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Assist. Prof. Dr. Ranj Sirwan Abdullah, Director General of the Research and Development Center of our university, participated in the farewell ceremony of Sing Chul Lim, Consul General of South Korea, and the inauguration of the country’s new consul, upon an official invitation from the Consulate General of South Korea in Erbil.

During the ceremony, which was attended by a large number of ministers, representatives of political parties and sides, and diplomats, the Rector of Erbil Polytechnic University, Prof. Dr. Edrees Mohammed Tahir Herki, expressed his appreciation and gratitude, on behalf of himself and Erbil Polytechnic University, to Sing Chul Lim for his efforts and work during the past period, which played an important role in strengthening and developing the friendly relations between the Kurdistan Region and the Republic of South Korea.

He also expressed special appreciation for the continuous support and cooperation of the government and people of South Korea for the Kurdistan Region. At the same time, he wished success to the new Consul General of South Korea in his new duties and responsibilities in Erbil.

Professor Dr. Edrees Mohammed Tahir Herki, Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University, and Assist ,Prof Dr. Botan Majid Asangar, Assistant Rector for Scientific Affairs and Higher Education, participated in the ceremony of registering the Erbil Journal of Dentistry in the Scopus database after an invitation from Hawler Medical University.

The ceremony was held under the supervision and attendance of Dr. Aram Mohammed Qadir, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, along with ministry officials, university Rector, and other officials.

Prof,Dr. Edrees Mohammed Tahir Herki, on behalf of himself and Erbil Polytechnic University, congratulated and thanked the president and members of the council of Hawler Medical University, the dean, heads of departments, teachers, editorial board members, scientific reviewers, researchers, and the administrative and financial staff of the College of Dentistry and the journal staff for achieving this important scientific accomplishment.

During the ceremony, several seminars and the college’s steps to achieve this scientific accomplishment were presented.

Today, on 29/4/2026, Prof. Dr. Edris Mohammed Tahir Harki, Rector of Hawler Polytechnic University, visited the Kurdistan Institution for Innovation (K.I.I). He was welcomed by the head of the institution, the well-known Kurdish doctor and inventor of the artificial heart, Dr. Azad Najjar.

In the meeting, Prof. Dr. Azad Hassan Qadir, Asst, Rector for Administrative and Financial Affairs, Dr. Botan Majid Asangar, Asst,Rector for Scientific Affairs and Higher Education, Dr. Sirwan Latif Haji, Dean of Soran Technical College, Dr. Mohammed Mahmoud, Head of the IT Department at Soran Technical College, and a number of students attended. The Rector, on behalf of himself and the university council, congratulated Dr. Azad Najjar on receiving an honorary PhD from MDU University in Sweden.

Prof. Dr. Edris Harki addressed Dr. Azad Nak jar and said, “This scientific achievement, because of your work and innovation in the field of the artificial heart, was a source of pride for all of us, as a Kurdish scientist was honored by the King of Sweden.”

Both sides agreed to start a joint innovation project, tested an innovation course in universities (pilot), supported students’ ideas for development, and worked on solving issues related to registration and protection of inventors’ rights.