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On Thursday 11^th of February, 2021, the Presidency of Erbil Polytechnic University, with the Rector of the EPU’s presence, Assist. Prof. Dr. Kawa Abdulkareem Sherwani honored the supervisors and the students who were top one in the scientific conference of the students, under the name of (Covid-19 from Confrontation to Opportunity) at the Conference Hall of the |EPU.

At the beginning of the conference, his Excellency Dr. Kawa Sherwani delivered a speech in which he welcomed the guests, lecturers, and students. He Said: “We are so happy to honor and reward the supervisors and the students who participated in the first scientific conference of the students. I want to express my warm gratitude towards the students and the supervisors of this fruitful event and to thank the higher committee for arranging this conference. And also would like to thank the sector committees of our university like: Agriculture Sector, Engineering and Technology Sector Committee, Health Sector Committee, Administration Sector Committee, and the dean, the head of the departments, and the supervising lecturers. Finally, I want to thank all those who left their fingerprints by doing great works in this pandemic situation.”

In another part of his statement, Dr. Kawa appreciated students’ efforts in offering excellent projects and researches, and he announced that his assistant for students affairs, Assist. Prof. Dr. Yousif Mustafa Rasul has already started to supervise and prepare for the second scientific conference of the students.

At the end of the ceremony, the Rector of the EPU, his assistants, and the guests awarded the top students and the conference supervisors with an honorary certificate.

It is worth to be mentioned that the Conference of “Covid-19 from Confrontation to Opportunity” continued from 16 to 18^th of August, 2020, with attendance of 100 pieces of research in the fields of agriculture, Technology, Engineering, Medical, and administration, which were prepared by the students of the colleges and the institutes of the EPU. At the end of the conference, they selected the best researches which were evaluated and nominated, then they have been rewarded at this ceremony.

At the world universities ranking, Erbil Polytechnic University reached the top 3572 in the last ranking of worldwide institutions. This is a big step in the scientific progress amongst the universities of Kurdistan Region and Iraq.

For this great achievement, the EPU Rector assist. Prof. Dr. Kawa Abdulkareem Sherwani congratulated the University Council, researchers, lecturers, employees, and students of the EPU; despite the hard economic situation and the pandemic Covid-19, they could raise the scientific and academic level of the university. He hoped that EPU continues developing towards greater success.

Compared to the last Webometrics Ranking of the World Universities of July 2020, this year, the Erbil Polytechnic University could reach 3572.  The  EPU from the 17368 rankings rose to 13796, in which the EPU is top 44 among 112 universities in Iraq. Amongst public and private universities of the Kurdistan Region, which are 30 universities, our university is in the top 14, and among 15 public universities, the EPU is in the top 11.

On Thursday 4^th of February, 2021, the university’s council conducted its meeting with the presence of the Rector of the EPU Asst. Prof. Dr. Kawa Abdulkareem Sherwani, the council members, and the president of IUC, Prof. Dr. Orhan Hikmet Aziz Oghlo.

In this meeting, they discussed the students’ administrative and scientific affairs, and they also talked about some other issues in which they made some decisions.

On Monday 1^st of February, 2021, The Rector of the EPU received the President of the IUC, Prof. Dr. Orhan Hikmat Aziz Oghlo.

In this meeting, the assistants of the EPU Rector for the Administrative and Financial Affairs and Students scientific Affairs, the Director of the International Office, the Director of Curriculum Development were present. His Excellency the Rector of the EPU, Asst. Prof. Dr. Kawa Sherwani, meanwhile the President of the Council of the International Universities in Iraq, Welcomed Prof. Dr. Orhan Oghlo and talked about developing their relations and conducting mutual work among the universities that are members of the council.