Daily Archives: April 24, 2024

On Wednesday, the 24^th of April, 2024, in the presence of Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, the Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University, Dr. Afan Osman Hussein, the Secretary of the University Council and a significant number of academic staff and students, the  Shaqlawa Technical College in collaboration with the Capital Technical Institute Dr. Mohammed Shukri, the Chairman of the Investment Board, Dr. Abdulrahman Siddiq, the Chairman of the Environmental Protection and Rehabilitation Board.

The ceremony began with the national anthem of Ay Raqib. Then the Rector of the university delivered a speech. “once again, Shaqlawa has a special influence in addition to its historical importance that played an effective role in the liberation movement of the Kurdish people. We can say that the region is of special importance in terms of geography and agriculture, especially in plant production and animal production has an significant role, and more importantly, Shaqlawa is considered one of the most important cities in Kurdistan and Iraq in terms of tourism.

In another part of his speech, the Rector highlighted the influence of tourism in country’s development and introduced it as one of the most important sectors of the Kurdistan economy It was one of the cities that received the plan of the Kurdistan Regional Government’s tourism project and provided special services in the field of tourism.

Regarding the importance of Erbil Polytechnic University to the tourism sector, he said, “We have worked on the curriculum of the Shaqlawa Technical College according to the characteristics of Shaqlawa Therefore, we have opened a new scientific department in Erbil Polytechnic University for this academic year, which is the department of food quality Control in Harir district, which is suitable for the characteristics of the region. Shaqlawa Technical College has also worked on expanding the veterinary department, which now offers both diploma and bachelor’s degrees to students.

“We can say that Erbil Polytechnic University is one of the universities in the Kurdistan Region that follows the Bologna Process, which has been able to be the leader in the implementation of the Bologna Process. We hold annual workshops and meetings on how to change the curriculum to suit the labor market. Another important point is that we believe that universities are not only about providing knowledge and conducting scientific research, but also universities and academic educational centers must always be in constant contact with the society and always provide services to the society, to provide a healthy society, social equality and economic development to the society. We have worked on this kind of strategy and we will continue to serve our community. We hope that today’s symposium will be one of the works through which we can serve the tourism sector in Shaqlawa region.

Then the first panel entitled “The Role of the Government in Promoting and Linking Industry and Tourism” was presented by Dr. Mohammed Shukri, the Chairman of the Investment Board, Abdulrahman Siddiq, the Chairman of the Environmental Protection and Rehabilitation Board, and Mr. Amanj Younis, the moderator of the panel.

The second panel was presented entitled “The role of the academic centers and the government in creating entrepreneurship and promoting the tourism sector” for Mr. Kochar Azad Sadiq, Director of Career Development Centers in the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Hoshmand Rafiq, a lecturer of Salahaddin University in Erbil, and Mr. Rebaz Khalil Khurshed as the moderator of the panel.

At the end, the University Rector and Dean of the Shaqlawa Technical College presented awards to the directors and participants of the panels.

On Wednesday, the 24^th of April, 2024, in the presence of Asst. Prof. Dr. Botan Majid Asngar, the Vice Rector for Scientific Affairs and Higher Education, in a ceremony a group of volunteered students have been awarded. These volunteered students had assisted the university’s activities, especially the two job fairs held last year.

In the ceremony Asst. Prof. Dr. Nageb Toma Bato, the former Vice Rector for Scientific Affairs and Higher Education; Dr. Heshu Rebwar, the Scientific Director of the Presidency of the University; and Dr. Rafah, a lecturer in the Erbil Technical Engineering College were present. Asst. Prof. Dr. Botan Majid Asngar delivered a speech in which he welcomed the volunteers on behalf of the Rector, and expressed his gratitude towards Asst. Prof. Dr. Nageb Toma Bato who supervised these volunteers in the project. He also thanked the Directorate of the Career Development Center (CDC). Finally, he thanked Dr. Rafah, who was responsible for supervising and recruiting the volunteer. He said: “Dear volunteers, “You really performed a humanitarian scientific work during that period whilst you are university students.

Dear students, university is not only a place where we meet with teachers in class every day and then quizzes, exams and lessons, but university is a place where culture is created. The more people look at us, the more highly regarded university students in society, because university is a place of knowledge, a place of science, a place of morality, a place of helping society to fill any gaps To do something without material benefits, without rank and position, without any interest, your only interest is to serve.”

Then, Asst. Prof. Dr. Nageb Toma Bato delivered a short speech thanking the University Presidency and Dr. Rafah and warmly appreciated the volunteers activities who have been very good collaborators of the university in the past in carrying out university activities and opening two job fairs, which in itself is a help to their friends and relatives who were students or graduates.

At the end of the ceremony, the certificates of appreciation were awarded to the volunteers.

Today, Wednesday, the 24^th of April, 2024, on behalf of Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, the Rector of Erbil Polytechnic University, Prof. Dr. Ayad Zaki Saber, the Dean of the Erbil Technical Engineering College participated in the opening ceremony of a scientific conference of Jihan University – Erbil entitled “5th International Conference on Communication Engineering and Computer Science” that was a joint project between the Cihan University – Erbil, the International Islamic University Malaysia, and the Ajloun National University – Jordan.