On Sunday 24th of October 2021, the Erbil Polytechnic University Rector Asst. Prof. Dr. Kawa Abdulkareem Sherwani received the Poland Consul Mr. Dominic Mushat.
In this meeting, the Rector Assistant for the Students Affairs, the Scientific Director, the International Relations Department, and the Curriculum Development Department Director. The EPU Rector received the Poland Consul and expressed his pleasure and appreciation for his visit to the university.
His Excellency, the EPU Rector, talked about the EPU briefly, and then the Poland Consul talked briefly about Poland universities and the education system there. He showed his collaboration and support to build relationships between the Erbil Polytechnic University and Poland universities. He assured his support in collaborating and facilitating with our university applicants to the higher education study in his country.
In the meeting, they talked about developing and widening the relationship between our university and Poland universities. Recently, the EPU has signed two Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with two Poland universities. In collaboration with our university, they will open training courses for our university students and staff to benefit from the Poland universities’ experience.
In continuation of the Erbil Polytechnic University, international Relations Office activities in creating job opportunities, exchanging and learning for the students, and building a network with the world students, on Tuesday 19th of October 2021, the International Relations Department of the EPU arranged an event through an international program in the Seminar Hall of the EPU Presidency.
In this event, the EPU Rector Asst. Prof. Dr. Kawa Abdulkareem Sherwani, the Rector Assistant for Scientific Affairs Dr. Nageb Toma Bato, the Rector Assistant for Students Affairs Asst. Prof. Dr. Yousif Mustafa Rasul, the International Relations Office Director Asst. Prof. Dr. Ranj Sirwan Abdullah and the Students Interior Departments Mr. Farhad Othman, were present. The students who participated in this program talked about the project they presented in the online academic program from the 12th to the 27th of August 2021, prepared by the Global Youth leadership Academy (GYLA) and M3TRIX Academic Organization.
Erbil Polytechnic University is the only university in Iraq, and the Kurdistan Region attended this program with five students (Shaho Hassan, Sima Abdulkarim, Braw Talib, Abdullah Dhaher, and Awat Qadir) from the Erbil Technical Administration College, Erbil Technical Engineering College, and Erbil Technical Health College. Dr. Selar Othman supervised and cooperated with the students. These students gained good degrees, but Sima Abdulkarim’s Seminar presentation was the top one amongst them in the program.
On this program, twenty UN Official and Company Representatives, 1,200 alumni, 500 young leaders from 30 countries encouraged youth to become systems thinkers, change-makers, innovators, and global leaders in the future. The program of GYLA includes UN System and Youth Empowerment, Thought Leadership, Global Mindset, and Action Competence.
Global Youth Leadership Academy (GYLA) is a world-class educational and experiential learning program that provides students with leadership training, international and cultural awareness and builds their commitment to servant leadership. The Global Youth and Leadership Academy (GYLA) was established in 2016 with top Chinese universities & UN Agencies. The youth-led platform provides young people with the opportunity to learn and exchange knowledge and experiences with global leaders. GYLA brings young people together to discuss the role of youth in addressing the challenges of the pandemic and commitment to the SDGs with global leaders.
To shed more light on this event, it is worth mentioning that in collaboration with M3TRIX Academy, UN agencies, and leading universities, GYLA has developed the online program eGYLA for young people who aspire to be future leaders and social innovators. They will learn how to address the post-pandemic futures and realize the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
At the end of the seminar, our Rector delivered a short speech. He expressed his gratitude towards the great efforts presented by the International Relations Office in this program and achieving funds for our students’ projects. He also appreciated the hardworking of our students who attend such national and international programs with high scientific levels, charismatic characteristics, and great confidence in themselves, then gain high results. Finally, the EPU Rector offered the participation certification and a book written by him about leadership to the students who attended the program.
On Tuesday 4th of October 2021, Erbil Polytechnic University rewarded 200 lecturers Assistant, Professor Lecturer assistants, and Professors who gained scientific titles or were scientifically promoted.
In this ceremony, the KRG Spokesman Dr. Jutyar Adel, the Higher Education and Scientific Research Minister Deputy Dr. Abdulfatah Abdulrazaq, and several general directors, the Higher Education and Scientific Research Minister consultants, the Rector Assistants, the University Council Members were present, and the lecturers got promoted.
At the beginning of the ceremony, the EPU Rector Asst. Prof. Dr. Kawa Abdulkareem Sherwani Presented a speech in which he welcomed the guests and expressed his appreciation for their attendance in this valuable ceremony. He also congratulated the university lecturers for their remarkable achievements and sustainable success.
His Excellency, the EPU Rector, talked about our university’s progress from its beginning as a higher education establishment and technical Education Board and later Erbil Polytechnic University. He also said, “EPU has witnessed vast development in the quality and quantity of the lecturers and researches and in national and international ranking our university has seen great progress.”
The EPU Rector also said: “at the recent two years, 200 lecturers achieved scientific title or got promoted, 30 were lecturers became assistant professors, 100 lecturers gained a master degree and scientific title and advanced to assistant lecturers. Also, 30 lecturers received Ph.D. degrees, and 40 assistant lecturers became lectures after writing research. All these are our university achievements, products, and hardworking that encouraged and supported lecturers to do studies and publish them in famous magazines.
At the end of his speech, his Excellency the EPU Rector welcomed the guests, congratulated the lecturers, and wished them more success. Then, he asked the Kurdistan Region Government Spokesman and the Higher Education and Scientific Research Minister Deputy to offer the honorary certifications to the academic staff.
On Thursday, 7th of October 2021, Erbil Polytechnic University and Barzani Charity Foundation completed three days of training courses for the Foundation staff about “Project Management.” Barzani Charity Foundation opened this training course in collaboration with the Erbil Polytechnic University. In this event, Asst. Prof. Dr. Kawa Abdulkareem Sherwani and the Head of the Barzani Charity Foundation were present.
At the beginning of the celebration, the Chief Manager of the Barzani Charity Foundation, Mr. Mussa Ahmed, delivered a speech. He shed light on opening such training courses to strengthen the Barzani Charity Foundation staff capacity in the project management field. He said: “I warmly express my gratitude towards the EPU Rector Asst. Prof. Dr. Kawa Abdulkareem Sherwani and the lecturers who had a great role in arranging the training course”. He continued his speech and said,” These training courses have a considerable effect in performing the projects, administrative arrangements, and building contact with the organizations. We hope the training course attendees got benefit from the courses and continue in building their capacity.
Later, his Excellency Asst. Prof. Dr. Kawa Abdulkareem Sherwani presented his statement and said: “We feel proud of the Barzani Charity Foundation as they have served Iraq and the Kurdistan Region.
The EPU Rector also said, “We are always ready to serve Barzani Charity Foundation significantly in different fields. It is our first project with them, and we assure them that we will continue presenting training courses. Opening such courses affect substantially on the staff level to gain up-to-date knowledge and information in daily tasks.
The Rector Assistant for Scientific Affairs, the Erbil Technical Administration College Dean, the Career Center Department Director, the Curriculum Program Development, and the training course trainees and lecturers were present. Thirteen training course attendees received the certification of participation who theoretically and practically participated in the course.
It is worth mentioning; that this course is within the Memorandum of Understanding Agreement (MOU) between the Erbil Polytechnic University and Barzani Charity Foundation, which was signed previously between the parties. And it is decided that the EPU will deliver such courses in collaboration and cooperation with the Barzani Charity Foundation.
