Commencement Ceremony at AUIS - in pictures

  • Graduates attend the commencement ceremony at the American University of Iraq. Photo: Screengrab
    Graduates attend the commencement ceremony at the American University of Iraq. Photo: Screengrab
  • Kurdistan Region's Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Aram Mohammad Qadir speaks at the ceremony. Photo: Screengrab
    Kurdistan Region's Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Aram Mohammad Qadir speaks at the ceremony. Photo: Screengrab
  • Graduates attend the 2022 commencement with a sense of hope. Photo: Screengrab
    Graduates attend the 2022 commencement with a sense of hope. Photo: Screengrab
  • Thirty-two Afghan students from the American University in Afghanistan were among the graduates. Photo: Screengrab
    Thirty-two Afghan students from the American University in Afghanistan were among the graduates. Photo: Screengrab
  • President of Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani speaks at the ceremony. Photo: Screengrab
    President of Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani speaks at the ceremony. Photo: Screengrab
  • Valedictorian Eveen Ali Hassan speaks at the ceremony. Photo: Screengrab
    Valedictorian Eveen Ali Hassan speaks at the ceremony. Photo: Screengrab
  • Graduates attend the commencement ceremony. Photo: Iraqi President's Office
    Graduates attend the commencement ceremony. Photo: Iraqi President's Office
  • Afghan students from the American University in Afghanistan joined classes at AUIS after the Taliban takeover. Photo: Iraqi President's Office
    Afghan students from the American University in Afghanistan joined classes at AUIS after the Taliban takeover. Photo: Iraqi President's Office
  • Speakers and university officials attend the ceremony. Photo: Iraqi President's Office
    Speakers and university officials attend the ceremony. Photo: Iraqi President's Office
  • Graduates, their families and officials attend the ceremony. Photo: Iraqi President's Office
    Graduates, their families and officials attend the ceremony. Photo: Iraqi President's Office
  • Iraqi President Barham Salih speaks at the ceremony. Photo: Iraqi President's Office
    Iraqi President Barham Salih speaks at the ceremony. Photo: Iraqi President's Office
  • The commencement ceremony at AUIS. Photo: Iraqi President's Office
    The commencement ceremony at AUIS. Photo: Iraqi President's Office
  • Iraqi President Barham Salih stands alongside President of Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani at the ceremony. Photo: Iraqi President's Office
    Iraqi President Barham Salih stands alongside President of Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani at the ceremony. Photo: Iraqi President's Office
  • Graduates and their families attend the ceremony. Photo: Iraqi President's Office
    Graduates and their families attend the ceremony. Photo: Iraqi President's Office
  • The commencement ceremony at AUIS. Photo: Iraqi President's Office
    The commencement ceremony at AUIS. Photo: Iraqi President's Office
  • The Iraqi president speaks at the ceremony. Photo: Iraqi President's Office
    The Iraqi president speaks at the ceremony. Photo: Iraqi President's Office
  • Graduates listen at the ceremony. Photo: Iraqi President's Office
    Graduates listen at the ceremony. Photo: Iraqi President's Office
  • The commencement ceremony at AUIS. Photo: Iraqi President's Office
    The commencement ceremony at AUIS. Photo: Iraqi President's Office
  • Iraqi President Barham Salih sits next to President of Kurdish Region Nechirvan Barzani at the AIUS commencement ceremony. Photo: Iraqi President's Office
    Iraqi President Barham Salih sits next to President of Kurdish Region Nechirvan Barzani at the AIUS commencement ceremony. Photo: Iraqi President's Office