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UW-Madison to sign agreement with Iraqi school (AP)

University of Wisconsin-Madison is signing an agreement to collaborate with a prominent university in Iraq in teaching and research.

UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin and the president of Tikrit University are expected to finalize the deal during a videoconference Monday.

UW-Madison professors have proposed teaching their Iraqi counterparts about dairy management, agriculture, medical training and engineering through videoconferencing.