An Announcement for the Erbil Polytechnic University Alumni and Students to participate in the Dastpek Competition

The Career Development Center Department of the Erbil Polytechnic University announces the graduates and students of the 3rd and 4th grade colleges that our university is participating in the Dastpek Competition along with six other universities in the Kurdistan Region, which is organized by the German Organization(GIZ) in collaboration with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Kurdistan Regional Government which is funded by the European Union.

For this purpose, any graduate or student of the 3rd and 4th grade of technical colleges who wish to participate in the competition can register through the link below.

“Dastpek” is a business initiative competition that encourages university alumni and students to develop their own business ideas and work to establish their own businesses. In the first phase, (60) graduates and students will benefit.

Through this project, graduates and students (third and fourth grades) of the Erbil Polytechnic University colleges can participate in a two-day training course and work on building a work project in team form, then two teams will be selected for the next phase of the competition alongside other teams participated universities in this program.

  For one month, these selected teams will receive intensive in-person and online training and counseling as needed in key areas of career development.

In the final stage, in a special ceremony, the selected teams will present their projects and three teams will be the winners of the project and will be supported to further develop and improve their skills by several private sector partners.

The objectives of the project include: (Changing the attitudes of students and graduates about their future work, becoming familiar with business initiatives and business leaders, practical steps to build businesses, promote and enhance the ability of team working in teams practically.

To Register, click on this link.

Conditions of Participation:

  1. Participants must be graduates or students in (grades 3-4) of the Erbil Polytechnic University.
  2. Applicants must be interested in building their own business and have creative ideas.

Notice:

Successful candidates will be contacted by the University Presidency.

Date and time of the program

The 12th of September, 2023, 9:00 A.M to 5:00 P.M.