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On Tuesday 4^th of October 2021, Erbil Polytechnic University rewarded 200 lecturers Assistant, Professor Lecturer assistants, and Professors who gained scientific titles or were scientifically promoted.

In this ceremony, the KRG Spokesman Dr. Jutyar Adel, the Higher Education and Scientific Research Minister Deputy Dr. Abdulfatah Abdulrazaq, and several general directors, the Higher Education and Scientific Research Minister consultants, the Rector Assistants, the University Council Members were present, and the lecturers got promoted.

At the beginning of the ceremony, the EPU Rector Asst. Prof. Dr. Kawa Abdulkareem Sherwani Presented a speech in which he welcomed the guests and expressed his appreciation for their attendance in this valuable ceremony. He also congratulated the university lecturers for their remarkable achievements and sustainable success.

His Excellency, the EPU Rector, talked about our university’s progress from its beginning as a higher education establishment and technical Education Board and later Erbil Polytechnic University. He also said, “EPU has witnessed vast development in the quality and quantity of the lecturers and researches and in national and international ranking our university has seen great progress.”

The EPU Rector also said: “at the recent two years, 200 lecturers achieved scientific title or got promoted, 30 were lecturers became assistant professors, 100 lecturers gained a master degree and scientific title and advanced to assistant lecturers. Also, 30 lecturers received Ph.D. degrees, and 40 assistant lecturers became lectures after writing research. All these are our university achievements, products, and hardworking that encouraged and supported lecturers to do studies and publish them in famous magazines.

At the end of his speech, his Excellency the EPU Rector welcomed the guests, congratulated the lecturers, and wished them more success. Then, he asked the Kurdistan Region Government Spokesman and the Higher Education and Scientific Research Minister Deputy to offer the honorary certifications to the academic staff.

On Thursday, 7^th of October 2021, Erbil Polytechnic University and Barzani Charity Foundation completed three days of training courses for the Foundation staff about “Project Management.”  Barzani Charity Foundation opened this training course in collaboration with the Erbil Polytechnic University. In this event, Asst. Prof. Dr. Kawa Abdulkareem Sherwani and the Head of the Barzani Charity Foundation were present.

At the beginning of the celebration, the Chief Manager of the Barzani Charity Foundation, Mr. Mussa Ahmed, delivered a speech. He shed light on opening such training courses to strengthen the Barzani Charity Foundation staff capacity in the project management field. He said: “I warmly express my gratitude towards the EPU Rector Asst. Prof. Dr. Kawa Abdulkareem Sherwani and the lecturers who had a great role in arranging the training course”. He continued his speech and said,” These training courses have a considerable effect in performing the projects, administrative arrangements, and building contact with the organizations. We hope the training course attendees got benefit from the courses and continue in building their capacity.

Later, his Excellency Asst. Prof. Dr. Kawa Abdulkareem Sherwani presented his statement and said: “We feel proud of the Barzani Charity Foundation as they have served Iraq and the Kurdistan Region.

The EPU Rector also said, “We are always ready to serve Barzani Charity Foundation significantly in different fields. It is our first project with them, and we assure them that we will continue presenting training courses. Opening such courses affect substantially on the staff level to gain up-to-date knowledge and information in daily tasks.

The Rector Assistant for Scientific Affairs, the Erbil Technical Administration College Dean, the Career Center Department Director, the Curriculum Program Development, and the training course trainees and lecturers were present. Thirteen training course attendees received the certification of participation who theoretically and practically participated in the course.

It is worth mentioning; that this course is within the Memorandum of Understanding Agreement (MOU) between the Erbil Polytechnic University and Barzani Charity Foundation, which was signed previously between the parties. And it is decided that the EPU will deliver such courses in collaboration and cooperation with the Barzani Charity Foundation.

On Monday 4^th of October, the Kurdistan Region Government Spokesman, Dr. Jutiar Adel, delivered a seminar under the title “KRG Works and Activities” in the Cultural Center Hall of the Erbil Polytechnic University, which was arranged by the Erbil Polytechnic University. This event, the EPU Rector Asst. Prof. Dr. Kawa Abulkareem Sherwani, the Higher Education and Scientific Research Ministry Deputy Dr. Abdulfatah Abdulrazaq, and several ministry consultants and General Directors, the EPU Rector assistants, and the University Council Members.

In the beginning, his Excellency the EPU Rector presented a speech in which he welcomed the Higher Education and Scientific Research Ministry Deputy Dr. Abdulfatah Abdulrazaq, and a number of the ministry consultants and General Directors, and guests. He also expressed his warm gratitude and appreciation towards the KRG Spokesman Dr. Jutyar Adel for delivering this seminar to talk about the KRG ninth cabinet works and activities.

In this event which was supervised by the Rector Assistant for the Students Affairs Asst. Prof. Dr. Yousif Mustafa Rasul, Dr. jutyar Adel mentioned the past two years of KRG Affairs and work developments and the obstacles and difficulties KRG faced during their work process. In another part of his speech, he talked about the reformation process and its importance and results as he presented some examples upon which outcomes returned to the State Treasure.

The KRG Spokesman spoke about the issues between the Kurdistan region Government and Iraq and the factors and their consequences. Later he talked about the government’s future program that consists of several strategic projects one of them is creating a national bank which is in the process now.

In the end, an opportunity was made for the attendees to direct their comments and questions. One of the lecturers asked about employees’ grades rising, the KRG Spokesman said that in the KRG legal budget project of 2022 which is supposed to they work on it and start grade rising.

Finally, Dr. Jutyar Adel thanked the EPU Rector for giving him an opportunity to see the university lecturers inside the campus to talk about the government’s activities and issues.