Monthly Archives: September 2021

On Thursday 30^th of September 2021, in the EPU presidency conference Room, honorary certifications were offered to the top lecturers of the One Quality Assurance Process for the academic year (2020-2021). In this ceremony, the Erbil Polytechnic University Rector Asst. Prof. Dr. Kawa Abdulkareem Sherwani, and the Higher Education, the Scientific Research Ministry Deputy, Dr. Abdulfatah Abdulrazaq, the IUC President Dr. Orhan Hikmet Aziz Oghlo, the EPU Assistants, the EPU Council Members, the EPU lecturers, and directors were present.

At the beginning of the celebration, the EPU Rector delivered a short statement. He shed light on the Quality Assurance Process and step by step of its development in our university and congratulated and expressed his appreciation towards the successful lecturers and wished them sustainable achievement. He assured his support.

Then, the Higher Education and Scientific Research Ministry Deputy, Dr. Abdulfatah Abdulrazaq, presented a speech. He talked about the importance of this process in all universities, and he said the ministry would constantly affirm using this process. In another part of his speech, he appreciated our university’s hard work in holding such events that encourage the instructors to raise their scientific level and develop education quality in the colleges and institutes. At the end of the ceremony, they offered the certifications.

It is worth mentioning, the Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University, through the Quality Assurance Directorate, prepares such an event in which he rewards the top one lecturers with honorary certification depending on the quality assurance process measurement.

On Wednesday 29^th of September 2021, the EPU Rector Asst. Prof. Dr. Kawa Abdulkareem Sherwani received the Bologna Process System Evaluators Asst. Prof. Dr. Ismail and Dr. Ayden from the Akdeniz University.

The Evaluators were invited from Turkey by the EPU Rector to follow up and evaluate the Bologna Process System and its implementation rate in our colleges and institutes used and implemented three years ago to determine developments and lacks in this system.

After meeting with the Rector and the Rector’s Assistant for the Students Affairs Asst, Prof. Dr. Yousif Mustafa Rasul and Curriculum Development Programme Mr. Kovan Omer Hassan, the Evaluator’s delegation visited Erbil Technology College. The Dean of the Erbil Technology College and the head of the departments warmly received them. During this visit, two seminars were delivered in which they expressed their viewpoints and comments. They also indicated positive and negative points to develop the process faster and

After this fruitful meeting, the Evaluators visited the Technical Administration and Administration College to evaluate the process similarly and meet with the department’s students and lecturers. Their engagement with them will significantly indicate the lack of this program they face in the Erbil Polytechnic University.

Erbil Polytechnic University expressed its full support to overcome the weak points of this process to develop and continue with the Bologna System process in all colleges and institutes.

After visiting all the EPU colleges, the Higher Committee of the Bologna System Process will hold a meeting to focus on all the notes and comments they collect to solve the problems.

On Tuesday 28th of September 2021, the Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University Asst. Prof. Dr. Kawa Abdlukareem Sherwani received the International Universities Committee President (IUC), Dr. Orhan Hikmet Aziz Oghlu, and his delegation. The purpose behind their visit was to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) agreement between our university and the Cyprus Health and Social Sciences University (KSTU.
This MOU aims to develop academic and scientific relationships, student exchange, developing research and educational relationships, and conducting scientific conferences.
In this meeting, the EPU Rector Assistant for the Student Affairs Asst. Prof. Dr. Yousif Mustafa Rasul and University Council Secretary of the Cyprus Health and Social Sciences University signed a Memorandum of Understanding. This delegation, accompanied by the EPU Rector, visited the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research; Dr. Abdulfatah Abdulrazaq received them. In their meeting, they discussed some issues regarding university degree modification between the Kurdistan Region universities and the Cyprus universities to solve these issues.

On Monday 27^th of September 2021, the Erbil Polytechnic University Rector, Asst. Prof. Dr. Kawa Abdulkareem Sherwani received an Italian delegation that consisted of the representative and the Head of the FOCSIV Italian. This organization is the federation of 86 Italian non-governmental organizations worldwide, collaborating with the SAPAN Organization (SOAE).

In this meeting, the Scientific Research Center Director and the EPU Curriculum Development Program Director were available. Both parties signed a memorandum of understanding agreement that included cooperating agriculture university staff and monetary funds to enhance the agriculture sector of the Kurdistan Region and Iraq.

The EPU Rector assured his support and cooperation to implement the agriculture sector project at our university funded by the mentioned organization. The delegation guest expressed their gratitude towards the collaboration and support they received from our university Rector in the marketing and developing the agriculture sector.