The Dean of Mergasor Technical Institute held several important meetings in the United Arab Emirates
Last week, Dr. Talib Mohammed Sharif Omer, Dean of Mergasor Technical Institute/Erbil Polytechnic University, arrived in Dubai, UAE on an official visit, held several important scientific meetings in the fields of developing academic collaborations to build academic cooperation between Mergasor Technical Institute/Erbil Polytechnic University and the United Arab Emirates universities.
On Wednesday, 17th Jan, 2024, Dr Omer visited Wollongong University in Dubai. He was warmly welcomed by Tatyana Yekimova, business developer and head of Communications Affairs of Wollongong University. In a meeting, discussions were held on the development of academic relations in the common areas of interest between Erbil Polytechnic University and Wollongong University so that they can benefit from each other in the future Working on joint workshop. The scientific joint research project was another topic of the meeting.
On Thursday, Jan 18, 2024, the Dean of the Institute visited Dubai University and was officially welcomed by Professor Dr. Hussein Al-Ahmad, Vice Rector for Scientific Affairs and Academic Relations, and Professor Dr. Wathiq Mansour, Dean of the College of Engineering and Information Technology.
In the meeting, after a brief discussion about the development situation in Kurdistan as a beautiful example of coexistence, they discussed the strategy of Erbil Polytechnic University and Mergasor Technical Institute in the field of internationalization. Also, they put emphasis on establishing academic relations and developing the common scientific fields between Mergasor Technical Institute / Erbil Polytechnic University, and Dubai University.
These areas include academic capacity development, student exchange, staff and teacher training, and conducting joint scientific activities and research. Another topic of the meeting was related to renewable energy, especially that the engineers of the university took the initiative to establish a renewable energy project that provides electricity to the university and sell part of it The university’s strategy is to work in the field of renewable energy. For this purpose, coordination between the two universities is key to develop projects, laboratories and scientific departments in the future, especially with the University of Dubai, one of the most advanced public universities.
During the visit, the Dean of the Institute toured the laboratories of the university in the field of engineering, technology and electronics.
It is worth mentioning that the Dean of the Institute after meeting with the officials of the University of Wollongong and Dubai, presented them with the logo of the institute and our university with a painting of the beautiful nature of Kurdistan.
