The Deputy Governor of Sulaymaniyah District hosted a visit by Cihan University – Sulaymaniyah. During the meeting, which included the President of Cihan University – Sulaymaniyah, Prof. Dr. Omed Rafiq Fattah, the Deputy Governor of Sulaymaniyah, Awat Muhammad Ghafour, and members of the Governorate’s Higher Committee, future steps were discussed to systematize the operations and activities of the Sulaymaniyah District Governorate.

Previously, in line with the spirit of cooperation between the university and the Sulaymaniyah District Governorate, Cihan University – Sulaymaniyah provided a dedicated portal along with several tools and servers for the Governorate. These provisions facilitate the work of the Governorate’s joint committees, which include 47 committees, and represent an important step in gathering information and digitizing data.

The President of Cihan University emphasized the university’s full readiness to support the Sulaymaniyah District Governorate now and in the future, in a way that eases the responsibilities of committee heads and enables them to provide better services to citizens.

At the end of the meeting, the Deputy Governor of Sulaymaniyah expressed his sincere gratitude to Cihan University – Sulaymaniyah and presented a token of appreciation to the university president and Prof. Dr. Nizar Abdulqadir Ali for their role in establishing the Governorate portal and coordinating with the Governorate’s technical teams—a project that serves the city of Sulaymaniyah and all its residents.

The President of Cihan University of Sulaimaniya (Prof. Dr. Omed Rafiq Fatah) participated, along with the President of Cihan University – Duhok (Prof. Dr. Zeravan Abdulmohsen Asaad), in the sessions of the first day of the “Digital Universities Arab World 2025” conference. The conference was held in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, from September 16 to 18, 2025, organized by the British Times Higher Education institution in collaboration with the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation in the Sultanate of Oman, at the campus of the Arab Open University. The first day’s activities witnessed the presence of over (300) higher education leaders from around the world, including university presidents, deans, directors of research centers, and experts in digital transformation, in addition to more than (70) specialized speakers addressing issues of artificial intelligence, blended learning, and digital university governance. The university president’s participation in this event reflects the university’s keenness to keep pace with global transformations in higher education, affirm its academic presence at both Arab and international levels, and build bridges of cooperation with leading institutions in the field of digital education.

Professor Dr. Karim Sharif Qarajetani delivered a seminar to first-year students at the Technical and Vocational Institute of Cihan University entitled “How to Adapt to the University Environment and the Requirements of This New Stage.” In the seminar, he discussed the factors that help students adapt to the academic environment after transitioning from a completely different setting. A large number of students and faculty members attended the seminar.