About AUIS

American University of Iraq, Sulaimani is a

not-for-profit institution for the public benefit.
The University accepts qualified students
regardless of economic, ethnic, or religious
background. AUIS opened in 2007 to offer a
student-centered, American-style education
that encourages the critical thinking skills
necessary for shaping the region's future
leaders.

Degrees
APP
Academic Preparatory Program
- BS Civil Engineering U.S. Commission on English Language
Program Accreditation (CEA)
- BS Mechanical Engineering
preparatory program.
- BS Energy Engineering
- BS Construction Engineering AUIS hosts a University of Arizona
- BS Software Engineering micro-campus whereby students can
earn a dual-degree from both
- BS Information Technology
institutions.
- BS Business Administration
- BS Medical Laboratory Sciences
- BA English
- BA Journalism

PDI
- BA International Studies Professional Development Institute
- BA Law Offers education programs, training, and
- BA Translation consulting services to individuals, and
- Executive Master of Business organizations in the public and private
sectors.
Administration

Quick Facts

FACILITIES

86 +30,000 m2

● All undergraduate and MBA courses are taught in

English by distinguished faculty from 19 different
countries.
● AUIS is fully accredited in federal Iraq and the Kurdistan
Region.
 RESEARCH
CENTERS
- CENTER FOR ARCHAEOLOGY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE (CACHE)
- AUIS ENTREPRENEURSHIP INITIATIVE (AEI)
- CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING (CETL)
- CENTER FOR INFORMATICS AND DATA ANALYTICS (CIDA)
- CENTER FOR GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (CGDS)
- KASHKUL CENTER FOR ART AND CULTURE
- INSTITUTE OF REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (IRIS)

Research centers at AUIS provide faculty research opportunities, student internships, community
programming, and extensive funding.

Rounding out the University experience is a robust campus life that provides
extracurricular education in teamwork, leadership, and community

Student involvement. More than 20 student-sponsored clubs and sports teams

include an internationally competitive Jessup Moot Court team, Hult Prize
Life finalists, Environment Keepers group, and drama club. AUIS is also home to
Iraq’s first independent student newspaper, The Voice.

Modern Women’s
& Men’s Dormitories
Alumni

23 Clubs & Sports Teams

Students from all 19 governorates

of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region

%
85
Eighty-five
percent of AUIS
undergraduate
alumni are employed full-time, Countless events,
part-time, or pursuing graduate seminars, and activities
degrees — well above the all year-round
national average.