Jointly with University of Salahaddin, Erbil, and the French Institute for the Near East, IFPO, the University implemented the Training Program for Heritage Professions, AGIR-HIFAZ, on Dec. 2022 – Jan. 2023. The project, sponsored by the Embassy of France, Baghdad, and the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs/ the FSPI, aims at building capacities of Iraqi educational staffs in the specialism of heritage restoration and preservation, with special focus on the architectural and history aspects.