May 26, 2021 - Erbil Polytechnic University

On Wednesday 26^th May 2021 the Rector of the EPU rewarded some students and supervisors who participate in the annual competition of the TISHK International University. In this competition, they could reach the top two and three.

At the beginning of the ceremony, his Excellency Dr. Kawa Abdulkareem Sherwany presented a speech in which he congratulated the participated supervisors and students in the Nice Competition. He said, “Today, I feel proud as I see our student’s projects reached a level that they gain excellence. As the EPU Presidency, we always worked to develop and enhance the scientific level of the lecturers and students regarding their lectures and researches. What we see today is the product of our past attempts. Dears, I wish you success and all the best.”

After the Erbil Technical Engineering College and the Erbil Technology College Students’ Participation in the Nice Competition of the TISHK International University, they were able to gain top one, two, and three upon the Engineering Departments and get top two upon Technical departments. EPU students consisted of four groups.

TISHK International University annually held this competition in which the fourth-year students attend it with their graduation projects.

On the 26^th of May 2021, with the university’s Rector of the university, his assistants, several academic staff, students, twelve EPU students from the Erbil Technical Engineering College, Erbil Technical Administration College, and Erbil Technical Health College delivered a seminar about the reusing food project. IREX organization implemented and collaborated in this project. Previously, the IREX organization performed this project within the Global Solutions for Sustainability Challenge, supported by Stevens Initiative, sponsored by The U.S.A. State Ministry, managed by Aspen Institute and implemented by IREX Organization.

In this project, the students will reuse the unused and remained food of the restaurants and food stores to make fertilizer materials or animal food. The project of the food reusing was implemented and constructed by the EPU students in collaboration with a group of American students from Virginia Community College in Virginia State. After receiving this financial support, it will be implemented by the EPU students in the Kurdistan Region by using this site.

It is worth to be mentioned that The Head Of Grant and Fund Raising in the International Relations Office Department in the EPU, Dr. Selar Othman Ali, could obtain this financial grant and arranged it by the following students.

Hevi Salam Ahmed

Aland Shhab Ali

Omer Aziz Abdulla

Ali Muhamad Karim

Bela Munir Yousif

Ahmed Muhamad Nuri

Jwan Jamal Jalal

Lavin Hashim Baqi

Nurxan Nasih Ababakr

Khanda Khalid Anwar

Paywand Fuad Ahmed

Muhamed Hasib Ahmed