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The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research presents awards to two students of Erbil Polytechnic University

On Tuesday, the 31st of January 2023, the Rector of Erbil Polytechnic University, Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Dr. Aram Mohammed Qadir presented awards to students of Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) universities who participated in the Huawei ICT competition and won the second place in the Middle East.

In a meeting where the Deputy Minister, the Presidents of Erbil Polytechnic, Salahaddin and Lebanese French Universities, the representatives of Huawei in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, the advisors and general directors of the Ministry were present the Higher Education and Scientific Research Minister received the students. He also congratulated the organizers of the competition for providing a suitable environment for the students to showcase their scientific abilities in the fields of information technology and communications.

It is worth mentioning that the participants of the competition in the Kurdistan Region consisted of students from the Erbil Polytechnic University(EPU), Salahaddin-Erbil University, and French Lebanese University (LFU). One team of the attendees won second place and the others could win the seventh grade. Four out of six students in both teams are students of the Kurdistan Regional Government universities.

Finally, Dr. Aram Mohammed Qadir presented prizes and the honorary certificates to the students attended the competition and expressed his gratitude towards the lecturers’ sincere working and the universities attended the competition.

Erbil Polytechnic University Rector Receives The Partners Of The Camplus Project

On Tuesday, the 31 January , 2023, the Rector of the University, Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki received the partners of Erbil Polytechnic University in the Camplus project which consisted of seven international institutions from France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Greece.

In a meeting where the Vice Rector for Scientific Affairs, the Director of the International Relations and officials and trainers of the project in our university were present, the Rector welcomed the delegation of the European partners in the Camplus project and expressed his pleasure for the cooperation and collaboration between our university and the European institutions He expressed the university’s readiness to work together to further serve Kurdistan’s youth, students and refugees in the camps.

It is worth mentioning that six academic staff of the Erbil Polytechnic University participated in a special course in Italy last year to become trainers.

This project is funded by the European Union and aims to help refugees and graduates of our university to develop their projects and create job opportunities for them.

University Rector Participates In The Announcement Ceremony Of The US Technology Development Project In The Polytechnic Universities Of The Kurdistan Region

The Rector of Erbil Polytechnic University Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the US Consulate in the Kurdistan Region announced the project (American Technology Development in the Kurdistan Region) that will be implemented in the amount of (650,000) six hundred and fifty thousand dollars in all three (Erbil Polytechnic University, Sulaimaniya Polytechnic University and Duhok Polytechnic University).

The announcement of the project came today, Monday, the 30th January 2023 during a press conference at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. The participants of this event were Dr. Aram Mohammed Qadir the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Erven Hicks the Consul General of the United States in the Kurdistan Region, the presidents of a number of universities, advisors and general directors of the ministry.

This project is being implemented by the US Consulate General under the supervision of USAID at a cost of (650,000) six hundred and fifty thousand dollars in all three (Erbil Polytechnic University, Sulaimaniya Polytechnic University, and Duhok Polytechnic University). It includes building nine scientific laboratories with the latest modern scientific equipment, while for each of these laboratories, special training will be given to local staff and university lecturers to be able to use the laboratories scientifically for educational purposes.

The project is an important step towards paying more attention to the youth of Kurdistan to improve their skills in the field of information technology, especially in the field of (telecommunications), (IT) and (networking) and learn skills that are important for the domestic and international labor market.

It is worth mentioning that Mr. Soran Abdulrahman Hamad, the Head of the project at the Erbil Polytechnic University was present at the ceremony.

Erbil Polytechnic University Rector receives a Delegation from Toyota Company

Our University Rector Prof. Dr. Edrees Muhamad Tahir Harki received a delegation of Toyota Japanese Company-Iraqi Branch consisting of the General Director of Human Resources Development Mr. Hussein Hanarayi and Director General of After Sales Service Mr. Ernesto Silister.
In the meeting, the Vice Rector for Scientific Affairs Asst. Prof. Dr. Nageb Toma Bato, the Erbil Technology College Dean Prof. Dr. Botan Majid Ahmed, the Director of International Relations Office Asst. Prof. Dr. Ranj Sirwan Abdullah, Ms. Ronak Ahmed Saeed, the Head Department of Automotive Technology, Mr. Farhad Osman Omar and Yasin Hamid Rashid were present, they discussed about the collaboration and assistance of the Department of Automotive Technology in terms of training students and staff and providing job opportunities for graduates of our university.
Then the delegation visited the Erbil Technology College- the Department of Automotive Technology and the laboratories of the Department of Automotive.