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The Academic staff of International Relations and Diplomacy Department, along with 3rd and 4th grade students had on 28th November, 2022, visited the Parliament of Kurdistan Region, Iraq as a scientific trip to enlighten and broaden students' horizons, especially with regard to the practical side of parliamentary functions and protocols. The IRD team, led by the Head of Department, Dr. Mohammad Salih Mustafa had the honor of meeting with the Deputy Speaker of the Parliament, Dr. Hemn Hawrami, and a rich discussion and exchange of ideas took place. Dr. Hawrami asked the students to analyze through mirror analysis, the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, its geopolitical and [...]

The International Relations and Diplomacy Department is, today, 22nd November, 2022, honored to receive Asst. Prof. Dr. Muhanad Seloom from the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Qatar. Dr. Muhanad is a scholar of international repute, especially in the areas of international security, military and strategic studies, government security policy analysis, and counter-terrorism. The Department discussed likely areas of collaboration with the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, as most of its programs and activities are related to International Relations and Diplomacy.

The International Relations and Diplomacy Department organized a training course on how to use Microsoft Office in writing thesis for the students of the department. The training has been conducted by Mr. Bayad Sarwar the Research Assistant of International Relations and Diplomacy Department. He showed the students how to use Microsoft Office properly and efficiently during writing there graduation projects. The trainer clarified the main features of Microsoft Word that the students may need such as:Citation, create table of contents, create reference list, and some other general information on the needed features of the software.The session has been concluded with the [...]

Gender Based-Violence Seminar Presentation Mr. Bayad Sarwar presented a seminar on Gender-Based Violence on November 9th, 2022, where he explained GBV, its causes, types, effects and solutions. He explained Gender-Based Violence as harmful acts directed at an individual based on their gender. GBV is rooted in gender inequality, abuse of power and harmful norms. It is also the act of inflicting violence on someone because of that person’s gender. He also took the participants through the major types of gender-based violence, such as physical violence, verbal violence, psychological violence, sexual violence, and socio-economic violence.  He gave convincing answers to the questions that were [...]

The International Relations and Diplomacy Department sent a delegation, comprising the Head of the Department, Dr. Mohammad Salih Mustafa and Mr. Bayad Sarwar to represent it at the Annual Conference of the STOP Organization, held on November 8th, 2022, at Dedeman Hotel, Erbil. The theme of the conference was: Monitoring and Evaluation - The Reform Steps of KRG. The conference provided the needed platform for the participants, where some of the major reform steps taken by the KRG, and their impact thus far were examined. Further recommendations were given for improvement, as this would help in promoting accountability, transparency, responsibility and responsiveness [...]

Workshop on the World Freedom Day The International Relations and Diplomacy Department organized a workshop on the occasion of World Freedom Day on November 9th, 2022. The World Freedom Day was declared first on November 9th, 2001, by the Former President of the United States of America, George W. Bush as a federal observance day to commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of communist rule in Central and Eastern Europe in 1989. However, it was on November 9th, 2005, that President Bush proclaimed November 9 as the World Freedom Day. Two distinguished speakers, Mr. Dana Sajadi and Asst. [...]

Seminar Presentation on the Prophet and Diplomacy The Head of International Relations and Diplomacy Department, Dr. Mohammad Salih Mustafa presented a seminar on the Holy Prophet and Diplomacy on November 7th, 2022, in which he traced the historical trajectory of how Prophet Muhammad used diplomacy as an instrument for promoting peace, tolerance, accommodation and representation during his prophetic period. Dr. Mohammad took the audience through how the peaceful mobilization and just leadership style of the Prophet, got many people attracted to Islam, as Islam is a comprehensive religion, which guides people to the right path for the attainment of true human [...]