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line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Other name</div></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">AUIS</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Motto</th><td class="infobox-data">Learn Today, Lead Tomorrow</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Private_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Private University">Private</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">2007</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Chairperson" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairperson">Chairman</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jill_Derby" title="Jill Derby">Jill Derby</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Academic staff</div></th><td class="infobox-data">75</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Administrative staff</div></th><td class="infobox-data">201</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Students</th><td class="infobox-data">1391<sup id="cite_ref-About_AUIS_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-About_AUIS-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div style="display:inline" class="locality"><a href="/wiki/Sulaymaniyah" title="Sulaymaniyah">Sulaymaniyah</a></div>, <div style="display:inline" class="state"><a href="/wiki/Sulaymaniyah_Governorate" title="Sulaymaniyah Governorate">Sulaymaniyah Governorate</a></div>, <div style="display:inline" class="country-name">Iraq</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Campus</th><td class="infobox-data">Urban, 400 acres (160 ha)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/School_colors" title="School colors">Colors</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#002855; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=PMS295_(color)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="PMS295 (color) (page does not exist)">PMS295</a> <br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#C99700; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=PMS117_(color)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="PMS117 (color) (page does not exist)">PMS117</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Mascot</th><td class="infobox-data">Eagle</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://auis.edu.krd/">auis<wbr />.edu<wbr />.krd</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>American University of Iraq, Sulaimani</b> (<b>AUIS</b>) (<a href="/wiki/Kurdish_language" title="Kurdish language">Kurdish</a>: <span lang="ku" dir="rtl">زانکۆی ئەمریکی لە عێراق، سلێمانی</span>; <a href="/wiki/Arabic" title="Arabic">Arabic</a>: الجامعة الأمريكية في العراق، السليمانية) is a <a href="/wiki/Not-for-profit" class="mw-redirect" title="Not-for-profit">not-for-profit</a>, <a href="/wiki/Private_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Private University">private institution</a> for public benefit, located in <a href="/wiki/Sulaymaniyah" title="Sulaymaniyah">Sulaymaniyah</a>, in the <a href="/wiki/Kurdistan_Region" title="Kurdistan Region">Kurdistan Region</a> of <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-AMI_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AMI-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The university offers an American-style liberal arts education to students from various economic, ethnic and religious backgrounds.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Independent_sources" title="Wikipedia:Independent sources"><span title="This claim needs a reference to a independent, third-party source. (May 2017)">third-party source needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_American_University_of_Iraq,_Sulaimani&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>American University of Iraq, Sulaimani was founded in 2006 by a Board of Trustees.<sup id="cite_ref-AMI_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AMI-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-EKU_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EKU-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The university, modeled after the famous private universities in Cairo and Beirut, was created amid the turmoil of war but in the relatively secure Kurdish region of Iraq. The purpose of founding such a university, according to <a href="/wiki/Barham_Salih" title="Barham Salih">Dr. Barham Salih</a> was to stimulate reform in the Iraqi education system. </p><p>Intellectuals such as <a href="/wiki/Kanan_Makiya" title="Kanan Makiya">Kanan Makiya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fouad_Ajami" title="Fouad Ajami">Fouad Ajami</a>, and <a href="/wiki/John_Agresto" title="John Agresto">John Agresto</a>, supported the establishment of AUIS. Joshua Mitchell, professor of political theory at <a href="/wiki/Georgetown_University" title="Georgetown University">Georgetown University</a> became Acting Chancellor in 2008 and remained in his position for two years while on leave from Georgetown.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 2010 to 2013, <a href="/wiki/Athanasios_Moulakis" title="Athanasios Moulakis">Athanasios Moulakis</a> served as Acting President and held the title of President Emeritus of the university. In May 2013, the Board of Trustees chose <a href="/wiki/Dawn_Dekle" title="Dawn Dekle">Dawn Dekle</a> as president. She became the first female president of an Iraqi university when she took up her position at AUIS. Esther Mulnix was chosen to serve as interim president after Dekle's departure.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Walker_Ferguson" title="Bruce Walker Ferguson">Bruce Walker Ferguson</a> was named President of AUIS on August 1, 2016. