Grant to Improve education and employment prospects of vulnerable youth in Iraq through blended and virtual education
Cihan University-Erbil recived a grant under “Improving education and employment prospects of vulnerable youth in Iraq through blended and virtual education” provided by Maastricht University, a public research university in Maastricht, Netherlands. and Luminus Technical University college in Amman, Jordan . It is sponsored by Nuffic, the Dutch organization for internationalization in education.
The project started on the first of September 2020 and ended on 31st March 2022 with grand of 393,362.00 Euro for three universities, Cihan University got (155,215 USD for two years) to support the university in Improving education and employment. the grant sponsers several online workshops, training sessions, face-to-face training at Luminus Technical University. Amman, along with computer lab. designed to train creative media.
the Grant servered potential of three universities’ teaching staff (Cihan University-Erbil, Al-Mansour University College, and the University of Fallujah) to design, deliver, and facilitate blended and virtual courses that are relevant to the labor market. This was accomplished by utilizing modern teaching technologies, methodologies, and skills.
Another Aspects of the grant is to increase the capacity of administrative staff to get engaged with donors and employers to establish sustainable partnerships, affordability mechanisms, and employment initiatives. Besides, it tended to get unfortunate youth accessed to education and work.
