Several Iraqi newspapers reported that 33 students of the Erbil Polytechnic University have been sent to Poland for summer training.
On Wednesday, June 21, 2023, in the presence of Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, the Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University and the Directorate of the International Relations Office, arranged a farewell ceremony for several students who traveled to Poland for summer internship at the Lodz University within the framework of student exchange program between the Erbil Polytechnic University and universities around the world.
The news of sending these students to the University of Lodz in Poland received special attention in a number of Iraqi newspapers and magazines.
the website of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) newspaper Al-Takhi published a news entitled “the Erbil Polytechnic University (EPU) has sent several students to Poland for summer training” in which they pointed out the importance of relations between the Erbil Polytechnic University and universities worldwide.
Meanwhile, the newspaper (Kul Al-Akhbar) in its issue 3223 published on the 25th of June, reported the sending of 33 university students to the University of Lodz in Poland.
In its June 25 issue 4144, Al-Baina al-Jadeedah, an independent and impartial newspaper published in Baghdad, highlighted the steps taken by the Erbil Polytechnic University, its progress and relations with other universities around the world that attributed it to the efforts of the Rector and the university staff.
Also, Al-Dastur Newspaper in its issue 5610 on the 25th of June and Al-Sabah Al-Jadeed newspaper in its issue 5136 published on Sunday, June 25, similar to other newspapers, published the news of sending a number of students to Poland.
Within the framework of the student exchange program for scientific trips around the world, 33 students of the Erbil Polytechnic University will perform summer internship at the University of Lodz in Poland.
On Thursday, the 22 of June, 2023, the Dean of Mergasur Technical Institute Dr. Talib Mohammed Sharif represented the Erbil Polytechnic University in the International Conference of the Duhok Polytechnic University entitled (Dissemination conference), which was dedicated to the APPRAIS project.
In the conference the Italian Consul General in Erbil and a number of European universities who are members of UNIMED – the Mediterranean Universities Union were available. It is supposed that the Erbil Polytechnic University will become a member of this union.
The APPRAIS project is supported by UNEMED, which emphasizes appropriate management of universities, strategic planning and accountability, promoting Bologna quality assurance, curriculum reform, development, human capacity building, academic staff and education funded by the European Union.
UNIMED the Mediterranean Universities Union is a network of the higher education and research institutions, active in promoting academic cooperation in the Euro-Mediterranean region and Africa. It is networked with 157 universities and research centers in 30 countries
At the end of the conference, our university representative discussed with the project manager about the Erbil Polytechnic University procedures to become a member of this institution, and they expressed their pleasure towards our university for being a partner with them to work jointly to serve the community in all areas.
On Thursday, the 22 June, 2023, a delegation from Erbil Polytechnic University participated in the International Conference (PATH WAYS TO JOBS IN IRAQ) in Baghdad organized by the SPARK International Organization.
The delegation of Erbil Polytechnic University consisted of Asst. Prof. Dr. Abdulkhaliq Qadir, the Dean of the Shaqlawa Technical College, Asst. Prof. Dr. Sirwan Latif the Dean Assistant of the Soran Technical College, and Mr. Kovan Omer, the Director of the Career Development Center at the University Presidency.
In the conference the Minister Deputy of Higher Education and Scientific Research, the Minister Deputy of the Commerce, the General Directorate of the Central Bank of Iraq, international experts in the fields of education and the international labor market were present.
The conference aimed to find methods of seeking jobs for youth and create a link between university scientific programs with the private sectors and the labor market.
It is worth mentioning that the role of the Erbil Polytechnic University in the implementation of the Bologna system and the steps of the university in adapting scientific specialties with the labor market and finding job opportunities for graduates in the private has been appreciated by the conference.
In the special sessions of the conference, the delegation of our university held productive discussions with the other universities representatives in central and southern Iraq in order to work together on these issues in the future.
On Wednesday, the 21st of June, 2023, in the presence of Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, the Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University and the Directorate of the International Relations Office, organized a farewell ceremony for a number of students who are chosen to travel to Poland to conduct summer internships at the University of Lodz as part of the students exchange program between the Erbil Polytechnic University and universities around world.
At the beginning of the ceremony, his Excellency the university Rector welcomed the students and their families and said: “I am very pleased to see a group of students preparing for a scientific trip to a European country. University is the most important gateway in a country. One of the most important criteria for determining whether a university is good or bad is how it can be internationalized, So far ahead of the university rankings, the competition is now about how to deal with internationalization.
One of the most important requirements of the university is how it can become international. The universities that have been able to become international are at the top of the world rankings.
Fortunately, we at the Erbil Polytechnic University have paid great attention to the quality of increasing our relations with universities around the world. Fortunately, after much effort we were able to sign memorandums of understanding with five universities in Poland and work jointly accordingly. Recently, we are in process of implementing our joint memorandums with three Poland universities.
One of these universities is the University of Lodz in the Lodz City, Poland, which you dear students intend to visit next week with our university teachers. Several other countries are participating and their students are going for the trip. That university is one of the most important universities in Poland and Europe. It has about 26,000 students and 90 scientific departments.
Finally, I hope our students can show the beautiful face and atmosphere of our country’s civilization in this scientific trip, because every mixture aims to mix with each other’s civilization and culture that they learn more from culture exchange. The most important goal behind the upcoming scientific summer training is to become familiar with each other’s customs, culture and civilization I hope it will be a successful journey and a new door will be opened for you in dealing with the outside world, a door to educate you to serve this country in the future.
I would like to thank the Vice Rectors and International Relations of the Presidency and its staff for their efforts to reach this partnership. I want to assure you that it has not been easy and a lot of work has been done, as we aim to serve students because the university is for students.
Then, the Director of International Relations Office of the University Presidency Asst. Prof. Dr. Ranj Sirwan Abdullah welcomed the students and their families and gave necessary instructions to the students on how to prepare their needs and be flexible in behavior and answering questions in the country “It took five years to produce this product that you are traveling to that country. This trip is a new experience for you. You represent the Kurds and our university there, only our students and the Jihan University students will travel to that country from Kurdistan. We wish you a successful and fruitful trip.”
The students participating in this trip have been evaluated by the Directorate of International Relations Office that consists of 33 students as follows (24 students will travel to Poland and the other 9 students will conduct the internship online). With the direct support of our university, they have been given travel visas for scientific trips to Poland as a part of the student exchange program for scientific trips around the world, the participating students will be supervised and guided by the Directorate of International Relations Office and two teachers of the Erbil Polytechnic University.
In another part of the ceremony, the Rector of the University, Prof. Dr. Edrees Harki awarded certificates to two students of the Erbil Technical Engineering College who had participated in the Academic Mobility Summer Internship Program at the Latin American University, who were able to complete the training successfully and with a decent grade.
