A special seminar for the participants in the fourth teaching methods course under the title (Channels and Means of Receiving and Conveying Information)

A seminar was held in a teaching methods course on channels and means of receiving and obtaining information on 21/8/2025, as part of the ongoing activities of the Zakat Al-Ilm Foundation, which is directly supervised by Mr. Professor Dr. Zervan Abdul Mohsen As’ad. Within the framework of awareness programs and capacity building, a special seminar was organized for participants in the fourth teaching methods course titled (Channels and Means of Receiving and Obtaining Information). The seminar was presented by trainer Riad Farzou Mahmoud, who explained a set of tools and means for how to obtain information and the mechanisms for using and applying it practically. The fourth teaching methods course is held in coordination with the Teaching Methods Center at Cihan University – Duhok and the General Directorate of Education in Duhok Province. It lasts for six weeks, during which many theoretical and practical topics are presented.

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