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In collaboration with the Nottingham University of the United Kingdom, The International Relations Office of the Erbil Polytechnic University arranged a workshop regarding internationalizing higher Education, study program, and technical and vocational Education on the 18^th and 19^th of October 2022.

The University Rector Assistant for Scientific Affairs, Council Members, and lecturers were present in the workshop. The workshop program included four subjects delivered online by Nottingham University Experts and professors Juliet Thondhlana, Rights Lab Associate Professor in Education and Migration, Prof. Dr. Volker Wedekind (Professor of Education) Faculty of Social Science, and Joshua Hawkins, Lead Officer (International) at the Midlands Engine.

The workshop subjects were the development of internationalization strategy in the world post Covid19, building a successful educational partnership, essential concepts and attentions of internationalizing education programs, the debated problems of skillful frameworks, and work and vocational programs. They also talked about some other topics like a focus on the type and level of the Erbil Polytechnic University internationalization.

This workshop is a part of the memorandum of understanding between the Erbil Polytechnic University, and Nottingham University signed on October 2021.

It is worth mentioning that Nottingham University is one of the top 18 universities in the United Kingdom and 114 worldwide.

After signing a Memorandum of Understanding with both Belfield University of Applied Science in Germany and Wroclaw University of Science and Technology in Poland in the past, which is within the International Relations Office activities aimed to internationalize the university, gives the studying opportunity to the second and third-grade students of our university colleges to study in the named universities that consist of five courses for each university.

To participate in this program, the students should have the following points:

1. The student should be in the second or third grade of college.
2. The student should be fluent in English with one of (the TOEFL/B2) or (IELTS 5-6 level).
3. The expenses are upon students.
4. The student must make a warranty and commission and complete a pledge to complete the study and return to the country.
5. The university will make up a committee to evaluate students.
6. The deadline is on the 20^th of October, 2022.

Students can apply according to the terms and conditions of this link.

On Monday, the 10^th of October 2022, Erbil Polytechnic University Rector Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki received the Knowledge University Rector Asst. Prof. Dr. Kayhan Zrar Ghafur and his delegation.

In a meeting, both parties discussed building a scientific relationship, conducting a mutual activity, and encouraging the EPU technical institutes alumni to complete their higher education studies at Knowledge University.

During their meeting, both university Rectors signed a memorandum of understanding agreement that included several points:

First: the Knowledge University and the Erbil Polytechnic University will collaborate in joint activities like Seminars, workshops, symposiums, and scientific conferences.

Second: both sides will work on the education programs and Bologna process implementation in the scientific departments.

Third: if the EPU alumni wish to study at the Knowledge University colleges, the university will offer a 15% discount for them. If the graduator is top three in their department, the university will give a 25% discount to them in the four years of their studying.

Fourth: despite the discount mentioned above, the EPU alumni can benefit from the other discounts of the Kurdistan Regional Government, the Knowledge University, or any related sides.

Fifth: the students once benefit from the discount for each grade, which means if a student fails in the academic year of the study cannot have any second chance to benefit from another discount.

Sixth: to benefit from the discount, the Erbil Polytechnic University graduator should offer the EPU support letter to the Knowledge University when they apply for the application form.

Seventh: this MOU will be effective for two study years, 2022-2023 and 2023-2024. If both parties want to renew the MOU for an extra year, they should resign a new agreement.