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Translated Article Below: He met Saddam Hussein, he lived through the wars that tore apart Iraq, and a few years ago, he faced the risk of being being killed during an attack. Majid Al-Jailawi is not a soldier. He is a biologist and professor of biotechnology at Baghdad’s university Al-Nahrain…

“[SRF] is a great program, not only extending a lifeboat for scholars, but also an honorable academic way of life … I would be dead if I had stayed in Iraq.”

Mr. Jarecki emphasised the need to move beyond merely persuading Iraqi scholars to return home.

JORDAN CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS:
Rebuilding Higher Education in Iraq

This week, the Institute of International Education's Scholar Rescue Fund will hold a conference in Amman, Jordan on "The Reconstruction of Higher Education in Post-Conflict Iraq," in collaboration with the Post-war Reconstruction Development Unit (PRDU) of the University of York. An estimated 170 Iraqi scholars, Iraqi public university presidents, ministers of higher education, international experts and key regional strategic partners will take part in this important academic event, as will HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal, HRH Prince Talal bin Muhammad and HRH Princess Ghida Talal of Jordan.