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Michigan State Universityand
Duhok University
Assistant Professor Dr.Bushra Mohammed Amin Mohammed
University of Duhok-College of Science –Biology Department
•Summary of the Training course on several techniques and pedagogy, and support of the use instructional tools and resources for the Department of Biology at the
University of Duhok .In Michigan State University (MSU) for 3 weeks in September 2013. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State (Baghdad Embassy) through IREX.
Iraq University Linkages Program
• IREX Iraq's Education Division Partnered with US Embassy in Iraq had successfully held a meeting with Universities' representatives from USA and Iraq in the city of Erbil at 14 – 15 Oct, 2011 to announce the beginning of University Linkage Program.
Iraq University Linkages Program
University of Baghdad Georgia State university
University of DuhokIn Kurdistan region of Iraq
Michigan State University
University of Technology- Baghdad
University of Missouri-Columba
The program runs from January 2012
through January 2014 and is funded by a sub-grant from
IREX
This program aims to:
1. Promotes higher education by working with Iraqi faculty and administrators to strengthen University curricula,
2. Enhance and update teaching methods and technology,
3. and Improve career services for students.
Lori Mason
The Project Director of Iraq University Linkage Program
The Coordinators with biology Department in UoD were Dr. Kelly Millenbah, Dr. Philip Strong and
Dr.Cheryl Murphy From Lyman Briggs College/MSU.
Michigan State University (MSU )
• The history of Michigan State University (MSU) dates back to 1855, when the Michigan Legislature established the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan in East Lansing.
• Today MSU is the ninth –largest University in the united states .
University of Duhok
• While University of Duhok (UoD) was established on October 1992.• It is currently in the process of
expanding buildings on a unified campus, which already has most of the schools, thus becoming the final face of the University of Duhok.
University of Duhok
University of Duhok Location
MSU 2012-2013 UoD 2012-2013
48,906 student 3,700 student
16.1% colored student13,5% international
most native
Faculty member 5,000 1,190 faculty member
Employees 6,400 2,054 employee
130 academic buildings 9 faculties ,22 Schools
Michigan State University Logo
Michigan State University Logo
• Michigan State university Logo or the Sparty is an important part of representing Michigan State University, its campus, and illustrating the statue itself.
MSU Logo are every where
Iraqi Universities have different logos but never used them to develop the sense of pride..
Diverse student / Native Students
There are Programs for students with disabilities…They Care
• Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities: Provides disability-related information.
MSU also have Student Traveling abroad program
• Study-abroad which offers more than 200 programs in more than 60 countries, It is a powerful and important way to gain skills and to build student self confidence .
Career Services Center In MSU
• IREX's University Linkages Program supports our University to establish the first career center in Iraq in 2013 to help students prepare for real-world employment
Career Center in UoD
Evaluation of MSU staff member
A meeting with the head of the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Prof. Jones, Michael and
his assistant Prof.Winterstein, Scott
• Dr. Michael declare their roles and guidelines to evaluate his stuff , which depends generally on:
• Faculty member research ,• Student gains , • and his staff development such as
workshops, training for new techniques ,post doctorate ,attending meetings ,conferences …
• and for their community service/ outreach engagement.
Because of the high competitive level of their stuff and the roles of their evaluation they always organize meetings ,conferences in different subjects ,We attend two Lilly Teaching work shops presented by Dr.Brian Coppola
• Real work is better than homework
MSUalways trying to improve their quality of Education
We attend another work shop about designing a new method of teaching in Kellogg
center represented by Dr.Brian Coppola
• Designing around real work in STEM disciplines
Dr.Brian Coppola
After meeting Dr Coppola and back to Duhok ,I begin to form a study group and not focus so much on individual student.
We attend two other workshops about Faculty organization and leadership by
Dr.Deb DeZure
• They always be sure to help leaders to improve their leader methods
Kathy joseph
• MSU also provided the support for using techniques tools
• So we did received training in Histology and immunoflurescence technique for two days by Dr.Melinda Frame and Kathy joseph
Dr.Melinda Frame who trained some of us how to use Confocal Microscope
• We also received a training in methods of preparing a specimen for Scanning Electron
Microscope
Meeting With Dr.Sanan wei and training on Cytogenetic techniques
• Also ,I did receive training in Cytogenetic techniques by Dr.Wei on karyotype analysis and FISH studies
• She is willing to give a training course on Cytogenetic technique
• And she also do not mind split site cooperation program
Science Leaders in MSU
• I have the opportunity to meet some of those scientists
Dr.John Lapres Dr. Eran Andrechek Dr.Les Bourquin Those three researchers in MSU are Changing our world and doing their best to solve the most complicated health problems.All of them do not mind the split site Ph.D cooperation research program with my Department in Duhok University if my government found the research .
• Dr.justin mcCormick Dr.jim trosko
I really was honored when I meet Prof Dr.jim trosko and Dr.justin mcCormick ,Their research focuses on the mechanisms of carcinogenesis and mutagenesis, They promises to keep in touch and send some useful researches.
Dr.Muralee Nair• I had a connection with
Dr.Muralee
• Muralee's laboratory focus on the discovery, isolation, and identification of phytochemicals in plants, and study their activity on animal ,human , and other plants.
While our researches?!.MSU researches are helping to solve their society problems For example :
• To ensure safe food and water supplies, • Developing vaccines, • Human biology Problems, • computer sciences,• Improving math • Science education for students
nationwide, • and advancing alternative energy
technologies.
Visiting Kellogg biological station
In this station MSU study the interactions among plants, microbes, insects, management, and the environment to learn how agriculture can provide both high yields and environmental outcomes that benefit society.
Alternative energy technologies
(Biofuel Research )
Experimental Ponds Provide a unique opportunity to study the
ecology of fish, plankton, and other aquatic organisms
• In summary , All those work shops ,meetings ,visiting student classes , Labs ,the research farm in MSU.. had change me a lot …and when I came back to my university I begin to change my syllabus and renew my lectures and I begin to change my teaching methods.
• Also I begin to encourage student critical thinking habit ,because students need to be challenged to think critically.
Changes that have taken place since the involvement in Iraq University Linkage
program.
Changes that have taken place since the involvement in Iraq University Linkage program
• I am cooperating with some of the professors that I had meet in MSU to design a Ph.D proposal for a student from Duhok University and for the participation in an advance cytogenetic training course .
• My Department of Biology / Faculty of Science developed a new curriculum to be applied the next year.
Suggestions to improve our University
• 1-Identify our society problems then Facilitate University---Community cooperation and research partnerships. • 2-Support the academic staff by
Providing faculty development opportunities .
Suggestions
• 3-Promote the technical skills for our staff through technical assistance ,collaboration ,online and video conferencing courses , training and academic exchanges…
• 4-Connect faculty with faculty to encourage exchange research and thoughts .
Suggestions
• 5-Place University staff and students in service positions.
• 6-Increase leadership capacity, skills, confidence.
