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On Wednesday, the 3^rd of May, 2023, the Rector of the University, Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki Received a representative of IVY of Japan and a delegation of Toyota Company in Iraq.

The guest delegation included Takashi Sito, Project Manager in Iraq and Syria at IVY, Mr. Hussein Hanari, theToyota Human Resources General Director in Iraq, and Mr. Sarok Nuri, Relations Director of the company.

In a meeting where the Vice Rector for Scientific Affairs, the Dean of the Erbil Technology College and Mr. Farhad Othman, the Relations Coordinator with the guest delegation, and the Automotive Department lecturers were present, the Rector briefed the guest delegation about the strategy of working of the Automotive Technique Department which is the only department in all over the Kurdistan Region. In this term, the guest delegation expressed their pleasure to work with the Erbil Polytechnic University and discussed about cooperating the department in terms of laboratories, logistical assistance, training courses, coordination with the academic staff of the department.

Furthermore, in collaboration with the Toyota Company, both parties decided to prepare a proposal to assist the department and its graduates in terms of opening training courses, providing logistical requirements and finding more job opportunities for the department alumni in the Toyota Company in Iraq.

 It is worth mentioning that a number of graduates of the automotive technical department have been provided with job opportunities in the company and according to the proposal, their number will be increased.

After the meeting with the Rector, the guest delegation accompanied by the Dean of the Erbil Technology College, the Head of the Department, and the Technical Automotive Department lecturers visited the department, halls, laboratories, and workshops.

On Sunday, April 30, 2023, in the hall of the Cultural Center of Erbil Polytechnic University in the presence of the Rector of the University, Prof. Idris Mohammed Tahir Harki and a number of party and government officials, personalities and experienced journalists were held to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Kurdish journalism, which was organized by both media departments of Erbil Technical College and Institute.

The ceremony began with listening to the national anthem Ay Raqib. Idris delivered a speech as follows:

“In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful

On behalf of the Presidency of Erbil Polytechnic University and the Dean of the Technical College of Administration and Deanship of Erbil Technical Institute, both departments of media and media, we welcome the guests and thank you for your presence.

On the 125th anniversary of Kurdish journalism, which was published on April 22, 1898 for the first time in Kurdish, we extend our most beautiful and beautiful congratulations to Kurdistan journalists.

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Department of Media Technique in Erbil Technical College of Administration and Department of Media in Erbil Technical Institute of Administration offer several professional cadres in the field of media.

Ladies and gentlemen, commemorating any memories, whether pleasant or bad memories, especially national memories, play a great role in raising awareness among young people and encourages them to be proud of their nation and inspiration for work, innovation and sacrifice. do it.

Ladies and gentlemen, what is important to point out the media issue in society, if we look at the definition of media, are consistent with the functions of language in society. Therefore, our students and youth should love the Kurdish language, because love of language means love of the land and the country, and our duty is our teachers to educate their students on the love of the Kurdish language.

Finally, I remember the words and lines of the poem and the Yazidi writer and writer in Armenia.

ب خەمل و رەوشە شیرین و خوەشە
شيرين و خوەشە زمانی کوردی
ب خوەش ئاوازە لەتیف و نازە
لەتيف و نازە زمانی کوردی

We hope that we can convey a new lesson in love of language to the students in these celebrations. We also congratulate all Kurdistan journalists and congratulate the students of both departments of media in Erbil Technical Administrative College and Institute who are the future of the media of this country. At the end, I would like to thank the organizing higher committee of this ceremony. I wish you joy and success.”

Then a panel by Dr. Bahat Hasib Karadaghi was held on the situation of the media and journalists in Kurdistan. Salar Osman, Head of the Culture and Media Department of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Mr. Azad Jundiani, a political figure, Mr. Kurdistan Mukriani, writer, academic, linguist and former president of the Kurdish Academy.

The participants explained the situation of the media and the problems in front of the participants.

During the commemoration, several students’ activities and the book exhibition of the works of our university teachers were shown.

His Excellency Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, the Erbil Polytechnic University Rector attended “First-Ever Healthcare Simulation” Conference organized by the College of Nursing of the American University in Duhok.

Our university delegation led by Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, accompanied by Asst. Prof. Dr. Najib Toma Bato, theVice Rector for Scientific Affairs, Asst. Prof. Mr. Umed Arshad Hawezi, thw Erbil Technical Medical Institute Dean, and Dr. Talib Mohammed Sharif, the Dean of Mergasur Technical Institute were invited by the American University of Duhok to participate a conference dedicated to health care simulation.

In the conference, the Minister of Health of the Kurdistan Regional Government Dr. Saman Barzanji, the Minister Deputy of the Higher Education and Scientific Research Prof. Dr. Abdulfatah Abdulrazaq, a number of presidents of Kurdistan universities, members of the Kurdistan Parliament, and academic staff were present.

On Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in the presence of the Rector of the University, Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, the Vice Rectors, and the Dean of Erbil Medical Technical Institute held a workshop entitled “Vision Protection during Sports and Women’s Eye Health”.

After the welcoming speech by Prof. Asst. Mr.Umid Arshad Hawezi, His Excellency the University Rector welcomed the audience and said: “Before talking about the eye and the importance of the eye, I want to say that the main duty of the university is to provide science and knowledge and conduct scientific research. Fortunately, we at the Erbil Polytechnic University have served the society in various fields this year in several issues, for example, on the issue of liquefied gas explosion that created a big controversy in Kurdistan, our university organized a symposium and recommendations to the relevant parties.

Also, on the issue of floods that caused many problems for Kurdistan in general and Erbil in particular last year, the Erbil Technical Engineering College in coordination with the Youth NAP Chapter organized a symposium on how to solve flood problems for the relevant parties.

Within the framework of community service programs, we organized an international panel on the issue of the earthquake that recently caused a major humanitarian disaster in Turkey. All the issues we have mentioned are related to the assistance of the community by our university through scientific and objective, the latest information and solutions have been given to the relevant parties to solve the problems and our community will benefit more. In addition to lessons, we have opened training courses with the Ministry of Reconstruction for engineers and their employees.

Fortunately, we are gathered here today to discuss an important and sacred topic, which is the protection of eyesight, which is one of the most important human organs because 80% of general learning is through sight. There are many organizations in the world dedicated to eye protection. One of the most famous organizations in the world is the American Academy of Pediatrics, which has 32,000 members of ophthalmology, which is more than 90% of ophthalmologists.

This organization has dedicated the month of April to how to revive the issue of eye protection during sports and women’s eye protection. The Department of Eye Examination at the Erbil Medical Technical Institute is pleased to arrange this activity on this occasion.

For your information, this department is the only department in the Kurdistan Region that is dedicated to eyes. Fortunately, every hospital and clinic you visit has at least one graduate of this department, which is a great achievement for our university. Therefore, I would like to congratulate this department and wish them further success.

Finally, I hope that our eyes are protected and welcome everyone again and thank you.”

Then the workshop topics were presented by Asst. Prof. Dr. Murad Amir Ahmed, Doctor of Eye Examination and Dr. Sami Jalal Abdul Samad, Doctor of Eye Surgery explained how to maintain eye health and the causes of vision loss, cataracts and injections in children and their developments They responded to the directive.