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Campus">Campus</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_American_University_of_Iraq,_Sulaimani&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Campus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The main campus has 169-hectares of land situated on the Sulaimani-Kirkuk Road, opposite the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Sulaymaniyah" title="University of Sulaymaniyah">University of Sulaymaniyah</a>. Construction of the campus was completed at the start of the academic year in 2011. The campus has several buildings, including an administrative building with a multipurpose conference hall, an academic building, state-of-the-art science labs, a gym, male and female dormitories, as well as two basketball courts and one soccer field. The AUIS library is located in the academic building while its cafeteria is housed in the administrative building. AUIS is currently located just outside the city limits of <a href="/wiki/Sulaymaniyah" title="Sulaymaniyah">Sulaymaniyah</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-AUIV_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AUIV-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The AUIS academic building opened in October 2011 while its administrative building opened in the spring semester of 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-AUIV_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AUIV-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AGB_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AGB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Moreover, the new student dorm facilities opened in November 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-AGB_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AGB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AUIS_Website_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AUIS_Website-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Former_campus">Former campus</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_American_University_of_Iraq,_Sulaimani&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Former campus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>AUIS was first located in a temporary campus in the heart of <a href="/wiki/Sulaimani" class="mw-redirect" title="Sulaimani">Sulaymaniyah</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-AGB_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AGB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The campus consisted of about 50 temporary classrooms and offices built near a main administrative building, which housed the university's cafeteria, library, and several large classrooms.<sup id="cite_ref-AGB_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AGB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organization">Organization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_American_University_of_Iraq,_Sulaimani&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Organization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The university has a board of trustees composed of prominent Iraqi and American leaders<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch"><span title="The material near this tag possibly uses too-vague attribution or weasel words. (August 2023)">who?</span></a></i>]</sup> from across a wide range of sectors, including government, business, nonprofit and education sectors. The Board of Trustees oversees the management and operations of the university and is a self-perpetuating body that establishes it policies.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Academia">Academia</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_American_University_of_Iraq,_Sulaimani&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Academia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Academic_Preparatory_Program">Academic Preparatory Program</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_American_University_of_Iraq,_Sulaimani&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Academic Preparatory Program"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Academic Preparatory Program (APP) prepares non-native English speaking high school graduates to enter the AUIS undergraduate program by teaching them academic English, critical thinking skills, and study habits. </p><p>All applicants to American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS) must take an English placement test upon admission. Scores on these exams, based on the English requirements, determine placement. About 90 percent of students will require English training before joining the academic program; they receive this training in APP. The program strengthens students' English language skills and provides them with the student success training and intellectual tools needed not only to do well but to thrive in the academic program. </p><p>AUIS is accredited by the Commission on English Language Program Accreditation for the period April 2020 through April 2030 and agrees to uphold the CEA Standards for English Language Programs and Institutions. CEA is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency for English language programs and institutions in the U.S. </p><p>APP operates with a high level of quality, with an approved program of study, qualified instructors, adequate resources, and approved recruitment and admissions policies. Through the hard work of the APP staff and instructors, APP has acquired public recognition with this accreditation which indicates that it fully meets US and international standards set by the US Department of Education. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Undergraduate_program">Undergraduate program</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_American_University_of_Iraq,_Sulaimani&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Undergraduate program"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Undergraduate program at AUIS is modeled after the liberal American-style of education. AUIS undergraduates explore different disciplines before choosing a major. </p><p>The academic departments at AUIS are the primary vehicle for fulfilling the University's mission. AUIS offers one preparatory program, 22 undergraduate programs including two dual degrees, and one master's degree, organized into two colleges and eight departments. </p><p>College of Dentistry </p> <ul><li>Bachelor of Dental Surgery</li></ul> <p>College of Pharmacy </p> <ul><li>Bachelor of Pharmacy</li></ul> <p>Department of Business Administration </p> <ul><li>Bachelor of Science, Business Administration</li> <li>Bachelor of Science, Human Resource Management</li> <li>Bachelor of Science, Digital Marketing and Social Media new</li> <li>Master of Business Administration (MBA)</li></ul> <p>Department of Engineering </p> <ul><li>Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering</li> <li>Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering</li> <li>Bachelor