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After their visit to Erbil and meeting the Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University, Industrial University of Tyumen provides opportunities for researchers from eight countries to participate in the Summer Institute Project for the faculty members and researchers initiated by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation for the first time. It is planned that the project will be implemented from the 29^th of to the 12^th of August, 2024.

Dr. Dlzar Yousif Qader an academic staff of the Erbil Technology College is among 25 representatives of universities from China, South Africa, Vietnam, the Philippines, Iraq, Mongolia, Serbia and Nigeria has participated in the IUT Summer Institute program entitled “Oil Horizons of Siberia” that is associated with one of the university’s priority areas of focus. The Participants will be offered a special developed engineering track, and for the first time in the history of the project, it will be implemented in English language.

IUT faculty will update young researchers about the development of oil and gas wells in Western Siberia, methods of increasing oil recovery and intensifying the inflow, hydrodynamic modeling and will use computer simulators for the oil and gas complex, maintenance and repair of oil and gas equipment. The program includes an introduction to the IUT training and production drilling complex, located in the practice ground of Uspenka. The participants will be shown the “Process Factory”; as an innovative platform for the practical application of lean manufacturing tools.

IUT partners will take part in the implementation of educational tracks: Tyumen State University, Ural Federal University, and Tyumen Oil Research Center. The professional modules will be complemented by a rich cultural program that will introduce participants to the history and traditions of Siberia. the Project participants will visit the archaeological museum-reserve, learn about the history of the development of Siberia, get acquainted with the culture of merchants, the traditions of the Cossacks, and the fate of the Decembrists.

These activities is part of Internationalization strategy of the university and the International Relations Office to provide opportunity for students and staff to explore wide world and enhance their knowledge and their networking skills.

On Tuesday, the 30^th of July, 2024, on behalf of Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, the Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University; Asst. Prof. Dr. Abdullah Omer Yasin, the Director of the International Relations Office of the University, participated in the 4th Conference about Humanities and Social Sciences that was arranged by the Middle Euphrates Technical University in collaboration with the International Union of Historians in Erbil.

The representative of the Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University participated in the conference entitled “The Role of Humanities in Building a Better and More Developed Future” at the official invitation of Middle Euphrates Technical University. In the conference 61 research and 73 researchers were represented to the audience.

Under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, the Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University, Prof. Dr.  Azad Hassan Qadir, the Vice Rector for Administrative and Financial Affairs; Asst. Pof. Dr. Yousef Mustafa Rasul, the Vice Rector for Student Affairs, several members of the university council, and the directors of the university presidency held the closing ceremony of the summer internship of students of Palestinian and Sultanate of Oman universities.

In the ceremony, Asst. Prof. Dr. Ranj Sirwan Abdullah, the General Director of the Scientific Research Center, delivered a speech on behalf of the university presidency and asked the students to benefit from the experience gained in this training in the future They also thanked the Presidency of Erbil Polytechnic University, all colleges, institutes, and the staff of the university for the proper warm receiving and the services provided to them, and expressed their admiration for the progress of the Kurdistan Region in all fields, especially in science.

At the end of the ceremony, certificates of appreciation were awarded to the students and the students presented special gifts of their universities to the Erbil Polytechnic University.

Receiving  these students is a part of the student exchange program in which annually our university hosts a group of students from Arab countries and the world in order to conduct summer internships and in return sends a number of students from colleges and institutes affiliated to our university.