Erbil Polytechnic University Rector Visits President Masud Barzani

The Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University Prof. Dr. Erdees Muhamad Tahir Harki, accompanied by a delegation of the world universities Council, which consisted of Dr. Orhan Hikmat Azizoglu, the President of the Council of International Universities, Dr. Kamran Younis Mohammed Amin, the Rector of Salahaddin University, Dr. Nuredin Ismail, the Erbil Medical University Rector, Dr. Sherwan Sharif Qurtas, the Rector of Soran University, and Dr. Ahmad Dzeyi, the Rector of Bayan University.

In the meeting, the guest delegation briefed on the situation of universities, the academic centers and the scientific development level in the region. They also appreciated President Barzani’s concern that he continuously supported the Kurdistan Regional Government’s universities and academic centers in the past thirty years.

The meeting attendees also exchanged views on the role of universities and scientific centers in promoting various dimensions of the Kurdish community and raising the level of understanding and education of individuals.

Erbil Polytechnic University Awards Degrees To A Number Of Students Participated In Several International Programs

On Thursday, the 19th of January 2023, in the presence of the Vice Rectors for Scientific Affairs and Students, certificates of participation were awarded to several students who participated in three international programs.

Within the framework of the internationalization strategy of the Erbil Polytechnic University, a group of our students participated in the following programs:

A summer course in Poland where 13 students trained for three weeks online and one week at the Warsaw University of Technology.

This led to the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Warsaw University of Technology to continue the collaboration between the Erbil Polytechnic University and the named university.

The Participation of 7 students in a week-long cultural exchange program at the University of Kuala Lumpur in Silesia, which was held within the framework of our university’s agreement with the Union of Arab Universities for student training, the program will continue in the coming years.

The attendance of 42 students in three different groups in the “Global Solutions Sustainability Challenge

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With the cooperation of IREX and three different colleges in the United States, the course continued online for 8 weeks under the supervision of teachers (the Head of Cultural Relations Unit of the International Relations Office Directorate at the Presidency of the Erbil Polytechnic University, Asst. Prof. Dr. Abdullah Omar Yasin, the Head of the Petroleum Technology Operation and Control Department at Koya Technical Institute Dr. Rawshan Osman Ali, the Decision Maker of the Disease Analysis Department at the Erbil Technical College of Health and Medicine Mr. Hawro Dilawar).

Erbil Polytechnic University In Collaboration With UNESCO And ILO Will Conduct A Training Course In Erbil Castle

On Tuesday, the 17th of January 2023, the starting ceremony of the training course on the development of the cultural heritage of the Erbil Castle was held in the presence of representatives of the Erbil Polytechnic University and project partners consisting of UNESCO and ILO.

This project is dedicated to refugee youth and Kurdistan youth for human development, which is funded by the European Union under the supervision of UNESCO and ILO and the course is conducted by the Erbil Polytechnic University lecturers.

More than 40 people in two groups will attend the course. who are supervised by Dr. Afaf Yousef Nuri and Mr. Soran Khorani, which will last for 20 days. At the end of the course, the participants will be awarded certificates approved by the Erbil Polytechnic University.

Erbil Polytechnic University in collaboration with the Ministry of Reconstruction and Tishk International University Fulfilled a Training Course

On Tuesday, December 17, 2023, in the presence of the Rector of the University, Prof. Idris Mohammed Tahir Harki, Minister of Reconstruction and Housing Dana Abdulkarim, President of Tişk International University Idris Hadi, Erbil Governor Omid Khoshnaw and a number of government officials, in the meeting hall of the General Directorate of Roads and Reconstruction of Erbil held the closing ceremony of an engineering course that was opened for engineers of the Ministry of Reconstruction.

In his speech, the Rector congratulated the supervisors and participants of the course and said that Erbil Polytechnic University is always ready to work together and assist government institutions in various fields to improve the scientific level and skills of local employees to serve Kurdistan.

In the ceremony, the Minister of Reconstruction and Housing delivered a speech in which he expressed his pleasure for opening such courses and thanked the supervisors of the course and emphasized on more coordination and joint work between the Ministry of Reconstruction and Housing and Kurdistan universities especially engineering colleges. He said: “Many important projects in Kurdistan, especially roads, are carried out by the Ministry of Reconstruction and Housing, which makes the role and influence of universities continue to play an important role in providing technical assistance to engineers supervising projects.

Erbil Polytechnic University jointly with Tishk International University supervised the course that lasted for three months in which 70 engineers of this ministry attended and the lectures were presented by 10 lecturers of both universities. At the end of the ceremony, graduation certificates were awarded to the engineers and honorary certificates were awarded to the teachers.