On Tuesday, the 23rd of May, 2023, the Rector of the University, Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki received Mr. Ala Al-Ziadi, the Representative of the Department of the Islamic Enlightenment Affairs in the Holy Al-Abbas Shrine in Karbala and his accompanying delegation.
In a meeting where the Vice Rector for Scientific Affairs, the Director of the International Relations Office, and Dr. Muhammed Zahawi the Coordinator of the mentioned Department were available, the guest delegation expressed their pleasure to meet and visit our university and said they are ready to take serious steps to strengthen relations with our university and other universities in Iraq in general and the universities of Karbala in particular.
In the meeting, the university Rector spoke about the importance of relationships and collaboration among universities and students with each other such as, establishing relationships between our university students and students of Karbala to exchange opinions, knowledge and information and familiarity with each other’s customs and culture on strengthening academic relations with Karbala universities and other Iraqi universities.
At the end of the meeting, the representative of the institution presented three books as a gift to the Rector.
At the official invitation of the Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences, a delegation of the Erbil Polytechnic University participated in the activities of the Bielefeld University International Week, which lasted from May 8th to 12th of May, 2023.
Representatives of universities from 31 countries participated in the event and our university was one of the participating universities. Several international seminars and activities were held.
The delegation of our university consisted of Asst. Prof. Dr. Botan Majid Asngar, the Dean of the Erbil Technology College and Asst. Prof. Dr. Ranj Sirwan Abdullah, the Director of International Relations Office of the University Presidency. On the sidelines of the event, the delegation held several meetings with decision makers, researchers and professors of this university to expand the academic and scientific relationships between the Erbil Polytechnic University and the university and the Bielefeld University of Applied Science.
During the meetings, many issues related to student exchange and joint research projects of master’s and doctoral students were seriously discussed, in addition to holding conferences and joint research between the staff of both universities.
The university presidencies and specialized colleges on both sides are also expected to work on the details of the implementation of the processes.
It is worth mentioning that Mr. Muayad Ismail Othman, a research Instructor at the Bielefeld University, who is originally from Erbil, was an important coordinator and in organizing the communication, preparation and conduct of the meetings.
The Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki accompanied several members of the university Council and directors of the university presidency, visited the National Memorial of Mulla Mustafa Barzani in Barzan and were welcomed by Sheikh Khalat Barzani.
On the sidelines of the scientific conference of Erbil Polytechnic University students held at Mergasor Technical Institute, His Excellency the Erbil Polytechnic University Rector, visited the Barzani National Memorial in Barzan.
During the visit, they visited the sections of the memorial and the curators and guides of the memorial gave detailed and unheard information to the audience about all the historical objects and documents displayed in several boxes.
On Sunday, May 14, 2023, in the presence of the Rector of the University, Prof. Edrees MuhamadTahir Harki, a number of party and government officials of Mergasor region and Soran autonomous administration and members of the council of the Erbil Polytechnic University, the third scientific conference of students of Erbil Polytechnic University was held in Mergasor Technical Institute.
The conference began with listening to several verses from the Holy Quran and the national anthem Ay Raqib. Asst. Prof. Dr. Yousif Mustafa Rasul delivered a speech on behalf of the conference committee and welcomed the participants and spoke about the importance of the conference for the students and said: The conference is to present the products of the students’ efforts and skills in carrying out graduation projects with the help and supervision of teachers.”
Then the Rector of the University, Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki welcomed the participating party and government officials, teachers and students and said: “On behalf of myself and the council of Erbil Polytechnic University, we welcome the guests and congratulate the students who successfully passed these stages In the 3rd Student Scientific Conference.
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Conference preparations are generally carried out in all academic institutions and centers around the world. Each conference does not exceed several days, but preparations may take several months or more than a year , our question here is that while a conference takes all the time, effort, expense and preparation, is it worth all the effort? Or is a conference necessary?
“Yes, scientific conferences are necessary for researchers, students and teachers in all academic and university centers. We all know what an important role scientific research plays in human life and the development of society Electronics, agriculture, etc. and any aspect of science is necessary for human life and the progress of society.
Scientific research itself has a significant role in human life and is a door to the progress of society. If scientific research is a door to the progress of society, the key is to publish the research Our importance in holding a scientific conference is that you can publish the results of the research at the conference, read and evaluate them. On the other hand, several scientists or groups of similar expertise come closer to each other Researchers who meet and sit together at conferences may exchange ideas, solve each other’s problems, and become familiar with the laboratories and equipment available in scientific centers that can benefit each other.
In addition to the benefits I mentioned, holding scientific conferences has another importance, which is that when a scientific conference is held in one country is held again in another country, in this regard, we can benefit from each other’s culture.
We want to hold it in a different place every year, this day in Mergasor and one day in Shaqlawa, Koya, Soran, Khabat and Erbil Or why is it useful to hold scientific conferences?
Therefore, we felt it necessary to pay attention to this issue. This is another lesson for students to know how conferences are held in academic centers and universities.
Finally, I would like to congratulate the conference organizing committee and the deanship of Mergasur Technical Institute for hosting the conference.
During the opening ceremony, the Rector of the University honored Dr. Talib Mohammed Sharif, the Dean of Mergasur Technical Institute; Sarwar Hussein, Dean of Choman Technical Institute; Hazhar Mohammed Hussein on the occasion of his scientific degree.
Afterwards, students’ seminars were held according to the specialized sectors of administration, engineering and technology, medicine, agriculture, which were divided into four seminar halls. The evaluators of different sectors evaluated the students’ projects.
67 papers in the fields of management, engineering, technology, medicine and agriculture participated in the conference.
At the end of the conference, the university Rector presented awards to the conference organizing committees, evaluators and sub-committees.
