Information and Communication Technology Engineering Department

The department was established at 2010 in EPU, in 2020, and after obtaining the approval of the Minister of Higher Education and the presidency of the Polytechnic University and through a scientific conference, the ICT department was established due to our full awareness of the needs of the markets in Kurdistan and meet the market requirements for such graduates. The department can award Both Bachelors/ and Diploma certificates after the student complete the required academic level of the department. ICT Stands for “Information and Communication Technologies.” ICT refers to technologies that provide access to information through telecommunications.

It is similar to Information Technology (IT), but focuses primarily on communication technologies. This includes the Internet, wireless networks, cell phones, and other communication mediums. In the past few decades, information and communication technologies have provided society with a vast array of new communication capabilities. For example, people can communicate in real-time with others in different countries using technologies such as instant messaging, voice over IP (VoIP), and video-conferencing. Social networking websites like Facebook allow users from all over the world to remain in contact and communicate on a regular basis.