Yearly Archives: 2023

Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki the Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University participated in the fourth meeting of the Committee for the Development of Technical and Vocational Education held in Baghdad, Iraq.

In a meeting where the president of the Duhok Polytechnic University, the Sulaymaniya University and other polytechnic universities in Iraq participated they discussed the steps to develop and promote technical and vocational education in order to create job opportunities for young people.

In the meeting, which was supported by UNESCO and the European Union Representation in Iraq, the common views of Kurdistan polytechnic universities were presented by the Rector of the Duhok Polytechnic University, Prof. Dr. Ari Adel. She emphasized on the necessity to support polytechnic universities especially in the pedagogy course specialized for Technical colleges and institutes in the field of technical and vocational education, as well as paying attention to tourism departments in technical colleges and institutes in order to promote the tourism sector in general and in the Kurdistan Region in particular.

The Kurdistan Regional Government delegation also discussed the program and presented their comments on the shortcomings of the program and also presented several points to further strengthen the future plan of the program.

A number of Iraqi newspapers have reported that a group of students of the Erbil Polytechnic University have been sent to the Nizwa University in Oman for the summer training.

On Thursday, the 6^th of July, 2023 in the presence of Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, the Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University, the  Directorate of International Relations Office organized a farewell ceremony for a group of students who will visit Oman for summer internship at the Nizwa University within the framework of student exchange program between the Erbil Polytechnic University and member universities of the Arab Universities Union are going to visit Oman for summer internships at the Nizwa University.

The news of sending those students to the Nizwa University in Oman received special attention in some Iraqi newspapers and magazines.

The website of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) newspaper Al-Takhi published a report entitled “Several students of the Erbil Polytechnic University will conduct summer internship at the Nizwa University”. They pointed out the importance of relations between the Erbil Polytechnic University and universities around the world and described sending this group of students to Oman as an important step.

Meanwhile, the newspaper (Kul Al-Akhbar) in its issue 3233 published on the 12^th of July, reported the sending of our university students to the Nizwa University in Oman.

Also, the newspaper (Al-Bina Al-Jadeedah), which is an independent and impartial newspaper published in Baghdad, in its issue 4152 published on the 12th July, highlighted the steps of the Erbil Polytechnic University towards progress and its relations with other universities. And mentioned the sending a number of university students to summer internships at one of Oman’s most prestigious universities for the efforts of the university’s president and staff.

And also, in Al-Sayad, which is an independent political newspaper, in its issue 724 on the 12^th July and Al-Sabah al-Jadeed in its issue 5172 on Wednesday, the 12^th of July, like other newspapers, reported the sending of a group of students of the Erbil Polytechnic University. Similarly, other newspapers have published the news of sending a number of students of the Erbil Polytechnic University to one of the universities in Poland.

Previously, a group of students from the Erbil Polytechnic University went to the Lodz University in Poland as part of students exchange program between the university members of the Arab Universities Union.

On Tuesday, the 11^th of July, 2023, Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, the Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University, received a number of students of the College of Engineering of the Palestine Polytechnic University who came to our university for summer internship.

In the meeting the Vice Rector for the Student Affairs, the Director of International Relations Office, and the Administrative Director were present. After welcoming the students, the Rector briefly talked about the history of peaceful coexistence between ethnic and religious communities in Kurdistan. He said the Palestine and the Kurdistan Region had strong relationship and had expressed their condolences to each other in the history of the tragedies that have occurred in both countries.

The guest students expressed their pleasure to conduct summer internship in Kurdistan and the Erbil Polytechnic University and considered it important and necessary to provide such opportunities to become more familiar with each other’s culture. Finally, the university Rector wished them enjoy their trip in Kurdistan which is the place of coexistence and asked them after the training they can visit the places that are part of Kurdistan’s history and mix with the people of this region.

Under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, the Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University On Monday, the 10^th of June, 2023, the Erbil Polytechnic University organized a workshop on (The Work of Magazine Editors) for Prof. Dr. Fazel Ismail, the Director of Al-Bahr Magazine –Al-Kafil University/Najaf organized the event at the University Presidency.

In a workshop where the Director of the Scientific Journal of our university, Asst. Prof. Dr. Karwan Wasman, the Director of International Relations Office and the members of the university journal committee were present, Asst. Prof. Dr. Fazel Wasman briefed the audience regarding the details of the editors work, the importance of the Digital Commons System in the magazine, and several other important topics about the work of the magazine.

It is worth mentioning that Dr. Fazel Wasman is also the Dean of Al-Kafil University in Najaf, has a lot of expertise about scientific journals and during his journey, in addition to this workshop that was only for editors, he will perform another workshop concerning scientific journals and digital commons at the Shaqlawa technical College.