On leave from the government department of Georgetown University, Joshua Mitchell, acting chancellor of the American University of Iraq at Sulaimani, talks about the challenges of starting a private university in a country damaged by years of war. He also shares the special pitch he gives prospective faculty members.
Quite co-incidentally - or was it? - Danish corporation Lego announced it had advanced plans to establish a private university. Lego admitted to having discussed the idea with the minister on several occasions.