On Thursday, the 14th of December, 2023, Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, the Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University, received Mr. Madan Gopal, the General Consul of India in Erbil.
In the meeting where the Vice Rector for Scientific Affairs and Higher Education, the Dean of Mergasor Technical Institute, the Directors of the International Relations Office, and Public Registration of the university presidency were present, they discussed establishing relationships between Erbil Polytechnic University and universities in India in scientific and academic terms.
Another topic of the meeting was opening of a corner in the central library of the Erbil Polytechnic University called India Library Corner which contains a significant number of important resources in the fields of (medicine, nursing, agriculture, herbal medicine, beekeeping, administration, and English Language).
Whilst, the new Indian Consul in Erbil promised to continue their relations with our university and further develop it and are ready for any cooperation in the academic field.
Several scientific and academic activities were held within the framework of collaboration and strengthening academic relations between Erbil Polytechnic University and the Consulate of India.
One of the activities was the opening of the Indian Library Corner in the central library of the university and they donated some valuable books to our university library. In the future, they will provide more academic books to our university. A sports activity was also held where some of the students practiced yoga.
Then, Dr. Talib the Dean of the Mergasor Technical Institute, delivered a speech. He talked about the importance of academic relationships, and the common points that India and the Kurdistan Regional Government have such as respect for culture, multicultural coexistence, and progress in this aspect. He also said: “We believe that the new Indian Consul will be a good cooperator to strengthen and build collaboration between Kurdistan universities in general, especially collaboration and strengthening the relationship between the Erbil Polytechnic University and top universities in India. The Consul will be the bridge of this relationship to further serve the country and further develop the academic field of the country and our university in particular.”
Later, another activity was held in which the Indian Consul delivered a seminar. He explained the study and its quality in India to the participants. He also clarified procedures of appling for the scholarships for the international students. Some of these scholarships according to their requirements free of charge and then all expenses will be borne by the Government of India.
Indian universities and their departments serve 180 countries of the world. The General Consul of India expressed his contribution to serve the students, employees and teachers of the Erbil Polytechnic University to apply for the scholarships.
