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Erbil Polytechnic University Signs A Memorandum Of Understanding With School Of Foreign Languages- China Three Gorges University

Within the activities of the International Office of the Erbil Polytechnic University, today, the 24th of October 2022, our university signed a memorandum of understanding with the Foreign Languages Center-China Three University. e agreement was held online in which the Erbil Technical Administrative College Dean, Dr. Azad Ahmed Abdullah, the International Relations Office Director, the Head of the Cultural Relations Unit of the International Relations Office Directorate, and two University academic staff were present to strengthen the academic, scientific, and cultural relationships. And the representatives of the China Three University were the Foreign Languages Center Dean, the Foreign Languages Center Dean Assistant, the International Study Center Director, and the Translation Research Director of the Foreign Languages Center, that were present online.

In the meeting, the Erbil Polytechnic University expressed gratitude towards China Three University. For offering five seats of higher education (Master’s Degree) in the international, regional, and Linguistic study fields.

Furthermore, our university academic staff discussed students’ and university lecturers’ exchanges that were fulfilled in the summer semester, and it is supposed to renew the agreement for next year. They also talked about encouraging university teachers to publish joint research.

In 2017 our university delegation visited China Three University to build academic, scientific, and cultural relations between both universities.

Erbil Polytechnic University Signed A Memorandum of Understanding with the International Labour Organization

On Sunday, 24th of October 2022, the Erbil Polytechnic University Rector, Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, received Maria Martí Antonio Program Manager – Cooperation Section of the European Union, Maha Kattaa the International Labor Organization (ILO) Country Coordinator in Iraq, and Roman Hussein from UNESCO.

In the meeting, all parties discussed implementing joint projects to support displaced people and Syrian refugees. later, the Erbil Polytechnic University and ILO signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop the skills of technicians and workers in cultural heritage. This agreement is considered a part of the implementation of the University’s strategy toward internationalization.

 The new partnership aims to develop and enhance the skills of the employment approaches to create decent job opportunities for displaced people, Syrian refugees, and host community members. ILO, jointly with UNESCO, implements the project, and European Union is the project’s financial funder. throughout this MOU ILO will build the capacities of trainers from EPU to implement the skills training programmes and monitor their training activities.

Erbil Polytechnic University And Nottingham University Present A Two Day Workshop  

In collaboration with the Nottingham University of the United Kingdom, The International Relations Office of the Erbil Polytechnic University arranged a workshop regarding internationalizing higher Education, study program, and technical and vocational Education on the 18th and 19th of October 2022.

The University Rector Assistant for Scientific Affairs, Council Members, and lecturers were present in the workshop. The workshop program included four subjects delivered online by Nottingham University Experts and professors Juliet Thondhlana, Rights Lab Associate Professor in Education and Migration, Prof. Dr. Volker Wedekind (Professor of Education) Faculty of Social Science, and Joshua Hawkins, Lead Officer (International) at the Midlands Engine.

The workshop subjects were the development of internationalization strategy in the world post Covid19, building a successful educational partnership, essential concepts and attentions of internationalizing education programs, the debated problems of skillful frameworks, and work and vocational programs. They also talked about some other topics like a focus on the type and level of the Erbil Polytechnic University internationalization.

This workshop is a part of the memorandum of understanding between the Erbil Polytechnic University, and Nottingham University signed on October 2021.

It is worth mentioning that Nottingham University is one of the top 18 universities in the United Kingdom and 114 worldwide.

Erbil Polytechnic University Gives Students An Opportunity Of Studying A Semester At Belfield University of Applied Science In Germany And Wroclaw University In Poland

After signing a Memorandum of Understanding with both Belfield University of Applied Science in Germany and Wroclaw University of Science and Technology in Poland in the past, which is within the International Relations Office activities aimed to internationalize the university, gives the studying opportunity to the second and third-grade students of our university colleges to study in the named universities that consist of five courses for each university.

To participate in this program, the students should have the following points:

  1. The student should be in the second or third grade of college.
  2. The student should be fluent in English with one of (the TOEFL/B2) or (IELTS 5-6 level).
  3. The expenses are upon students.
  4. The student must make a warranty and commission and complete a pledge to complete the study and return to the country.
  5. The university will make up a committee to evaluate students.
  6. The deadline is on the 20th of October, 2022.

Students can apply according to the terms and conditions of this link.