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The leaders of Franciscan University of Steubenville and the Catholic University of Erbil in Iraq have teamed to present new opportunities for education and understanding of the two diverse cultures.
While signing a memorandum of understanding between the two schools, the Rev. Dave Pivonka, TOR, president of the local university, and the Rev. Bashar Warda, archbishop of Erbil, made it clear a common faith has brought the schools together.
The two said the agreement formalizes a partnership in which students from Iraq can receive scholarships to complete courses at Steubenville, in person or online, and Franciscan students can visit the northern Kurdistan region of Iraq, which dates to the 5th millennium B.C. and is one of the oldest continuously inhabited areas in the world.
Its residents include about 4,300 Chaldean Christians whose religious roots can be traced to the 16th and 17th centuries, with about another 3,000 Christians who came from other regions to escape persecution by Islamic State militants, said Warda.
Franciscan University of Steubenville partners with Catholic university in Iraq | News, Sports, Jobs - The Herald Star
I'm not sure the online classes are all that much but just the ability to take classes in Erbil will definitely be a unique experience.
While signing a memorandum of understanding between the two schools, the Rev. Dave Pivonka, TOR, president of the local university, and the Rev. Bashar Warda, archbishop of Erbil, made it clear a common faith has brought the schools together.
The two said the agreement formalizes a partnership in which students from Iraq can receive scholarships to complete courses at Steubenville, in person or online, and Franciscan students can visit the northern Kurdistan region of Iraq, which dates to the 5th millennium B.C. and is one of the oldest continuously inhabited areas in the world.
Its residents include about 4,300 Chaldean Christians whose religious roots can be traced to the 16th and 17th centuries, with about another 3,000 Christians who came from other regions to escape persecution by Islamic State militants, said Warda.
Franciscan University of Steubenville partners with Catholic university in Iraq | News, Sports, Jobs - The Herald Star
I'm not sure the online classes are all that much but just the ability to take classes in Erbil will definitely be a unique experience.
