Monthly Archives: February 2021

At the world universities ranking, Erbil Polytechnic University reached the top 3572 in the last ranking of worldwide institutions. This is a big step in the scientific progress amongst the universities of Kurdistan Region and Iraq.

For this great achievement, the EPU Rector assist. Prof. Dr. Kawa Abdulkareem Sherwani congratulated the University Council, researchers, lecturers, employees, and students of the EPU; despite the hard economic situation and the pandemic Covid-19, they could raise the scientific and academic level of the university. He hoped that EPU continues developing towards greater success.

Compared to the last Webometrics Ranking of the World Universities of July 2020, this year, the Erbil Polytechnic University could reach 3572.  The  EPU from the 17368 rankings rose to 13796, in which the EPU is top 44 among 112 universities in Iraq. Amongst public and private universities of the Kurdistan Region, which are 30 universities, our university is in the top 14, and among 15 public universities, the EPU is in the top 11.

On Thursday 4^th of February, 2021, the university’s council conducted its meeting with the presence of the Rector of the EPU Asst. Prof. Dr. Kawa Abdulkareem Sherwani, the council members, and the president of IUC, Prof. Dr. Orhan Hikmet Aziz Oghlo.

In this meeting, they discussed the students’ administrative and scientific affairs, and they also talked about some other issues in which they made some decisions.

On Monday 1^st of February, 2021, The Rector of the EPU received the President of the IUC, Prof. Dr. Orhan Hikmat Aziz Oghlo.

In this meeting, the assistants of the EPU Rector for the Administrative and Financial Affairs and Students scientific Affairs, the Director of the International Office, the Director of Curriculum Development were present. His Excellency the Rector of the EPU, Asst. Prof. Dr. Kawa Sherwani, meanwhile the President of the Council of the International Universities in Iraq, Welcomed Prof. Dr. Orhan Oghlo and talked about developing their relations and conducting mutual work among the universities that are members of the council.