Under the slogan (Scientific Zakat elim) today, 27/7/2025, which is a Sunday, under the auspices of the Cihan University Academic Council, attended by Mr. Burhan Arghosh, the advisor to the Minister in the Ministry of Education, and in the presence of the president and staff of Cihan University – Erbil, they were received, where the fourth training course was inaugurated for more than two hundred teachers from the Ministry of Education.

It’s worth mentioning:

With the support of Dr. Nawzad Yahya Bayjar, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Cihan Universities, Institutes, and Schools, an annual event is held yearly in universities around Cihan (Erbil – Duhok – Sulaymaniyah) where the course lasts for six weeks, with three days a week, and includes final assessments and exams.

It is important to know:

🔹 Today, educational centers are waiting for teachers and educators with high qualifications for the educational process and learning.

🔹 The problems in this process require new ideas for solutions.

🔹 The core values in schools are the student and the teacher, and the interactive cooperation between them. The student is not a tool, but rather the objective of education. Therefore, they cannot adapt to the school; rather, the school should adapt to the.

🔹 Hence, the teacher is the main force in the mind of society, the dynamo of change, the leader of knowledge; 🔹 Pedagogy is the science of education, where humans are born as biological beings, and in order to become human beings, they must be educated, and this is the function of education and pedagogy.

It is worth mentioning that the content of this book includes five models, each of which has its value and importance in its development: the teacher, the educator, the instructor, the trainer, and the student.

✅ In the first model, it discusses the important concepts and methods of modern education.

✅ Pedagogy is the science of education, where humans are born as biological beings, and in order to become human beings, they must be educated, which is the function of education and pedagogy. It is worth mentioning that the content of this book includes five models, each with its own value and importance in its development: the teacher, the educator, the instructor, the trainer, and the student. In the second model, classroom management by the teacher discusses the characteristics of a successful teacher.

✅ In the third model: educational psychology and developmental psychology are discussed along with some examples of leading education systems in developed countries.

✅ In the fourth model, measurement and evaluation are discussed as an important necessity in the field of education.

✅ As for the final model: computers and modern artificial intelligence technology in the field of education are given attention.






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As part of the volunteer activities of the Zakat Al-Ilm Institution at Cihan University – Sulaimani, Prof. Dr. Kareem Sharif Qara Chitani, Director of the Center for Psychological and Social Counseling at Cihan University, delivered a voluntary educational seminar entitled “Moral Values and Student Behavior at School” on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, to eighth-grade students at Rzgari Model Secondary School.

The seminar aimed to raise students’ awareness of the importance of moral values and appropriate behavior in the school environment, promote respect for teachers and classmates, and foster a sense of responsibility and positive behavior in social relationships.

This activity was organized as part of the university’s volunteer, social, and educational initiatives, with the aim of contributing to students’ personal development and strengthening human and ethical values within the school environment.

It is hoped that this seminar will benefit the students, contribute to promoting appropriate behavior, and help create a better educational environment.

On Tuesday, October 28, 2025, a distinguished scientific seminar was held in the VIP Hall at Cihan University–Erbil, focusing on the design and development of a robot utilizing artificial intelligence technologies.

During the seminar, Assistant Lecturer Adil Hussein from the Department of Informatics and Software Engineering presented his innovative project — an intelligent robot capable of voice interaction and communication in three languages: Kurdish, Arabic, and English. This achievement represents a significant step toward integrating artificial intelligence into educational and service-oriented applications.

The presentation included a detailed explanation of the project’s technical and programming stages, along with the training process of the robot’s linguistic model to recognize voices, understand commands, and respond appropriately.

Assistant Lecturer Adil Hussein also highlighted the significance of this invention, emphasizing that it offers a practical and comprehensive solution to numerous challenges in applied fields.

This was followed by another seminar held on the same day by Nazho Nahro, a fourth-year student from the same department, titled “Cybersecurity and Modern Challenges in Protecting Digital Systems,” under the supervision of Assistant Professor Ghassan A. QasMarrogy.

The seminar addressed the importance of cybersecurity in the digital era, the most common types of cyberattacks, and the modern tools and technologies used to protect digital infrastructures.

On Sunday, February 15, 2026, fourth-year students from the Informatics and Software Engineering Department, including Yasmin Ahmed, Dania Osama, and Nourallah Fakhri, conducted an educational visit to Cihan International School under the supervision of Teaching Assistant Duaa Haider Mustafa. During the visit, the students delivered an awareness seminar on the correct and safe use of social media platforms. They explained how to identify and avoid security breaches, discussed the risks associated with social media, and outlined practical strategies to reduce those risks.

The seminar also addressed key topics aimed at strengthening digital awareness, highlighting the dangers of misusing social media and presenting best practices for positive and purposeful engagement.

The school students demonstrated strong interest and active engagement with the topics due to their relevance to everyday life. The session included productive discussions and many questions, reflecting the students’ eagerness to learn. The visiting delegation also met with several teachers, Nazar Abdul Satar Abdul Rahman and Shia Omar Mohammed, to exchange academic and educational ideas and to support future cooperation between the two institutions.