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The Prime Minister Mr. Masrour Barzani, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Aram Mohammed Qadir, and the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Marmon Mohammed Al-Dabai, the General Secretary of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Jordan, a number of ministers of the Kurdistan Regional Government, deputy ministers and dozens of academic leaders and presidents of universities in Jordan and the Kurdistan Region a meeting of higher education between the Kurdistan Region and Jordan was held in Erbil entitled “Depicting the future through continuous development”.

A delegation of Erbil Polytechnic University led by Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, the Rector of the University, Asst. Prof. Dr. Botan Majid Ahmed, the Vice Rector for Scientific Affairs and Higher Education, Prof. Dr. Kayhan Zrar Ghafoor, the Dean of the Erbil Technology College, and Asst. Prof. Dr. Abdulkhaliq Nader Qadir, the Dean of Shaqlawa Technical College participated in the meeting.

The ceremony began with a moment of respect for the souls of the martyrs and the national anthem, then the speech of the organizing committee and preparation of the meeting, read by Dr. Mohammed Hussein, the President of the Supervision and Quality Assurance Agency. He highlighted the organization and different aspects of the meeting and said: The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the Kurdistan Region, which hosts this meeting, emphasizes its seriousness in consolidating its vision and duties to lay a strong foundation for work Togetherness and loyalty in order to raise the status of higher education, as the cornerstone and strengthening the foundations of building the future of society and make an important contribution to the rapid development of our world.

At the end of his speech, he thanked all the parties and institutions that helped and coordinated to arrange and conduct the meeting, for which he thanked Dr. Aram Mohammed Qadir, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Kurdistan Regional Government The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in Erbil, and thanked the TISHK International University , Jihan University-Erbil, Lebanese-French University, University of Knowledge, that were the main supporters and sponsors of the meeting.

In the opening ceremony, Prime Minister Mr. Masrour Barzani delivered a speech and assured that the promotion and development of education and academic institutions is one of our priorities and we want our universities and academic centers to be at the level of rapid development of this era Help our infrastructure development process.

In his speech, he mentioned the agenda of the ninth cabinet to pay attention to the higher education sector and said: Promoting and developing education and academic centers and institutions, one of our priorities, because we want our universities and academic centers “Although we have faced many crises in recent years, no matter how many problems and crises we have, they will never cool us from paying full attention to the development of our education and universities,” he said Help us find solutions to the problems and crises we face and through a scientific plan and roadmap, assist the government to continue its comprehensive reform program.

In another part of the meeting, a video about the reality of higher education in the Kurdistan Region was shown, which was prepared by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Kurdistan Region, about the situation of higher education in the past, present and future.

In the meeting, Mr. Fuad Majali, the General Consul of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in Erbil; the General Secretary of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Marmon Mohammed al-Dabai, delivered separate speeches, which highlighted the various aspects and the need to hold the meeting, then a short video about higher education in Jordan was shown.

In another part of the ceremony, Dr. Sabah Ibrahim, the Consultant of the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Kurdistan Region; Dr. Marmon Mohammed al-Dabai, Secretary General of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, made a separate presentation on the structure of the ministry and the progress of higher education.

Another important aspect of the meeting was the signing of an agreement between Dr. Aram Mohammed Qadir, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Dr. Marmon Mohammed Al-Daba’i, the General Secretary of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Jordan that It includes several important articles and points on the roadmap for the development of scientific and academic relations between the two sides for joint work and service to both countries.

Other topics of the meeting were devoted to presenting several panels on different aspects of higher education in Jordan and the Kurdistan Region, which were specifically (quality assurance in higher education, scientific research, continuing education, internationalization of higher education, Technical and vocational education and training, entrepreneurship and innovation in higher education with information technology and artificial intelligence).

Today, Thursday, the 2^nd of May, 2024, Prof. Dr. Edrees Mhamad Tahir Harki, the Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University, accompanied by the Vice Rectors for Scientific and Higher Education and Student Affairs, Dean of the Erbil Technology College, the Dean of the Erbil Technical Administrative Institute and the General Director of the Research Center participated in the opening ceremony of English Language and Spoken Language Development implemented by the University Institution and Research and Development Center at the Erbil Polytechnic University.

At the beginning of the ceremony, the Rector welcomed the supervisors and the audience and said: We are pleased that a number of experienced teachers participate with us in an English language course for teachers and employees of our university. The university needs experts in general and in the field of English in particular, how to move the university forward, we as the university presidency have not stopped the globalization of our university and are continuously trying for this purpose.

The foreign teachers who supervised the course thanked the rector, and the research center director for their careful efforts to improve the scientific level of the academic and administrative staff of the university, and wished sustainable success for the university.

The course is supervised by 10 foreign expert teachers with experience in English language, learning and leadership, in which a significant number of lecturers and university staff participate and will continue for two weeks and at the end of the course the participants will be awarded special certificates.

On Tuesday, the 30^th of April, 2024, Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, the Rector of Erbil Polytechnic University, received Mr. Karel Kortanek, the Consul of the Czech Republic in Erbil.

