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On Thursday 10^th of December 2020, the presidency of the Erbil Polytechnic University celebrated the opening of the first scientific department of Orthotics and Prosthetics.

At the beginning of the celebration, the Rector of the EPU, Asst. Prof. Dr. Kawa Abdulkareem Sherwani delivered his statement in which he welcomed the Iraqi Higher Education and Scientific Research Ministry Representative, Dr. Ihab, the Kurdistan Region Higher Education and Scientific Research Ministry Representative, Dr. Mohammed Kalari, the Head of the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC), Mr. Hisham Al-Wadudi, the Iraqi and KRG Health Ministry Representatives, and other attendees. Then, his Excellency expressed his gratitude and appreciation towards both Iraqi and Kurdistan Region Higher Education and Scientific Research Ministry Representatives for their collaboration and cooperation in opening this great project that will effectively impact  Iraq and Kurdistan region. He also said, “We feel proud of our university because we could open the first scientific department of Orthotics and Prosthetics in the whole Iraq and Kurdistan Region. We will work hard to succeed in this fruitful project.”

Then, the Kurdistan Region Higher Education and Scientific Research Ministry Representative, Dr. Mohammed Kalari, presented a speech. He said: “This project is essential for our country that is why I congratulate the EPU Rector for their amazing work, and we as the ministry will completely support such project.” after that, both the Head of the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) and the KRG Health Ministry Representative delivered their speech.

This project is an agreement amongst the ICRC, the Iraqi Higher Education and Scientific Research Ministry, the Kurdistan Region Higher Education and Scientific Research Ministry, The Iraqi Health and Environment Ministry, and the Kurdistan Region Health Ministry that will implement in the Erbil Polytechnic University/ Erbil Technical Health College.

It is worth mentioning; this project will receive four years of funding from ICRC, then they will renew it accordingly. For this reason, nineteen students will be accepted to study in this department who are the staff of the Higher Education and Scientific Research Ministry, the Health Ministry, the Defense Ministry of Iraq, and the Kurdistan Region.

A group of an academic staff of Erbil Polytechnic University (EPU) headed by Professor Assistant Dr. Kawa Sherwani, the Rector of EPU, and a delegation of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research led by Dr. Muhamad Hussein Kalari, the General Director of Supervision and Quality Control, attended a workshop supervised by the SPARK organization.

The development of the workshop has continued from 26-29^th of November 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. It includes the Higher Education Program, getting familiar with the Bologna process, internationalizing the universities, the history of the education system in the world, and changes that occurred by globalization.

It is worth to be mentioned that both Erbil polytechnic University and Mosul University have a mutual interest in the Bologna program. The Spark organization prepares this program, and several experts from Turkey and Holland joined it.

After signing the international agreement, the EPU has received authorization certification, which has been approved as “an approved Imperial English UK Academy partnership.” EPU and IEUK jointly offer English language courses for first-year undergraduate students for the second semester 2020-2021.

In this course, students will get 12 ECTS and an International Trusted Certificate. It will be delivered by practiced and trained instructors who aim to enhance the students’ English language skills and prepare them for the labor market.

Note: This course costs 50,000 IQD.

On Wednesday 18^th of November 2020, a delegation of the Peshmerga Ministry and the Coalition Forces Delegation visited the EPU Presidency. They met with the International Relations Office Director, Asst. Prof. Dr. Ranj Sirwan Abdullah and the Head of the Cultural Relations of the International Relations Office Directorate, Dr. Abdullah Omer Yassen, and the Supervisors of the Project Management.

The Peshmerga Ministry delegation members consisted of Lieutenant Colonel Shakhawan Salam, General Jawhar the Reformation Director Agent, and the Coalition Forces members were Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin (German Forces for the Capacity Strengthening in Iraq), Lieutenant Colonel Yavis, Major Pitter, Colonel Trend from Netherland Consulate. The aim of this meeting was implementing the lecturing of our university in the training courses which will be presented on 6^th December 2020, which will continue for two weeks.

The training course will be delivered in the Reform Directorate of the Peshmerga Ministry and funded by the Coalition Forces. The officers of different directorates of the named ministry will attend this training course to present the same lectures in their departments and directorates.