On the 18th of March, 2024, in the presence of Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, the Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University, the Vice Rectors and several members of the University Council held a workshop entitled (Building Capacity for University Key Figures) for all the heads of scientific departments of the Erbil Polytechnic University.
At the beginning of the workshop, a welcoming speech was delivered by the Vice Rector for Scientific Affairs and Higher Education. Then, the Rector delivered a speech in which he mentioned the importance of such courses for the heads of departments and made it clear that the heads of scientific departments of colleges and institutes are the dynamo of the university’s progress and bridges between the university and students and continuing such courses are of special importance to develop its capabilities and some new dimensions of the university does.
On the first day of the workshop, two seminars were presented. The first seminar was conducted by Dr. Fazel Jaff under the title (Teachers and Students Behaviors interaction) in which he in detail talked about the topics of body language and reading body language.
In the second seminar, Asst. Prof. Dr. Botan Majid Ahmad, the Vice Rector for Scientific Affairs, presented a subject entitled (Diploma Supplement and Transcript).
The workshop will continue on the second day and Mr. Yasin Rashid will deliver a seminar about (Student Registration for exams), and Mr. Zanyar Rizgar Ahmed and Mr. Aso Yasin Omar will present a seminar about (Google Chat) to the heads of scientific departments and directors of the university presidency.
On Sunday, the 10th of March, 2024, Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, the Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University received a delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) consisted of Mr. Oliver Ray, the Director of the Physical Rehabilitation Program / Geneva, Mr. Tigran Betani, the Director of the Physical Rehabilitation Program / Iraq, Mr. Chia Miqdad Ali, the Director of Physical Rehabilitation Program / Kurdistan, and Mr. Yan Lee Beck a Director in ICRC/Iraq.
In a meeting where Asst. Prof. Dr. Botan Majid Asngar, the Vice Rector for Scientific Affairs and Higher Education; Mr. Murad Amir the Dean of the Erbil Technical Health and Medicine, Dr. Zikra, the Head of the Department of Artificial Limbs and Supports; Asst. Prof. Dr. Nageb Toma Bato were present, both sides discussed how to continue the department of prostheses and supports in Erbil Technical College of Health and Medicine in admitting students for the third round. And providing foreign teaching staff and equipment to continue the educational process, and develop a plan to train local academic staff.
It is worth mentioning that this department was established with the full support of the International Red Cross in terms of preparing programs, equipment and materials within the framework of an agreement between the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Erbil Polytechnic University, for graduates of two rounds. According to this agreement, Erbil Polytechnic University will bear all the expenses.
During this meeting, a detailed discussion was held, and a number of ideas and suggestions were formulated, which will then be submitted to the International Committee of the Red Cross in an official report.
The Representative of the Erbil Polytechnic University Rector participated in the meeting of the league of technical universities in Iraq held on the the 7-8th of March, 2024 in Basra City.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Nageb Toma Bato, representing the Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University, participated in the meeting held at the Southern Technical University, which focused on the evaluation of the second phase of the Technical and Vocational Education Development Project in Iraq (TVET-2). It included: (Degree programme, Quality Assurance. Internationalization).
Another topic of the meeting was the suggestions and opinions of the universities as a better preparation for the conduct of the third phase of the project to develop technical and vocational education in Iraq, which is supposed to begin soon in the next few months.
It is worth mentioning that the next project will focus on (green energy, practicing the framework of technical and vocational education qualifications, paying attention to the introduction of technical universities through the development of university websites.
On Wednesday, the 6th of March, 2024, in the presence of Prof. Dr. Edress Muhamad Tahir Harki, the Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University, attended the first conference of the Mergasor Technical Institute entitled “Barzan in Resistance for Nationalization (Education and Learning & Environmental Protection and Coexistence)” with the participation of Prof. Dr. Abubakr Dewana Hamad, Dr. Abdullah Mullah, Prof. Dr. Farsat Marri, and Mr. Rekar Mazuri).
In the conference, Prof. Dr. Azad Hassan Qadir, the Vice Rector for the Administrative and Financial Affairs, Mr. Halgurd Sheikh Najib, the Supervisor of the Soran Independent Administration, Mr. Ghafoor Ahmad Mullaswar, the Governor of Mergasor District, a significant number of party and government officials, followers of different religions and sects, and academic and administrative staff, and students were present.
At the beginningof the conference, Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki delivered a speech on behalf of the council of Erbil Polytechnic University and the council of Mergasur Technical Institute welcomed the guests and participants of the panel and said: In the field of education and environmental protection, the duty of the university is not only to provide science and information and conduct scientific research, but another important duty of the university is to serve society for social equality for a better economy to raise awareness among the society on various issues, especially on national issues.”
“Today, the writers and lecturers of the university who are participating in this panel with us I want to want ot express my warm gratitude towards their presence and I do not want to go into the issues, but what is important I want to talk about education since the beginning of the Barzan revolutions and Sheikh Abdulsalam Barzani, who played an important role in the construction and preparation of schools, especially religious schools, this path continues today. If we look at the role of the late Barzani in the establishment of the Union of Islamic Scholars, which played a major role and was established by his order, then the Kurdistan Teachers Union and paid attention to education in Kurdish In 1970, it was established that this subject should be taught in Kurdish and later the Kurdish Information Forum was established by the late Barzani. These are some examples of the role of the Barzan sheikhs in education.”
“We are pleased that today the Mergasor Technical Institute appreciates the role of several people who are in a high scientific rank of professor, who are the sons of this region and educated themselves on this path to reach this level and results. We welcome you again and I hope this region will remain proud. Welcome everyone again. Thank you very much for your presence.”
Later, the programs of the conference consisted of a panel presentation with the participation of “Prof. Dr. Abubakr Dewana Hamad, Dr. Abdullah Mullah, Prof. Dr. Farsat Marri, Mr. Rekar Mazuri” in which they detailed the stages of the Barzani resistance and revolution. After the panel, the President of Erbil Polytechnic University, Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki and the Supervisor of Soran Independent Administration, Mr. Halgurd Sheikh Najib, awarded certificates to the participants.
In the second part of the conference, as a tribute to their efforts in the field of science and academia, shields of honor were awarded to a group of professors who were born or from Mergasor district and the conference ended.
