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On Sunday, the 2^nd of June, 2024, Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, the Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University, received Mr. Senchol Lim, the General Consul of South Korea in the Kurdistan Region and his accompanying delegation.

In the meeting where the Vice Rectors for Administrative and Financial Affairs, Scientific and Higher Education affairs, the Genreal Director of the Scientific Research Center, and the Director of the Rector’s Office were present, discussions were held on strengthening relations with Korean universities through the consulate.

In the meeting, the Rector of the University talked about the history of the establishment of universities, colleges and institutes affiliated to our university and presented the plans and strategies of our university for the future to the guest delegation.

 In another part of the meeting, it was proposed that the Korean Consul in the Kurdistan Region will soon hold a workshop for the staff of our university and present the experience and how the development and progress of his country.

Today, Monday, the 27^th of May, 2024, a delegation of the Erbil Polytechnic University led by Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, the Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University, participated in a meeting organized by the Erbil Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The university delegation consisted of Asst. Prof. Dr. Mohsin Sharif, thw Dean of the Erbil Administrative Technical College; Asst. Prof. Dr. Ranj Sirwan Abdullah, the General Director of the Scientific Research Center; Asst. Prof. Dr. Afan Osman Hussein, the inSecretary of the University Council, Asst. Prof. Dr. Hemn Kakakhan Awlla Lecturer at Erbil Polytechnic University.

In the meeting, a seminar was presented by Dr. Imad Balak about the first electric vehicle assembly factory in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region.

During a participation, the President of Erbil Polytechnic University, suggested that the supervisors of the project rely on universities, especially Erbil Polytechnic University, which is the only university in the Kurdistan Region has an automotive technical department and graduates.

In answering a cooment directed by University Rector Dr. Emad Balak said: Dear Prof. Dr. Edrees, I am very pleased for your useful comment. We as a factory and company aim to take advantage of the ability of Kurdish youth and expert students and take advantage of their capabilities when establishing our factory.

It is worth mentioning that the Kurdistan Innovation and Innovation Institute in collaboration with the Erbil Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Erbil businessmen to cooperate together to strengthen the economic infrastructure of the Kurdistan Region, to benefit businessmen Promoting technology and innovators in the Kurdistan Region.

On the second day of the Jordanian-Kurdistan Higher Education Meeting, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the Erbil Polytechnic University and a number of Jordanian universities.

  Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, the Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University. Asst. Prof. Dr. Botan Majid Asnger, the Vice Rector for Scientific Affairs and Higher Education; Asst. Prof. Dr. Ranj Sirwan Abdullah, the General Director of the Scientific Research Center of our university, participated in the second day of the meeting between the Kurdistan Region and Jordan, which began yesterday Sunday, the 5^th of May, 2024, in Erbil under the title (Depicting the future through sustainable development).

On the sidelines of the second day of the meeting, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the Erbil Polytechnic University and several Jordanian universities.

In the meeting, the attendees discussed various aspects of higher education in Jordan and the Kurdistan Region, especially (quality assurance in higher education, scientific research, sustainable education, internationalization of higher education, practice of teaching methods in medical specialties, technical and vocational education and training , entrepreneurship and innovation in higher education with information technology and artificial intelligence).

Today, Tuesday, May 28, 2024, on behalf of Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, the Rector of the Erbil Polytechnic University, Asst. Prof. Dr. Tiran Jamil Piro, the Dean of Erbil Medical Technical Institute, participated in the 4th National Scientific Conference on Pharmacy arranged by the Tishk International University.

In the conference, several teachers of the department of Pharmacy of the Erbil Medical Technical Institute, the latest scientific research in the field of pharmacy was presented and discussed.