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Leading the profession 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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Leading the profession 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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Equity and inclusion 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...
Iraq: Kurdistan’s educators advance climate change education