Monthly Archives: June 2023

Under the supervision and presence of Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, the Rector of Erbil Polytechnic University the fifth annual festival of second year students of the Erbil Technology College was conducted.

After the opening of the festival, Asst. Prof. Dr. Nageb Toma Bato, the Vice Rector for Scientific Affairs and Higher Education, the Deans of the Erbil Technology College, Erbil Technical Administrative Institute, the Erbil Medical Technical Institute, the Head of the Future Regional Committee and a number of teachers, Employees, and students were present. They visited the sections of the festival and the works and activities exhibited were shown to the audience.

The Erbil Polytechnic University Rector congratulated the organizers, supervisors and students participating in the festival and wished them success.

His Excellency our University Rector emphasized on the products and handicrafts of students which should be reflected in colleges and universities and for this purpose encouraged the participating students to prepare some of their works as gifts to present them to the delegation and guests coming to universities and relevant parties to become familiar with their work.

Erbil Polytechnic University Rector Prof. Dr. Edrees Mohamad Tahir Harki attended the meeting of the Minister Deputy of the Higher Education and Scientific Research with the Rector of Dundee University Scotland.

A delegation from the University of Dundee Scotland visited the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and met with the official staff of the Ministry.

Prof. Dr. Abdulfatah Abdulrazaq, the Higher Education and Scientific Research Minister Deputy received Prof. Iain Gillespie the Principal and Vice-Chancellor at the University of Dundee and an accompanying delegation consisting of Professor Mohammed Al-Uzri, President of the Iraqi-British Employment Council; Jason Norris, Head of Partner at the University of Dundee, who is in the Kurdistan Region to carry out several joint scientific projects with several universities.

In a meeting where the Erbil Polytechnic University Rector, a number of Kurdistan universities, advisors of the minister and general directors, the Rector of Dundee University expressed his pleasure to visit the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research Kurdistan.

In his speech, the Minister Deputy of Higher Education and Scientific Research talked about the relations between the Kurdistan Region and the UK, said: Our Ministry in the past has had the most joint scientific projects with universities and institutions in the UK you have had academic relations with your universities, so we want to expand these scientific relations and include various areas related to the development of the higher education sector.

“An important part of our work strategy is to expand the scope of technical and vocational education in the Kurdistan Region. In this context, we need to establish a direct and better channel with the Kurdistan labour market to benefit from the experience and capabilities of that country. The Deputy Minister also spoke about the Ministry’s plan to reform and review the curriculum of all departments of Kurdistan universities and said that the participation and coordination of the British experts will help in the success of this project.

At the end of the meeting, several scientific and academic issues were exchanged to further develop relations between the two sides.