[taba:dul] is Arabic for exchange. The verb form emphasises the mutual aspect and the word’s basic meaning includes the notion of change. This defines what the DAAD, together with German universities, is doing in Iraq: supporting, in partnership, the rebuilding of the Iraqi university system and supporting change through exchange on a personal level.
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) has opened an information center at the European Technology and Training Center in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. The information center aims to strengthen the bridge between Iraqi students and German universities.
The Iraqi Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, H.E. Ali al-Adeeb, and DAAD's representative Alexander Haridi have met in Bagdad and agreed upon launching a new round of jointly funded BaghDAAD scholarships. The maximum number of stipends in the next round will be 100, limited to PhD studies according to the request of the Ministry. Details on requirements and procedure will be published in January 2012.
MoHESR's press release (Arabic)
Vacant position to be filled from 1 September 2012 at the Salahaddin University in Erbil (SUH)
Lecturer of BA programme "German as a foreign language"
You can obtain further information from the official call for applications:
English version
German Version
Click here to visit the brand new Tabadul blog. The blog is written by contributors working between the Iraqi and German cultures; they tell tales of their everyday experiences and of their academic lives. In April the blog will feature Ruediger Schroeder and his research into the historic citadel in Erbil.
