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On Sunday, the 6th of November 2022, the three Polytechnic Universities of Erbil, Duhok, and Sulaimaniyah conducted the first meeting at the university presidency. In the meeting where the Rector Assistant for Scientific Affairs, Assist Prof. Dr. Nageb Toma Bato, was present, the universities formulated effective educational strategies at the Polytechnic Universities in Kurdistan.

Representatives of the three Polytechnic Universities of Erbil, Sulaimaniyah, and Duhok participated in the meeting to discuss the draft strategy at the Polytechnic Universities in Kurdistan and organize the administrative and technical affairs of the three universities due to the characteristics of technical education.  

In the session, the participants talked about the issue of research and higher education, which should be organized practically and technically to ensure solving the internal problems of Kurdistan.

Another issue of the meeting was about the education system of the Polytechnic Universities in Kurdistan, which is organized in several dimensions to adapt to the progress and changes in the educational process and the needs of the labour market by using students’ abilities in technical studies.   

It is worth mentioning that the meetings will continue until a national guideline for technical studies is organized at the Kurdistan level.  

Attendees:

Erbil Polytechnic University:

Rector Assistant for Scientific Affairs, Prof. Dr. Nageb Toma Bato

Assis. Prof. Dr. Botan Majid Asngar

A member and representative of the three polytechnic Universities at the Bologna Process Higher Executive Committee at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.

Mr. Kovan Omar

A Member of the Higher Committee for implementing the Bologna Process at Erbil Polytechnic University.

Duhok Polytechnic University:

Asst.Prof. Masoud Abdulkarim,

Head of the Higher Committee for implementing the Bologna Process at Duhok Polytechnic University.

Sulaimaniyah Polytechnic University:

Prof. Dr. Soran Abu Bakr Mohammed Saeed,

Vice precedent for scientific affairs at Sulaimaniyah Polytechnic University and head of the Higher Committee on the Bologna Process implementation at the university.

Asst. Lec. Gulala Ali Hama Amin,

A member of the Higher Committee of the Bologna Process implementation at Sulaimaniyah Polytechnic University.

On Sunday, the 23^rd of October 2022, a delegation of the Erbil Polytechnic University headed by the University Rector Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki attended a workshop about Strengthening TVET-Construction Programmes in Higher Education Technical Institutions in Iraq that will continue for two days in the Best Inn Erbil Hotel.

Within the activities of the TVET-2 Project that was funded by the European Union and implemented by UNESCO, in collaboration with the Government of Iraq, the UNESCO Office in Iraq, UNHABITAT, and ILO are implementing the European Union-funded projects; “Jobs Creation through Technical and Vocational Education System Strengthening and Labour Market Linkages – TVET phase II”, Reviving Mosul and Basra Old Cities project, and Support to Livelihoods through Cultural Heritage Development project.

The workshop aimed to provide a platform to share what has been accomplished within TVET Reform Project Phase I through themes covered by those projects, increase the capacity of and capabilities of individuals and institutions to develop and deliver high-quality inspiring TVET programmes in the construction sector and strengthen knowledge and improve our understanding of the projects outcomes and remaining gaps in the construction sector for TVET professionals and Technical Universities, and some further subjects that will be covered within the two days of the workshop.