The Consul General of India in Kurdistan Mr. Chandramouli K. Kern paid a visit to University of Sulaimani on 18/12/2019. He was greeted by Professor Dr. Kawa Amin, Vice-president of Graduate Studies and Scientific Affairs, Assist. Professor Dr. Karzan Ghafur, Director of International Academic Relations and Media and Dr. Dana Saeed, Dean of College of Law.  The two parties talked about maintaining academic relations between University of Sulaimani and the Indian universities by providing exchange programs for students and teaching staff as well as other scientific issues.

Later on the day, the Consul General visited University's Central Library and donated some books before heading to the College of Law where he presented a seminar for staff and students on the Indian Constitution.  

 

University of Sulaimani as a partner of Erasmus+ TIGRIS project participated and co-organized the Project Management Meeting of Erasmus+ TIGRIS project held on Monday, 7th October 2019.

The meeting was held following the 2nd annual dissemination conference of the TIGRIS project carried out on Sunday, 6th October 2019 under the slogan “Building Internationalization Strategies for Higher Education in Kurdistan Region of Iraq“.

During the Project Management Meeting of Erasmus+ TIGRIS several important topics on progress of the project were discussed and ideas were exchanged among the partners.  

From University of Sulaimani the President of the university, Dr Ridha H. Hussein, Director of International Office, Dr Karzan Khidhir, attended the conference.

University of Sulaimani as a partner of Erasmus+ TIGRIS project participates at the 2nd annual dissemination conference of the project held on Sunday, 6th October 2019 under the slogan “Building Internationalization Strategies for Higher Education in Kurdistan Region of Iraq“.

During the conference University of Sulaimani presented a poster on developing its internationalization strategy.

From University of Sulaimani the President of the university, Dr Ridha H. Hussein, Vice-President for Scientific Affairs and Postgraduate Studies, Dr Kawa Amin, Director of International Office, Dr Karzan Khidhir, and member of implementing bologna Process, Dr Rezhen Harun attended the conference. 

  

Academic staff member of University of Sulaimani participates at the Erasmus + MASTER Food Identity Program at USAMV-Cluj in Romania as a foreign lecturer. 

A delegation from University of Sulaimani Participates at the Pedagogical Training Course at HAMK Hame University of Applied Sciences in Finland from 1 October 2018 to 15 December 2018. 

 

A delegation from University of Sulaimani headed by the university President Asst. Professor Dr Ridha H. Hussein and included the Director of International Academic Relations, Asst. Professor Dr Karzan G. Khidhir participated at the Erasmus Plus TIGRIS Workshop and Consortium Meeting held in Brno, Czech Republic during 24-26 June 2019.

 

University of Sulaimani along with other Kurdistan universities has taken steps towards internationalisation of their institutions.

 

The workshop’s agenda was about strategic plans for for the upcoming years for the public Kurdistan universities that participated in TIGRIS program.

 

Eight Kurdistan’s universities and the Kurdistan Institution for Strategic Studies and Scientific Research participated in the TIGRIS activities with the presence of the representatives of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. 

A group of students from the Biology Department, College of Science of University of Sulaimani supported by the president of the university participated at the 2nd World Congress on Undergraduate Research which was held on 23-25 May 2019 at the University of Oldenburg, Germany.

The students of University of Sulaimani presented their advanced research in the 2nd World Congress on Undergraduate Research in Germany at the University of Oldenburg and their research project was about using a plant extract as an alternative to antibiotics. The University of Sulaimani project had scored highly among the projects.

Assistant Professor Dr Haider M. Hamzah, academic staff member of University of Sulaimani, has supervised the research project and accompanied the students during their participation at the 2nd World Congress on Undergraduate Research.  

Only about 217 research abstracts were invited and confirmed for the 2nd World Congress on Undergraduate Research and University of Sulaimani was the only university that participated from Kurdistan region and Iraq in this scientific event.