The Rector of Erbil Polytechnic University receives Japanese Consul General in Erbil

On Monday, the 18th of April, 2024, Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki received Mr. Arakawa Mikihiro, the Consul of Japan in the Erbil city.

In a meeting where the Vice Rector for Administrative and Financial Affairs and the Vice Rector for Scientific and Higher Education Affairs, the Dean of Erbil Technology College, the General Director of the Scientific Research Center, and the Director of the Rector’s Office were present, Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki briefly talked about the history of our university, scientific departments, the number of students and teachers and location of institutions affiliated to our university.

Then, the Japanese Consul expressed his pleasure to visit our university and said that he is glad for seeing a polytechnic university in the Kurdistan Region that works on new sciences and the needs of the labor market.

In another part of his speech, the Japanese Consul expressed the readiness of the Japanese Consulate through the Embassy of his country in Iraq to provide any assistance to establish relationships between his country’s universities and Erbil Polytechnic University in terms of science and provide some scholarships.