A delegation Of Erbil Polytechnic University Participated In A Seminar Of Teachers Union

The Erbil Polytechnic University Rector Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki  accompanied by the Vice Rector for Scientific Affairs and Higher Education, the Directors of Research Center, the Language Center, and the Pedagogy Center of our university participated in a seminar entitled (Global Campaign for an Equal and Fair Education).

The seminar which was held on Monday, the 6th February, 2023 at the headquarters of the Kurdistan Teachers Union, was part of the Global Campaign for Learning launched by the International Organization for Education.

In the seminar the attendees discussed the aspects that need to be addressed in the campaign, especially those related to how to prepare teachers and how to strengthen the relationship between the two Ministries of Education and the Higher Education and Scientific Research. They also discussed the problems facing education in the Kurdistan Region.

Discussing how the private sector can cooperate in the education process, as well as teachers’ livelihoods in schools and teaching materials were the other topics of the seminar.

In general, the seminar shed light on all the factors related to the education and teaching process.

Erbil Polytechnic University is implementing a joint project with Quarter International

On Sunday, the 5th of February, 2023, the Rector of the University Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki received the senior consultants of the Quarter Project in the Veterinary Sector. In the meeting, the Vice Rector for Scientific Affairs and the Director of the Career Development Center of the University Presidency were available.

The guest delegation consisted of Mark Vanstinkstik of Belgium and Brian Stains of Scotland, Senior Advisors of the Veterinary Development Sector Project in the European Union.

At the beginning, his Excellency our University Rector welcomed the guest delegation and talked about the importance and collaboration of  the Erbil Polytechnic University with the European Union universities and transferring their experience in the agriculture field and the veterinary sector, which will be an important support and encouragement for the Kurdistan Region.

Later, Mr. Mark Vanstinkstik and Mr. Brian Staines spoke about the project which has been implemented by Quater International and GIZ Germany and is funded by the European Union.

The project will last for three years which includes two main areas: Development and improvement of veterinary curricula in Shaqlawa Technical College. Sending academic staff of the department to the European Union universities, especially Belgium and the Netherlands to get acquainted with the latest technical methods of the veterinary department and how to conduct modern scientific research and solve agricultural problems to reduce and increase production.

The second aspect of the project is to pay attention to the administrative staff of the Directorate of Labor Development in the Presidency of the University, conducting several workshops in the field of capacity development and building links between the university and the labor market.

Dean of Mergasor Technical Institute, Dr Talib Omer has published his recent academic work

Under the scientific endeavour and teacher professional development, Dean of Mergasor Technical Institute, Dr Talib Omer has published his recent academic work entitled “ Learning Academic Vocabulary:Assessing the theoretical Impact on the KRG’sMiddle schools’ in Polytechnic Journal of Humanity and Social Science.

You can get accessed to this following link:

https://journals.epu.edu.iq/index.php/ptjhss/article/view/1037

A Two-day Workshop was held

Under the supervision of the Dean of the Institute on (29-30/1/2023) Department of Petroleum Technology / Operation and Control in our institute conducted a two-day workshop entitled (Importance of Petroleum Technology Department / Operation and Control in the Business Market).

It is worth mentioning that during these two days five different and important seminars were presented by each of the teachers:

  • Dr. Rawshan Othman
  • Dr. Kochar Khasro
  • Dr. Barham Abdullah
  • Mr. Karwan Abubakir
  • Mr. Rawand Dlshad

Each participated under a different title. During these two days, the importance of the department in the business market and the participation of graduates of their department who are currently employed in public and private companies and work in their fields and analysis of the benefits of the department for students They It is worth mentioning that in the same workshop, a graduate of the department who is currently a manager in the company announced job opportunities for several graduates of the department who can work in their field. At the end, certificates of appreciation were presented to the presenters by the Dean of the Institute.