Northern Iraq (krg) Student Market Information

1. Northern
Iraq
(KRG)
Student
Market
Information
Ø
Kurdish
Regional
Government
(KRG)
is
a
semi-­‐autonomous
region
in
northern
Iraq
Ø
Erbil,
the
capital
city,
is
the
fourth
largest
city
in
Iraq
Ø
KRG
with
a
stable
government
and
peaceful
atmosphere
has
a
rapidly
developing
economy,
in
comparison
to
other
areas
of
Iraq
Ø
The
economy
is
heavily
dominated
by
petroleum
and
natural
gas
reserves,
attracting
large
numbers
of
foreign
investors
and
increasing
tourism
Ø
In
2011
the
Region
experienced
an
8%
growth
rate,
according
to
the
KRG
Ø
Over
50%
of
the
population
of
Kurdish
Region
is
under
20
years
old
Ø
Currently,
there
are
only
11
public
universities
Ø
According
to
ICEF
Monitor,
most
of
the
growth
of
Iraqis
studying
abroad
come
from
the
Kurdish
region
Ø
The
top
destinations
for
students
are
the
US,
the
UK
,
Turkey
and
Malaysia
Ø
The
Ministry
of
Higher
Education
in
an
ambitious
initiative,
has
allocated
US
$100
million
annually
for
The
Human
Capacity
Development
Program
(HCDP)
for
highly
distinguished
students
to
continue
their
education
in
international
universities
Ø
The
HCDP
will
award
1,000
scholarships
for
graduate
education
and
short-­‐
term
training
for
various
KRG
Ministries
Ø
KRG
region
aims
to
create
a
body
of
human
resources
specialized
and
highly-­‐qualified
to
lead
and
modernize
the
region’s
free-­‐market
economy

2. Figures
from
the
2013
a2
Erbil
Fair
Visitor
figures:
/
1224
students
in
2
days
Exhibitor
figures:
20
institutions
from
Czech
Republic,
KRG,
Turkey,
USA,
&
the
UK
Students
Interested
Programs:
38%
Language
Programs
31%
Master
&
Postgraduate
Degrees
26%
Undergraduate
Degrees
17%
Certificate
Programs
*As
the
questionnaire
was
a
multiple
choice
one,
the
total
of
percentage
can
exceed
hundred.