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College of Artificial Intelligence, University of Baghdad — Iraq's National AI Higher-Education Push

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Iraq's Ministry of Higher Education announced a new College of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Baghdad for the 2025/26 academic year, part of a wider national push — but independent reporting flags no legal or ethical AI framework, faculty shortages, and infrastructu

College of Artificial Intelligence, University of Baghdad — Iraq's National AI Higher-Education Push

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Maturity
Pilot
Promoter
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (Iraq) / University of Baghdad
Period
2025 (announced), opening academic year 2025/26
Keywords
government, higher education, ministry

Context

In July 2025, Iraq's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research announced the establishment of a College of Artificial Intelligence and a College of Excellence at the University of Baghdad, opening for the 2025/26 academic year and covering engineering applications, biomedical AI, and big data.

Activities

The move sits alongside a parallel Ministry of Education plan to integrate AI into secondary curricula, and complements new AI departments or courses appearing at the University of Warith al-Anbiyaa (Karbala), Middle Technical University (Baghdad), the American University of Baghdad, and Al-Iraqia University, under Iraq's national INSAI AI strategy.

Results

As of the sources reviewed, the college had not yet opened, so no enrolment, graduation, or learning-outcome data exists; this is a documented policy announcement and structural build-out, not yet a proven practice.

Conclusions

Independent reporting on the push is notably candid about obstacles: unreliable electricity and network infrastructure, a severe shortage of AI-qualified faculty, and ongoing brain drain. One investigative report explicitly names the 'absence of a legal and ethical framework for AI use in Iraq' as a live, unresolved concern.

Implementation
Indicative cost
High (€500k–€5M)
Time to results
Medium (1–3 years)
Staffing & skills
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (Iraq), University of Baghdad leadership

Conditions for success

  • Coordination with a wider national AI strategy (INSAI) and parallel programmes at four other universities
  • Reliable electricity and network infrastructure
  • Sufficient AI-qualified teaching faculty

Common failure modes

  • Independent reporting names electricity, network infrastructure and faculty shortages as concrete barriers
  • Absence of a legal and ethical framework for AI use in Iraq is an explicitly documented, unresolved concern
  • Ongoing brain drain of qualified staff

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