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Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, the Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University. Prof. Dr. Azad Hassan Qadir, the Vice Rector for the Administrative and Financial Affairs; Asst. Prof. Dr. Ranj Sirwan Abdullah, the General Director of the Scientific Research Center, received a delegation from the National University of Malaysia.

The delegation consisted of the Director of the Solar Energy Research Center and the Director of Administration and Communications at UKM University. In the meeting, they discussed the establishment of academic relations between the two sides, especially in the field of scientific research in collaboration with the Scientific Research Center.

Another topic of the meeting was to provide opportunities for master’s and doctoral studies in the university for the staff of our university in different fields. Furthermore, the two sides decided to sign a memorandum of understanding in the near future.

Monday, the 22^nd of July, 2024, in the presence of Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, the Rector of the University; Asst. Prof. Dr. Botan Majid Asngar, the Vice Rector for Scientific Affairs, the Bologna Process and Database Committee of our university arranged a workshop for all admins of colleges and institutes.

The workshop was held under the title (College or institute admin tasks after the recent updates in Bologna Database) that was conducted by (Mr. Yasin Hamid Rashid, Dr. Rebwar Khalid Hamad, Mr. Khurshed Mr. Adel Hamza, Mr. Yousef Mohammed Ismail, and Mr. Nihad Khalid Abdullah). The latest changes that have been made in the past in the electronic Bologna process and database of our university were explained to the participants so that with the start of the new academic year 2024-2025 in a better and more efficient way.

At the end of the workshop, the Rector awarded certificates of participation and honors to the participants and presenters of the workshop.

Within the framework of the implementation of the agendas of the 29th meeting of Arab universities for student exchange, which was hosted by the Erbil Polytechnic University in April this year, a number of students of our university arrived in the Sultanate of Oman.

Every year, the Erbil Polytechnic University sends many students of different stages of colleges and technical institutes abroad to study in international universities or conduct summer internships.

The students who traveled to Oman for this training consisted of: Ahmed Abdul Hakim, Amin Jabbar, Mohammed Farhang, and Isa Fathi, who are students of the accounting department of the Erbil Technical Administrative College and will stay there for a month. Recently, they are inside the internship process.

On Monday, the July 15, 2024, in the presence of Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, the Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University and Dr. Zhala Saeed Khatat, the General Director of the Research and Development Office of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, held the opening ceremony of the second international scientific conference entitled (Sustainable System Development). It will be held at the Bristoria Hotel in Erbil.

In the ceremony, the Vice Rectors for the Administrative and Financial Affairs, the Scientific and Higher Education Affairs, the Students Affairs and the Internal Departments, the General Director of the Scientific Research Center and several deans of technical colleges and institutes of the Erbil Polytechnic University.

At the beginning of the ceremony, the Rector delivered a speech in which he welcomed the guests and spoke about the importance of holding such conferences to improve the scientific level of researchers, teachers, and academic institutions such as universities. He wished success to researchers and participants.

The conference is a part of the plan of the Erbil Polytechnic University and Scientific Research Center to encourage teachers to conduct high-level scientific research that will be published in high-level international journals.

It is worth mentioning that more than 80 researchers from around the world, Iraq, and Kurdistan are participating in the conference, which will last for two days.