On 4/1/2019, Erbil technical institute conducted a training course in cooperation with (Asian light.co/ China).
The training course lasted for two days, aimed to enhance the capability of power and electricity department’s staff at the Institution.
On the 5th-8th December 2018, Dr Botan Majeed Asingar represented EPU and attended the 25th Forum of the Union of Arab Universities in Egypt.
This forum was held in Dahab -Egypt between 5 to 8 of December 2018 and was aimed at exchanging students between the universities in various specialties to get training and share experiences. Dr Botan stated that students have been successfully exchanged previously and will get exchanged in greater numbers in the upcoming years.
A delegate from EPU headed by vice president for scientific affairs on 12th and 13th of December 2018, participated in a workshop on Reforming Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Lebanon.
The workshop focused on the organisational structure of administration and the system of governance in TVET organisation.
It is decided in a near future such organisation is to be established. After the establishment of TVET organisation, a project specifically to support the reform of technical studies will be submitted to Iraqi government and parliament, and Kurdistan Region of Iraq to debate and accept.
The project financially is support by European Commission in collaboration with UNESCO which supervises and runs the project.
EPU participated a Workforce Development Conference organized and supported by IREX, the US Embassy in Baghdad, and the federal Ministry if Higher Education.
The Conference took place in Baghdad on Dec. 12 & 13, 2018. Dr. Adnan Shihab, who represented EPU at the conference, had a presentation where he shared the experience the University has in preparing the graduates to enter the job market and stay at the jobs they get.