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Dr. Edrees Mohammed Tahir Harki, the Rector of Erbil Polytechnic University, visited the Consulate General of Palestine in Erbil to congratulate the new Consul General of Palestine in Erbil. He was received by Ambassador Dr. Maher Al-Karaki, the new Consul General of Palestine in Erbil.
In the meeting, which was attended by Assist,Prof.Dr. Azad Hassan Qadir, Vice rector of the University for Administrative and Financial Affairs, Assist. Prof. Botan Majid Asinger, Vice Rector for Scientific Affairs and Higher Education, Assist. Prof. Abdullah Omar Yasin, Director of International Relations, Mr. Behzad Hilmi Hussein, Director of the rector’s Office, and Mr. Sarmand Hamid Nasraddin, Director of Administration and Personnel, prof.Dr. Edress Mohammed Tahir Herki, on behalf of himself and the Council of Erbil Polytechnic University, congratulated Ambassador Maher Al-Karaki on taking office as the new Consul General of Palestine in Erbil. He also presented a brief overview about the university, its structure, and its education system.
Prof.Dr. Edrees Mohammed Tahir Herki said that Erbil Polytechnic University had strong relations with Palestinian universities, especially in the field of student exchange for summer training. He mentioned that every year the university provided summer training opportunities for students from Palestinian universities and covered all their expenses.
He said that in the program of European Union financial support for the university, they worked to give more learning chances for Palestinian students at all study levels in the university.
The Rector of the university said that Kurdish people and Palestinian people had one common fate, which was losing blood and being without a state. He said because of the tragedies that happened to their nations before, Kurdish people felt the pain of the Palestinian people more than any other nation, because they also suffered the same pains that the people of Gaza suffered. He hoped these problems would be solved and the suffering of the Palestinian people would end.
Ambassador Dr. Maher Al-Karkhi, the new Consul General of Palestine in Erbil, welcomed the Rector of Erbil Polytechnic University and his team. He gave a summary about the work of the consulate in the Kurdistan Region and said:“Besides making our relations stronger with the Kurdistan Region, we worked to improve the relations between universities of Kurdistan and universities of Palestine. For this, we thanked and praised the efforts of Erbil Polytechnic University and thanked them for their coordination with Palestinian universities, and we hoped for more progress.”
The latest events in Gaza, the situation of human rights, and the international steps to solve the problem of the Palestinian people were also another part of the meeting.
With the presence of His Excellency Nechirvan Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region, in the capital Erbil, the international conference on the Yazidi genocide was held, organized by the University of Kurdistan – Erbil.
In the ceremony, Prof. Dr. Edrees Mohammed Tahir Harki, the rector of the university, along with a number of members of the university council, participated. Among the attendees were Mir Tahsin Bag, the prince of the Yazidis, Baba Sheikh, a number of ministers, the governor of Erbil, high-ranking officials of the Kurdistan Region, political figures, consuls and diplomats of various countries, academics, researchers from inside and outside the region, and religious scholars.
It was decided that during the two-day conference, a number of researches and panels would be presented, addressing the Yazidi genocide committed by ISIS, the commitments of the Iraqi government toward compensating the victims, and several other related issues.
Under the supervision and presence of prof.Dr. Edrees Mohammed Tahir Herki, the rector of Erbil Polytechnic University, along with the vice rectors, several university council members, department heads, and lecturers, the closing ceremony of the summer training for students from member countries of the Association of Arab Universities was held at our university.
At the beginning of the ceremony, prof.Dr. Edrees Mohammed Tahir Herki gave a speech in which he expressed his happiness that this year the university successfully hosted a number of students from different countries who visited for summer training.Dr. Edrees mentioned that Erbil Polytechnic University was one of the first universities to support this project, which aimed at student exchange among the member universities of the Arab Universities Association. He said the program played an important role in promoting cultural understanding and exchange between nations.
The rector hoped that the students benefited from the scientific subjects during the training, became familiar with the nature and society of Kurdistan, and saw the peaceful coexistence of different religious and ethnic groups, which had always been supported by the political leadership and the Kurdistan Regional Government. The rector of the university pointed out that many universities had planned to accept more students, but the financial crisis limited their capacity in this regard.
In another part of his speech, the rector referred to the proud history of the Kurdish people’s struggle. He stated that today, July 31, also marks the anniversary of the Anfal campaign against the Barzani people by the Ba’ath regime, during which thousands of Barzanis were forcibly disappeared from their homeland.He said that remembering such tragedies strengthens our national spirit and patriotism, reminding us to protect our land and achievements. Unfortunately, we are now witnessing history repeating itself, as the Iraqi government continues to put pressure on the Kurdistan Region and denies our constitutional rights.
At the end of his speech, the rector thanked the college and institute directors, the supervising teachers, and the summer training committee for their important role in the successful implementation of the program. He stated that they had presented a good example, raised the reputation of our university, and showed the students the true hospitality of Kurdistan. He added, “You should be proud of yourselves.”
Later, students from Al-Najah National University, Arab American University in Palestine, the Non-Governmental University of Palestine, Palestine Technical University, Al-Saeed University in Yemen, Jiblah University for Medical and Health Sciences in Yemen, and Sahar University in Oman each expressed their gratitude to Erbil Polytechnic University for offering the summer training opportunity and presented a short summary of their experience.
Finally, certificates of participation were awarded to the students from the member universities of the Association of Arab Universities and to the supervising teachers at our university’s colleges and institutes. At the end, the visiting students presented plaques of appreciation to the rector of Erbil Polytechnic University.
