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SABIS® Establishes School in Suleimaniah, Kurdistan

In the Suleimaniah province, Kurdistan, SABIS ® was present on July 14, 2009 for the laying of the foundation stone of its newest member school. This endeavor falls in the framework of the 3-year educational project that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and SABIS ® Educational Services have embarked on to raise the standards of education in Kurdistan. This cooperation has already reaped success with the establishment of private and public-private schools in Kurdistan, as well as a SABIS ® University.

The school’s foundation stone laying ceremony was held in the presence of the First Lady of Iraq, Mrs. Hero Talibani, the KRG Prime Minister, Mr. Nechirvan Barzani, the Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister, Dr. Berham Salehi, as well as other government and partisan officials.

During the ceremony, Prime Minister Barzani praised the endeavor, “It is yet another start of a successful International School of Choueifat in Suleimaniah and soon in Dohuk. I am pleased with the results achieved by SABIS ® in Kurdistan as SABIS ® is helping to build the human capacity of the Kurdish people.”

The permanent campus of the International School of Choueifat - Suleimaniah, which will be designed by Khatib and Alami and will be built by Gorkem (Turkish Company) and Zozek (local company), will stretch over a 50,000 sq.m. plot of land in the Rapareen quarter and will house numerous modern-day amenities. Until the campus is completed in September 2011, the school shall operate from a temporary facility located in Suleimaniah German Village and will welcome students from Grade 1 to 3 starting November 1st, 2009.

The International School of Choueifat - Suleimaniah is the second SABIS ® operated private school in the Kurdistan Region. The first private school is the International School of Choueifat - Erbil, which opened its doors in September 2006 and will serve over 1,000 students in Kindergarten through Grade 8 in AY 2009-10. Today, after three years in operation, ISC-Erbil is attracting local and international parents, who are eager to provide their children with a high-quality educational experience that helps them become responsible world-class citizens.

SABIS ® is a global education management organization that is distinguished by a 123-year track record in the operation of Pre-K and K–12 schools. The SABIS ® School Network has grown to become a well-reputed global network consisting of schools in 15 countries serving over 56,000 students and 4,500 employees in the 2009-10 academic year.

For more information about SABIS ®, visit www.sabis.net.

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