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On Tuesday, the 20^th of February, 2024, in the presence of Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, the Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University, the Vice Rector for Scientific Affairs and Higher Education and the General Director of Scientific Research Center, in collaboration with Liverpool University in the UK and Bur Saeed University in Egypt, held two workshops entitled (Principles and Programs of Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education) &(Artificial Intelligence in Research) was held at the Scientific Research Center for a group of researchers and lecturers of our university.

Before starting the workshops, the Rector delivered a speech in which he congratulated the organizers of the workshop and considered the topic of artificial intelligence important and said that this topic is a new global development in the field of technology for researchers and teachers.

The workshops were entitled (Principles and Programs of Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education) and (Artificial Intelligence Applications in Research). Asst. Prof. Dr. Nashwa Ismail and Asst. Prof. Dr.Yara Abdulati as an international speaker and Asst. Prof. Dr. Shahab Wahab Karim as the local speaker; Dr. Selar Osman Ali as the director of the workshops and our university staff, in which teachers and researchers of our university were introduced to the latest changes and developments in artificial intelligence.

The aim of the workshop was to gain a basic understanding of artificial intelligence concepts, apply knowledge of artificial intelligence principles in the real world of higher education, and participate in discussion groups to address challenges and opportunities related to artificial intelligence in higher education.

On Tuesday, the 20^th of February, 2024, under the supervision and presence of Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, the Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University and the Vice Rectors, the Dean of the Erbil Technology College Prof. Dr. Keyhan Zrar Ghafur organized an international workshop on cyber security with the participation of several experts and academics from around the world.

The workshop was managed by Prof. Dr. Keyhan Zrar Ghafur and with the participation of several local and international experts consisted of: Dr. Kashif Nasser Quraishi from University of Limerick, Ireland; Dr. Salim Iqbal of the Allama Iqbal Islamabad University; Dr. Othman Ahmed from the University of Dubai; and Dr. Raja Wasim Anwer from the University of Technology German-Muscat.

At the beginning, Prof. Dr. Keyhan Zrar Ghafur on behalf of the Presidency of Erbil Polytechnic University welcomed the guests and briefed the participants about the workshop. He said: “This workshop aims to bring together scientists, researchers and students from around the world to share their knowledge, experience and understanding on the latest developments in research in cyber security. Our goal is to create a platform for productivity and important discussions on relevant issues that the attendees of the workshop will explore several aspects of cybersecurity, including data organization threat detection, risk management and cyberattack response.

Later, the workshop program was presented in which the participants discussed several important topics about cyber security, which aimed to raise awareness and reduce cyber risks as well as a comprehensive understanding of the principles of cyber security.

On Sunday, the 18^th February, 2024, a delegation of the Council of the Erbil Polytechnic University led by Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki visited the Secretariat of the Kurdistan Students Union (KSU) on the occasion of the 71st anniversary of the establishment of the KSU and was welcomed by the Secretary and members of the Secretariat.

The university delegation consisted of Prof. Dr. Azad Hassan Qadir, the Vice Rector for the Administrative and Financial Affairs, Asst. Prof. Dr. Botan Majid Ahmed, the Vice Rector for the Scientific Affairs and Higher Education, Asst. Prof. Dr. Yousef Mustafa Rasul, the Vice Rector for the Student Affairs and several members of the university council.

During the visit, the Rector presented a bouquet of flowers to the students’ secretary and congratulated them on this great anniversary and wished more success to the organization that has served a lot in the city and the mountains.

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On Sunday, the 18^th of February, 2024, in the presence of Prof. Dr. Muhamad Tahir Harki, the Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University and the Vice Rectors, Sports Activities Directorate of the University Presidency completed the table tennis tournament that was opened for teachers and employees.

In the final match of the tournament where the deans of Erbil Technical College of Health and Medicine, Erbil Technology College and Erbil Technical Administrative Institute, and a group of teachers and employees were present both players of Erbil Technology College Blend Muhammed and Jamal Jalal played. After a strong struggle between both players Blend Muhammed won and became the champion of the game.

Finally, prizes were awarded to the champions and supervisors of the course by the Vice Rector and the audience.