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      <title>Window on Westminster</title>
      <description>An education system that encourages critical thinking and mines the gold in people's heads is the hallmark of societies to find a niche in the global economy and reduce reliance on finite raw products...</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Blind Student Wins Best Personality Title in Wasit</title>
      <description>A blind student has bagged the title of best personality in a community competition in Wasit province.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>FEATURE: Do Iraqi Children Need Sex Education?</title>
      <description>As discussion about sex in Iraqi society appears to be increasing, Ali al-Jabbouri talks to a psychology specialist who argues that sex education for children has never been more important.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/107614/refid/RSS-education-08-02-2012</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>UK Furthers Education Links with Kurdistan</title>
      <description>The Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) has allocated US$100 million per year for new PhD and Masters Programmes over the next four years as part of the Human Capacity Development Programme, and they...</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/107453/refid/RSS-education-08-02-2012</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Samara' University Established </title>
      <description>The Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research announced today the establishment of Samara' University in Salah al-Din province, starting from this year.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Batman University Opens Kurdish Language Department</title>
      <description>Kurdish language studies have become a third option for students at Turkey's Batman University with the opening of the Department of Kurdish.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Teenager Shoots Himself After Failing in School</title>
      <description>A teenager in Darbandikhan district, 66 km south east of Sulaimaniya Governorate, shot himself dead after reportedly failing in the first semester exams.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Dean of the Faculty of Arts Counts Aladib’s  Decision to Dismiss Him from His Office As Against the Law and Professionalism</title>
      <description>Dean of the Faculty of Arts revealed last Saturday, that the decision of the Ministry of Higher Education to release him from the position of Dean is a violation of the law and rules of professionalism,...</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>4 International Workshops to Develop Education in Iraq </title>
      <description>The UNESCO and the UNICEF announced organizing four workshops in educational planning fields to support the qualitative education in all levels, in coordination with the Iraqi government.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>The Ministry of Education Calls School Administrators to Be Cautious and Vigilant for Possible Bombings</title>
      <description>The Ministry of Education, warned on Wednesday, , schools administrations of the possible bombing by car bombs, at a time praised the role of security forces in the centers to the examination concerned...</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/107105/refid/RSS-education-08-02-2012</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Kurds Enthusiastic About Studying English</title>
      <description>In preparation for their futures, younger generations of Kurds swell the ranks of English-language learning centers.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Approx. 8 Million Students Have Mid-year Exam Tomorrow </title>
      <description>The Iraqi Education Ministry announced today that about 8 million students of primary, intermediate and secondary schools will have their mid year examinations tomorrow.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Adeeb Calls Iranian Educational Institutions for Further Cooperation</title>
      <description>Higher Education Minister Ali al-Adeeb called upon Iranian educational institutions to enhance scientific and cultural cooperation, activate MOUs and holding conferences in joint matters of concern...</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/106537/refid/RSS-education-08-02-2012</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>School Social Workers Assigned Other Tasks</title>
      <description>Some needs of Kurdish students go unmet as school social workers perform tasks unrelated to their jobs

Social workers in Kurdistan Region's schools--hired to help students with their personal issues - are criticizing school principals for limiting their work when it comes to performing their duties.&#34;Headmasters...</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>11,000 Iraqi Students Enrolled in MSc. And Ph.D. Courses in 2011-2012</title>
      <description>The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research says more than 11,000 students have to joined master and doctoral courses in Iraqi universities in the academic year 2011-2012.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/106144/refid/RSS-education-08-02-2012</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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