Name: Safa Fadhil

From: Baghdad

High School: Risala, class of 2008

Major: Business Administration

Campus activity: Debate Society

Fun fact: Loves cars and driving fast

"I want to succeed and prove that women can be good managers too." 

Name: Arez Hussen

From: Sulaimani

High School: Sulaimani High School for Boys, class of 2008

Major: International Studies

Campus activity: Editor-in-Chief, AUI-S Voice

Fun fact: Went to the United States twice since joining AUIS

"I chose International Studies because I want to become a member of parliament or work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."

Name: Beyan Salah Tahir

From: Erbil

High School: Atabek, class of 2008

Major: International Studies

Campus activity: Women's basketball team

Fun fact: Speaks Turkmen, Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic and English

"I want to become a professional writer: I love novels and I have a lot to say."

Name: Suren Abbas

From: Halabja

High School: Alan, class of 2008

Major: Business Administration

Campus activity: Men's soccer team

Fun fact: Loves reading philosophy and watching the news at night

"I would like to be a professor in the future, in order to be around young people even after university."

Name: Ahmed Mohammed Taha

From: Baghdad

High School: Al Farabi and later Shorash, class of 2008

Major: Engineering

Campus activity: Hiking Club

Fun fact: Likes to experiment with circuits, batteries and motors, and as a result gets electric shocks once in a while.

"I like challenges, and that's why I chose AUIS: I knew it would push me to solve problems in new ways."

Name: Nuha Othman

From: Halabja

High School: Halabja High School for Girls, class of 2007

Major: Information Systems and Technology

Campus activity: Guitar club

Fun fact: Solves the Rubik's cube in two minutes

"I play the piano as well as the guitar and want to become a professional musician and composer."