Amman, Sept. 29 (Petra) -- Muhyiddine Touq, Head of the Higher Council of the National Centre for Curriculum Development (NCCD), was elected president of the Board of Governors of the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) in Austria for a two-year term.

The academy is an international scientific institution founded in 2010 under an agreement between Austria and the UN, and it offers academic programs and specialized courses in anti-corruption. Jordan was among the first countries to sign the agreement establishing it.

The academy has 84 members from around the world, including several Arab countries.

Touq previously served as co-chair at the academy's launch ceremony, which was attended by former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

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