of Science, Energy Engineering</li> <li>Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering new</li> <li>Bachelor of Science, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Engineering new</li> <li>Dual degree Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, with University of Arizona</li> <li>Dual degree Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, with University of Arizona</li></ul> <p>Department of English </p> <ul><li>Bachelor of Arts, English Journalism</li> <li>Bachelor of Arts, English Literature</li> <li>Bachelor of Arts, Translation</li></ul> <p>Department of Information Technology </p> <ul><li>Bachelor of Science, Information Technology</li> <li>Bachelor of Science, Cybersecurity new</li> <li>Bachelor of Science, Software Engineering</li></ul> <p>Department of International Studies </p> <ul><li>Bachelor of Arts, International Studies</li> <li>Bachelor of Arts, International Relations</li> <li>Bachelor of Arts, Law</li></ul> <p>Department of Medical & Health Sciences </p> <ul><li>Bachelor of Science, Medical Laboratory Science</li></ul> <p>Mathematics and Natural Sciences </p> <ul><li>Minor Geoscience</li> <li>Minor in Mathematics</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Graduate_programs">Graduate programs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_American_University_of_Iraq,_Sulaimani&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Graduate programs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>AUIS offers an Executive MBA program through its Business and Administration Department. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_Development_Institute">Professional Development Institute</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_American_University_of_Iraq,_Sulaimani&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Professional Development Institute"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Professional Development Institute (PDI) at AUIS complements the educational objectives of the university by providing opportunities for lifelong learning.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> PDI is a certified Cisco Academy and is accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Account, the Project Management Institute, and ICDL. PDI has also been certified as a PMI Registered Education Provider.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Student_life_and_culture">Student life and culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_American_University_of_Iraq,_Sulaimani&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Student life and culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Students can take part in many activities including drama, debate, linguistics, music, athletics, social work and indoor games like chess. There are several clubs and societies as well as sports and athletic teams for both men and women at AUIS.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The university frequently takes part in arranging cultural events outside the campus as well. In 2013, the Drama Club and English Department joined forces to hold The Art of Social Justice - a one-week festival celebrating creative arts. The festival, backed by the <a href="/wiki/US_State_Department" class="mw-redirect" title="US State Department">US State Department</a>, hosted performances, workshops, discussions and field trips by American and Iraqi artists. Later, AUIS senior lecturer Marie Labrosse published a book, SoJust, that chronicled the arts festival in Sulaimani.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The university has also held events and performances at important cultural landmarks like the Cultural Cafe and Chai Xana Sha’ab, in keeping with the strong traditions of the Sulaymaniyah, which is the cultural capital of Kurdistan. It has also held various poetry recitations, like the Poetry Slam,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a poetry workshop at <a href="/wiki/Ko%C3%A7_University" title="Koç University">Koç University</a> in <a href="/wiki/Istanbul" title="Istanbul">Istanbul</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Clubs_and_societies">Clubs and societies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_American_University_of_Iraq,_Sulaimani&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Clubs and societies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The AUIS drama club produces plays and dramas throughout the year. Some of their productions include “<a href="/wiki/Twelve_Angry_Men_(play)" title="Twelve Angry Men (play)">Twelve Angry (Wo)men</a>”,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> “<a href="/wiki/Noor_(play)" title="Noor (play)">Noor</a>”, “Will’s Cafe”<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> - a play to celebrate Shakespeare's 450th birthday; and “The Arranged” - a commentary on the tradition of arranged marriages also written by a student Mahdi Murad,<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and “<a href="/wiki/9_Parts_of_Desire_(play)" class="mw-redirect" title="9 Parts of Desire (play)">9 Parts of Desire</a>” - performed during the Art of Social Justice Festival focusing on Iraqi migrant women. In December 2015, two AUIS students, Leah Farooq and Beyan Tahir, were selected to participate in the Home Grown program - an intensive theatrical training provided jointly by the Kevin Spacey Foundation and The Middle East Theatre Academy. The students were part of a troupe of 35 talented young people scouted from all over the Middle East for the workshop. Both participants selected from Iraq were students at AUIS. The workshop culminated in a theatrical performance in Sharjah on January 25, 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> AUIS also hosts the offices of the first independent, English language, student newspaper in Iraq, The AUIS Voice. The AUIS Voice<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is run by an editorial board composed solely of students. The Washington Post included two pictures of the AUIS Voice staff in a photo collection titled “Youths in Iraq: The War Generation.”<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The outlet is also a member of the Associated Collegiate Press. The editorial board selects new editors in the beginning of the fall semester, and the paper is regularly published throughout the fall and spring semester.