Amideast organization visits KUST

On October 26, 2022, Mr. Amiral Ibrahim, Senior Program Manager at Amideast organization gave a presentation about Fulbright Visiting Scholar Exchange Program for faculty members of Komar University of Science and Technology. During the seminar, Mr. Amiral focused on different elements of the program and explained the eligibility criteria, the benefits and the application process. Later in the seminar, Mr. Hawar Fadhil Ismael, a faculty member at Charmo University and an alumni of the program discussed his experience as a former participant of the exchange program and stressed the importance of faculty members applying for it as it provides university lecturers with a unique opportunity both professionally and culturally.

The Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program is an exchange program sponsored by the US state department which takes junior Iraqi faculty members to U.S. institutions. The grantees will spend 10 weeks at US host institutions for faculty development, mentoring, and cultural exchange activities. The purpose of the program is to familiarize Iraqi faculty members with modern teaching methods to further develop higher education in the country.