In a unique step, Erbil Polytechnic University in collaboration with THM University of Germany will establish a laboratory for the renewable energy in Erbil.
This step of the two universities occurred during the official visit of the Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University, Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, his accompanying delegation, and the academic staff of the Erbil Polytechnic University to Germany and with the President of THM University of Germany.
In the meeting, both sides discussed the joint project between them that began at the beginning of 2022 and is expected to be completed by the end of this year.
In the framework of collaboration between the Erbil Polytechnic University and University of Applied Sciences (THM) Germany and after receiving the fund and implementation of a joint project entitled (Academic Education in the field of Renewable Energies). The project is implemented by an expert professor at THM University and funded by the German DAAD.
They also talked about other steps of relations between the two universities, especially strengthening these relations in terms of exchange of teachers and staff and benefit from each other’s experience and expertise in various fields.
The Rector and THM University staff expressed their pleasure to work together with the Erbil Polytechnic University to successfully complete this important project within two years.
They also discussed the future work between the two universities, especially within the framework of the exchange program of higher education students to obtain master’s and doctoral degrees, in addition to the exchange of university students who visit countries before graduation.
The aim of the establishment of the renewable energy laboratory project in our university by the German university was to take steps to build a department of the renewable energy in the Erbil Technology College of the Erbil Polytechnic University, which will be admitted this year.
It is worth mentioning that this project began in 2022 and all the equipment for this laboratory is scheduled to be completed by the end of this year
