ICET

  American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS) was a proud "Supporting Partner" of the 2022 International Conference on Education and Teaching (ICET) held May 8-9, 2022 in Erbil. This year’s event was held in-person and online, under the theme "Empowering Schools in Preparing Students with Real Life Skills," with participants and speakers joining the two-day event from around the world.    ICET is a joint educational event organized by Stirling Schools, Cambridge University Press, City & Guilds, GEMS and UK Teachers Academy. It intends to promote education and contribute to the development of the schools and teachers’ professional development in Iraq and KRI.   In addition to its role as a "Supporting Partner," AUIS contributed to the event program. IRIS Policy Researcher Abdulrahman Wahab delivered a presentation on critical media literacy, titled "Learning and Innovation Skills: Critical Thinking, Creativity and Collaboration" referencing his 2014 publication "Swimming Upstream: Education from a Critical Lens." Wahab’s second book, "Critical Pedagogy, Democratic Education and Social Transformation," introduces critical pedagogy in Kurdish and the need to redefine literacy.    This was the University’s second year as “Supporting Partner” of the ICET event.