On Monday, the 20th of May, 2024, a university Representative on behalf of the Erbil Polytechnic University participated in the conference (Quality in Vocational Education – Lessons Benefited from the Experience of Vocational Schools Subordinate to the Ministry of Education) in Baghdad.
The conference is being held within the framework of the TVET2 project and was organized by UNESCO for the Federal and Regional Ministries of Education in Baghdad in which the role of the quality assurance process in vocational education was discussed.
It is worth mentioning that representatives of the Ministries of Higher Education and the Education of the Kurdistan Regional Government were present at the conference.
Two teachers from the Erbil Polytechnic University/Erbil Technology College are participating in a two-week training course in China on the Renewable Energy and Carbon Impacts.
The course was entitled (Seminar on Green Energy and the Management of Meeting Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality Goals) in China-Chingdu. In which Dr. Yousef Taha Ma’roof and Mr. Farhad Hamad Amin Yousef participated the will continue from the 9th to 22th of May 9, 2024.
In the course, the latest developments in the field of clean energy and its impact on the world environment were explained to the participants. Another aspect of the course was dedicated to the impact of carbon.
Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, the Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University, with a delegation of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the representatives of the three polytechnic universities of Erbil, Sulaimaniya and Duhok, participated in the meeting on the future of vocational and technical education in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region.
The Rector of Erbil Polytechnic University participated in the meeting with Dr. Mohammed Hussein, the General Director of the Supervision and Quality Assurance Agency and Dr. Yasin Saleh, the General Director of the Envoys and Cultural Relations Office and representatives of the three Polytechnic Universities of Erbil, Sulaimaniya and Duhok.
The two-day meeting, which is being held with the support of the European Union and UNESCO, will discuss the future of vocational and technical education in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region.
Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, the Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University is expected to hold a series of meetings with the participants of the meeting that will serve the further development of our university.
Today, Tuesday, the 14th of May, 2024, under the supervision of the Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University, Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki and Asst. Prof. Dr. Botan Majid Asngar the Vice University Rector for Scientific Affairs and Higher Education held a seminar entitled “Polytechnic Journal; An Assessment Between Yesterday and Today (A Comprehensive Look at Polytechnic Journal’s Annual Evaluation and Policy Enhancements)”.
In the seminar, the Rector, his assistants, some members of the council, Dr. Karzan Karim Khawrahm, the advisor of the Council of Ministers and Dr. Amir Chali, Advisor of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Galawezh Obaid, and Former Member of Kurdistan Parliament were present.
The guests were welcomed by the Executive Committee of the journal on behalf of the Rector. Prof. Dr. Keyhan Zrar, the Dean of the Erbil Technology College, while the editorial board of the magazine highlighted the magazine and the steps of working and improving it.
Later, Asst. Prof. Karwan Wasman, the Executive Board and the Director of the Polytechnic Magazine welcomed the participants and then reminded the participants that last year at this time on 5/3 the presentation ceremony of Polytechnic Magazine was held in the same place.
He presented some important data to the audience, and explained the reasons for the results of these data, adding that these data are very important for the journal board and for researchers is more important that researchers publish their research in which journal and why they choose this journal.
After a full year of the Polytechnic Journal, they presented several reports that were the results of this year’s work of the Executive Board in which the progress and follow-up of the journal was presented to the audience The journal features research published in all sectors of government, higher education, organizations and businesses around the world, including more than 200 universities and institutes in more than 91 countries. The Polytechnic Journal, which is a gateway for local evaluators to become global evaluators, was also highlighted.
