Erbil Polytechnic University held the official opening ceremony of Mergasor Technical Institute

On Tuesday, the 9th of May, 2023, in the presence of His Excellency Mullah Mustafa Massoud Barzani, the Representative of the President of the Kurdistan Region, the Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, the Rector of the University Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, Director of Soran Independent Administration, Mergasur District Governor, members of the university council, a number of personalities and elders of the region, party and government officials, teachers, and students the official introduction ceremony was held.

The ceremony began with a moment of silence for the souls of the martyrs and listening to the national anthem Ay Raqib. Later, the Dean of the Mergasor Technical University Dr.Talib Mohammed Sharif delivered a speech in which he welcomed and thanked Mulla Mustafa Barzani for his assistance and support to the institute from the establishment of the institute until now.

Then the Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research delivered a speech in which he congratulated the Erbil Polytechnic University and officials cooperating in the establishment of the first academic institution in the region and described this step as important for the youth of Mergasor district and Barzan region. What we have performed in the Mergasor Technical Institute is the tiniest gift we could offer to this revolutionary and struggling region and I hope they will accept it from us.

Then in a video, the Rector of the university, Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki said: “The opening of this institute has an effective impact for the region. We are happy to serve this region and as a university we try to adapt the specialties taught in this institute to the nature of the region and the labor market. For this academic year, another scientific department will be opened in Mergasor Technical Institute, which is the nursing department, which will fill the needs of Mergasor district and surrounding areas with medical staff and assistants from the youth of the region. This will affect the development of the health sector in the region.”

Afterwards, a short video on the establishment procedures and the stages of building the institute, as well as the future strategy and program of the institute was explained.

Before the end of the ceremony, Mullah Mustafa Barzani presented awards to  those who have been an important helper and supporter in the past in the establishment, opening and development of Mergasor Technical Institute.

The Role Of Strategic Planning For Human Resources In Improving Marketing Performance


  • shamal anwar hasan

  • shamal.hasan@epu.edu.iq
  • 0750 456 8267
  • shamal. master
  • Abstract
    The Role Of Strategic Planning For Human Resources In Improving
    Marketing Performance: An Exploratory Study Of The Opinions Of A
    Sample Of Employees Of Some Furniture Companies In The City Of Erbil
    The current study aims at analyzing the correlation and the role of strategic planning for human resources for research furniture companies, represented by its dimensions: formulation of the strategic plan, implementation of the strategic plan, and evaluation of the strategic plan for human resources in the dimensions of marketing performance represented by market share, customer satisfaction, and
    sales .The general framework of the study represents the problem of the study, which identified, with its effects, several questions about the nature of the correlation, impact and variance between the independent variable strategic planning for human resources and the dependent variable approved and marketing performance, and among the most prominent of these questions: Is there a correlation between planning strategic human resources and marketing performance in the surveyed furniture companies? What is the role of strategic
    planning for human resources on marketing performance in the surveyed furniture companies? In order to achieve the objectives of the study and answer these questions, a set of hypotheses was designed for the study, which expressed four main hypotheses and then the sub-hypotheses stemming from them .The study adopted the descriptive analytical approach, as the main and sub-variables were
    described, as well as to analyze the relationships and influence between the variables. The number of surveyed companies was 152 managers and head of the department, while the number of respondents reached 110. The hypotheses were tested through a set of analyses and statistical tests using the statistical analysis program, namely SPSS.The study reached a set of conclusions and proposals,
    including the results of the analysis of the questionnaire form on the presence of high consistency between the main and sub-variables of the study, and the correlation was significant and positive between the two variables and their dimensions at the micro and macro level, and the correlation was significant and positive between the evaluation dimension: The strategic plan for human resources and sales, and had the strongest effect between the evaluation of the strategic plan for human resources and marketing performance. The need to establish a unit specialized in the strategic planning process, and to allocate a
    department concerned with strategic planning for human resources at the company level, and the need to link the strategic plan for human resources with the strategic plan of the surveyed furniture companies until the completion of the system for achieving the strategic goals drawn for companies.

    Keywords: Strategic Planning for Human Resources, Marketing Performance.


  • Erbil Technical Administrative College

  • Business Administration Techniques Department