher education community and those committed to assisting end its isolation. If you are interested in contributing to the rebirth of Iraqi higher education, please write us . In detail: Policy Priorities of CPA MHESR Team Current Status of Ministry and the Institutions of Higher Education Operational Plan for July-October 2003 – Key Tasks List of Iraqi Universities, Colleges & Institutes 1. Iraqi Universities 2. Technical Colleges and Institutes USAID Higher Education and Development (HEAD) Program Newsletters: Issue 1, Saturday, 19 July 2003 Office: CPA Compound, Room 220S Phone/Fax: 781-280-6315 Email Us Thursday, 28-Aug-03 16:29:28 Return to Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research