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Athletics">Athletics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_American_University_of_Iraq,_Sulaimani&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Athletics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Student at AUIS, both men and women, are active in sports. The university has two basketball courts and one football field on campus. The official mascot for the athletics teams is the Eagle, and the teams include men's and women's basketball and football. The teams play intercollegiate as well as intramural matches at AUIS, and have also been on international tours. Students on both the women's and men's basketball team at AUIS participated in the 34th Annual Sports Fest at <a href="/wiki/Bo%C4%9Fazi%C3%A7i_University" title="Boğaziçi University">Boğaziçi University</a> in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2011, a documentary made by an American film company gained international recognition for the women's basketball team. The film, <a href="/wiki/Salaam_Dunk" title="Salaam Dunk">Salaam Dunk</a>, was shown at several international film festivals including the Chicago International Film Festival and Los Angeles Film Festival.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Institute_of_Regional_and_International_Studies">Institute of Regional and International Studies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_American_University_of_Iraq,_Sulaimani&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Institute of Regional and International Studies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>AUIS houses Sulaymaniyah's independent research center, the Institute of Regional and International Studies (IRIS). The center focuses on the local, regional, and international, social and political issues through research, scholarships, debate and conferences. According to the university website, the Institute “examines the region’s most complex issues through rigorous scholarship, advanced research, and open dialogue among academic and influential public leaders.”<sup id="cite_ref-auis.edu.krd_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auis.edu.krd-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The center conducts meetings, round-tables, conferences and lectures on topics pertinent to the local and regional politics. It invites leading figures from the government, political parties, businesses, historical and cultural institutions to have meaningful dialogues on issues and challenges pertinent to the region. Housed in a tolerant and diverse institution, IRIS provides a neutral space for open and critical dialogue on challenging topics. The center runs one of the most strategic conferences, the Sulaimani Forum, which has rapidly gained recognition throughout the region.<sup id="cite_ref-auis.edu.krd_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auis.edu.krd-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sulaimani_Forum">Sulaimani Forum</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_American_University_of_Iraq,_Sulaimani&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Sulaimani Forum"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Sulaimani Forum is an annual forum to open dialogue and debate on the challenging regional political issues concerning the Middle East. The Forum is held in March every year and focuses on the most pressing local and regional issues through in-depth panel discussions and debates.<sup id="cite_ref-sulaimaniforum.com_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sulaimaniforum.com-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Forum invites prominent speakers and specialists on topics from both within Iraq, the wider region, and Europe and the United States. The Forum is covered extensively by the local and international media. During the inaugural Forum in 2013, the event trended on Twitter with #SulaimaniForum in Egypt and Iraq.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The event explored the changing dynamics of the Middle East and created a very open debate on issues such as Iraq's internal and external relations, oil, security, Kurdistan and the Arab Spring, etc. The speakers and panelists included distinguished names such as <a href="/wiki/Hoshyar_Zebari" title="Hoshyar Zebari">Hoshyar Zebari</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zalmay_Khalilzad" title="Zalmay Khalilzad">Zalmay Khalilzad</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Max_Rodenbeck" title="Max Rodenbeck">Max Rodenbeck</a> among others. “For an Iraqi Kurd and someone who has attended many such events around the world, the Sulaimani Forum provided the most relevant discussions on Iraq, its politics and future,” reviewed Kurdish journalist and commentator <a href="/wiki/Hiwa_Osman" title="Hiwa Osman">Hiwa Osman</a> on his blog.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The second Sulaimani Forum, “Navigating Challenges in the Middle East” brought together experts from around the region on 4–5 March 2014. The list of speakers included <a href="/wiki/Nechirvan_Barzani" title="Nechirvan Barzani">Nechirvan Barzani</a>, Prime Minister of the KRG, who gave a speech at the forum.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Others included Hoshyar Zebari, <a href="/wiki/Ahmet_Davuto%C4%9Flu" title="Ahmet Davutoğlu">Ahmet Davutoğlu</a>, Zalmay Khalilzad, Falah Al Fayad and <a href="/wiki/Bernard_Kouchner" title="Bernard Kouchner">Bernard Kouchner</a>. This Forum was also covered extensively by several media and publications.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> “While its unofficial epithet, The Davos of the Middle East, may be ambitious, the 2014 Sulaimani Forum, hosted by the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS) on March 4th and 5th, was not far off the mark—especially considering that this year’s annual Forum was only the second of its kind,” reviewed the Invest In Group, covering the highlights of the Forum.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_American_University_of_Iraq,_Sulaimani&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: See 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