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Sulaimani, Iraq – May 17, 2012 – As testament to the stellar Information Technology program offered at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS), the top three spots at the 2012 Microsoft Imagine Cup Competition, the world's premier student technology competition, were awarded to AUIS teams. The winning team, Mirage Tech, will go on to Sydney, Australia in July to compete at the Imagine Cup 2012 Worldwide Finals.
Sulaimani, Iraq – May 7, 2012 – The American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS) student production of “Noor”, a play by Akbar Ahmed, premieres tomorrow, May 8. The show will run throughout May at Sulaimani University's College of Fine Arts in Raparin.
Sulaimani – May 6, 2012 – The AUIS Professional Development Institute will offer three courses this summer: TOEFL iBT exam preparation, English language, and project management. The courses, which begin in June, are taught by experienced, native English speaking instructors.

AUIS Snapshots: Athletics

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Faculty Profile: Roger Geyer

Teaches: IT, business statistics and programming

Alma Mater: University of Virginia

Fun Fact: Played college basketball at NYU

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Graduate Profile: Kurdistan Fatih

Major: Business

Hometown: Dukan

Future Plans: Private-sector

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Events

On May 22nd, Professor Edith Szanto will host a showing of Seperation, the story of A married couple are faced with a difficult decision – to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.The film will begin at 3:30 PM in B-B1-11.
The 2nd annual 3on3 basketball tournament at AUIS will take place on Saturday, May 26th at AUIS. Good luck to all staff, faculty, and student participants! For more information about how to register, contact Leah McNally at leah.mcnally@auis.edu.iq.
On May 29th, Professor Edith Szanto will host a showing of Lizard, the story of Reza, a petty thief who escapes jail by posing as a mullah.The film will begin at 3:30 PM in B-B1-11. To view the AUIS Film Series Schedule, click here.

AUIS Blogs

The First Tears I Shed

By Mahdi Murad - Before I went to the stage to perform in front of the audience, I felt that “Noor” was just a name of a girl, and nothing more. Between classes and getting ready for our opening night, I haven't exactly had the time to think about it deeply. However, I realized what an amazing name Noor was right on the stage, as I was acting.
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HULT Global Case Challenge: AUIS Students Become Bold, Empowered

By Rachel Laribee - This competition started in November, and we knew this would be difficult.  We were competing in a global competition.      5000 teams, from all over the world, applied  to the 2012 HULT Global Case Challenge. This was a global competition asking teams to make a business plan on how to improve education in their area.  If we won, we would have received funding to start this project and help improve our country.  
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Love of Math & Teaching Mathematics

By Linda Smail - Mathematics is the foundation of all sciences, but most students have problems learning mathematics. Although Students’ success in life is related to their success in learning, many of them would not take a course in math if they didn’t need to satisfy the university’ core requirement.
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NMUN: A Melting Pot of Ideas

By Amed Latif Omar, Bery Majeed, and Decan Tofik - It took the MUN club secretariat four months to prepare for 9 days at the National Model of United Nations conference. Was it worth it? After our plane was cancelled, there seemed to be no hope left. We tried to take a bus from Erbil to Istanbul the next day only to find more ticket trouble waiting for us. Restless, tired, and pessimistic, the AUIS delegates finally boarded the plane to Istanbul.
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