Iraq Horizons 2015 is a further training programme that addresses itself to young Iraqi leaders working in the field of civil engineering, information and communication technology, energy supply, medical engineering as well as in the financing and banking industry. The programme comprises a two-phase German language course held at Goethe-Institutes in Iraq and Germany that serves as a preparatory stage for a several week long practical training in a German enterprise. Applicants should not be older than 35 years and are expected to bring with them one to five years of practical vocational experience and to speak English fluently. The programme's aim is the support of rebuilding activities in Iraq and the tightening of economic relations between Germany and Iraq.

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Goethe-Institut offers advanced education programmes in Germany for cultural journalists and cultural managers from the Arab world.

The programme is intended for talented people from Arab countries who are keen to play an active role in promoting core democratic values in their home countries. The German Bundestag is offering them the opportunity to gain first-hand experience of the German parliamentary system and political decision-making processes.