In a meeting where, the Vice Rectors, Dean of the Erbil Technology College, the General Director of Scientific Research Center, and the Director of the Rector’s Office were present, the Czech Consul expressed his readiness to assist our university in establishing scientific and academic relationships with the universities of his country.

After the session, the Czech Consul delivered a seminar on time management at the Erbil Technology College, in which a significant number of academics, teachers and employees of the college were present who were interested in learning time management strategies in their personal and professional lives.

Today, Sunday, the 28^th of April, 2024, in the presence of Prof. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, the Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University and Prof. Dr. Fawaz Ahmed Al-Zaghoul, the Director of the Arab Council, the 29th meeting of Arab universities to exchange training opportunities for students was held in the hall of the Cultural Center of our university that will last for two days.

In the ceremony, Prof. Dr. Abdulfatah Abdulrazaq, the Minister Deputy of the Higher Education and Scientific Research, the Erbil Governor Umed Khoshnaw, several Arab consuls, Mr. Ahmad Kani, member of the central committee of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Mr. Nechirvan Hussein Kalari, the Secretary of the Kurdistan Students Union of the Kurdistan Region, Vice Rectors, members of the Erbil Polytechnic University Council, Heads of Departments, teachers, and students were present.

After a moment of silence for the souls of the martyrs and listening to the anthem of the Iraqi Republic and the national anthem of the Kurdistan Region, several verses from the Holy Quran were read by Mulla Hawre.

Then his Excellency Prof. Dr. Edrees Harki, the Rector of the University, delivered a speech in Arabic in which he welcomed the guests and expressed his pleasure with the presence of the guests and delegations from Arab countries and called this a golden opportunity for students of the universities participating in the union. He said: “We are pleased to meet you today in the bosom of the Erbil Polytechnic University, in holding and organizing the 29th Conference for the Exchange of Training Opportunities between Arab Universities. This conference is part of our overall academic direction to develop the academic, cultural, social, political and other fields of our students, as well as to exchange training opportunities among Arab universities. The summer internship focuses on assessing our students based on their positive feelings in the work field, as well as the way they work with others, learning ability, self-confidence and sense of responsibility, skill development and students’ ability to build professional relationships. Despite their abilities to provide services to the surrounding community. They also develop their problem-solving skills and levels.

Today, universities around the world generally pay great attention to field internships, including our university, Erbil Polytechnic University, a vibrant and practical university in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, which has its own summer internship strategy. In this context, our university has paid great attention to sending students abroad, in addition to exchanging students in the field of training with national, regional and foreign universities.

The process of exchanging students in summer internships with international universities has many purposes, including cultural, social, educational and political purposes, as well as learning and becoming acquainted with the customs and traditions of nations and respecting them. That is to say, the exchange of students to participate in summer internships provides the opportunity to learn new and unique lifestyles and gain important experiences, as well as a positive impact on international relations and reduce tensions and conflicts in the world. and building sustainable bridges between nations, which helps to create new job opportunities in the world. In addition, the issue of student exchange has been linked to the issue of (internationalization of universities), as it is considered one of the indicators for ranking universities in many international classifications. Therefore, Erbil Polytechnic University pays great attention to summer internships and student exchanges with international universities through specialized programs in this field.

  Finally, I would like to thank you for your participation in the work of this forum. I warmly welcome the guests and their presence in Erbil, the capital of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, with our sincere hopes and prayers for your success.”

Then, the speech of the Arab Council was delivered by Prof. Dr. Fawaz Ahmed Al-Zaghoul, Director of the Arab Council and the speech of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research was presented by Prof. Dr. Abdulfattah Abdulrazzaq, the Minister Deputy, then the President of the Council of Universities of Arab Countries presented awards to the Ministry of Higher Education, Erbil Polytechnic University and the Governor of Erbil.

In another part of the ceremony, the ranking of the universities that were the best in training students in 2023 was read out and awards were presented to them.

Afterwards, several presentations and seminars were presented, including: An introduction on the cooperation of Russian universities by Dr. Bashir Samaha, an introduction on Arab organizations responsible for admission and registration by Prof. Dr. Bassam Lamhadin, the General Secretary of the organization.

After a short break, the guests and participants of the meeting visited the annual festival of students of the Erbil Technology College and expressed their admiration for the level of skills of our university students in carrying out their graduation projects and their scientific level.

Afterwards, two other seminars were presented by Prof. Dr. Redhwan Bin Rashid, the Cultural Director of Malaysia on the student’s internship in Malaysian universities, as well as an introduction on Unirax Foundation by Mr Sharif Al-Jad, Mr. Majdi Hussein, and Ms. Linda Qiblawi.

Later, the delegation and guests from Arab countries participated in the Kurdish folklore festival of Erbil Technical Administrative Institute, and finally visited the Erbil Castle and other ancient monuments.

The meeting is scheduled to continue on Monday at the Shaqlawa Technical College, where a seminar on how to exchange training opportunities, exchange of training opportunities between the participating universities, as well as the closing ceremony of the meeting management, executive committee and introductory program presenters).