The article clearly states that the Iraqi government is funding this program.
Most of the Iraqis I know want degrees in engineering or medicine.
A lot of them have these degrees but got them during the Saddam era and they don't equate with the degrees they could get elsewhere.
They want to restore their country to its former days when Baghdad was known as the education center of the east, but they have a lot of other things that need to be fixed first.
Don’t waste your intellect and time on an idiot!