On Monday, October 13, 2025, students from the Department of Media at Cihan University–Erbil, under the supervision of Assistant Lecturer Dlan Ismael Mawlood, conducted a scientific visit to Ban Private School in the Havalan neighborhood and organized an awareness activity.
The supervisor and students were warmly received by Mrs. Narmin Ahmed Mustafa, the school principal, who expressed her gratitude and appreciation to the Department of Media at Cihan University–Erbil for their initiative in organizing this awareness activity and seminar for the school’s students. She also emphasized the importance of such initiatives, particularly in today’s era, when students are heavily exposed to communication devices and electronic media.
The activity included a seminar on “Electronic Media Misuse,” presented to 11th-grade students by third-year Media Department students.
In the first part of the seminar, student Qaraman Jawhar discussed the types of media violence and their effects on individuals and society, explaining how such violence can lead to negative psychological and social consequences among students.
In the second part, student Sarkar Hussein focused on self-protection mechanisms against media violence and methods of addressing such threats, including digital security management and protection of personal information.
Subsequently, student Layar Aza highlighted the law on combating the misuse of communication devices and discussed the availability of communication hotlines for self-protection and reporting to relevant authorities when encountering electronic attacks.
At the end of the activity, Mrs. Narmin Ahmed Mustafa, principal of Ban Private School, thanked the supervising instructor and the Media Department students for organizing this scientific and awareness-raising event. She also expressed her hope for the continuation of such activities, which aim to foster awareness and build psychologically and socially healthy individuals within society.
