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University of Anbar
University of Anbar is a recognised university in Iraq. Below is what AlmiStudy
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CityRamadi
RegionAsia
TypePublic
SubjectsEngineering & Technology; Natural Sciences; Business & Management; Arts & Humanities; Social Sciences; Law; Computer Science & IT; Theology & Religious Studies; Medicine & Health Sciences; Agriculture & Environmental Studies
AccreditationIraq operates a DUAL HIGHER EDUCATION governance system reflecting its federal-plus-autonomous-region constitutional structure. (1) MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF IRAQ (MOHESR, Wizarat al-Ta'lim al-'Ali wa al-Bahth al-'Ilmi) — regulates federal Iraqi universities (Arab-majority provinces) at mohesr.gov.iq. (2) MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF THE KURDISTAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENT (MHE-KRG) — regulates universities in the autonomous KRG region (Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Duhok, Halabja governorates) at mhe-krg.org; separate authority since 1991 no-fly zone de facto autonomy, formalised by 2005 Iraqi Constitution Article 117. Plus specialised: COMSTECH for medical accreditation, Iraqi Engineers Union for engineering, IAU+AUCQA for quality assurance. HISTORICAL CONTEXT (essential for student-decision): Iraqi HE was once among the strongest in the Arab world (1970s-80s) but suffered severely from: 1990-91 Gulf War + 1990s sanctions (~13 years of UN sanctions devastated infrastructure); 2003 US invasion and Coalition Provisional Authority dismantling of Ba'athist-era academic structures; 2003-11 sectarian violence with thousands of professors targeted, killed, or forced into exile (estimated 250-500 academics killed); 2014-17 ISIS occupation of Mosul, Tikrit, Anbar with University of Mosul library burning (a million books lost), professor killings, female student bans. Reconstruction ongoing.
Founded 1987 (Sunni-majority western Iraq public flagship; CATASTROPHICALLY affected by 2014-17 ISIS occupation of Anbar). Western Iraq's Sunni-majority public flagship in Ramadi, Al-Anbar governorate. Founded 1987. CATASTROPHIC ISIS OCCUPATION CONTEXT: Anbar province was heavily controlled by ISIS from 2014 (Fallujah fell January 2014 — first major Iraqi city lost; Ramadi May 2015) until 2016-17 liberation. University of Anbar campuses in Ramadi + Fallujah were heavily damaged, professors killed or displaced (~40+ academics killed in Anbar), female students banned, library destroyed. Liberation phases 2015-2016; reconstruction since with international support. ~20,000+ students. Distinguished Sunni Islamic studies.
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