Zakat Al-Ilm Foundation organizes a workshop in cooperation with the Department of Architecture and the Department of Law

Zakat Al-Ilm Foundation organized a workshop in cooperation with the Department of Architecture and the Department of Law entitled: “Housing Projects between Design, Contracts and Implementation”, in which the participants in the symposium spoke about housing projects in three different axes.
In the first axis, Mr. Assistant Lecturer. Architect (Barham Abdullah) spoke about the design of housing projects in terms of changing the general plan of the site (site plan), international standards, quality control of building materials, and points that buyers of housing units should pay attention to.
After that, Mr. Counselor Lawyer (Araz Kamal Muhammad) shed light in the second axis on contracts and points that cause lack of clarity in contracts, buyers’ rights, how to file complaints, and their procedures.
In the third axis, Ms. Civil Engineer (Chanar Ghaleb Muhammad) shed light on the problem of residents and service standards, and the impact of changing the general plan of the site on their lives.
At the end of the activity, certificates of appreciation were presented to the participants by the Assistant President of the University for Scientific Affairs and Postgraduate Studies, the Director of the Zakat Al-Ilm Foundation, and the Head of the Department of Architecture.

Volunteers

# Image Name Duration Credits
1 Barham Abdalrahim Abdalla Barham Abdalrahim Abdalla 2 90
2 Dr. Nury Hama Saeed Haeder Dr. Nury Hama Saeed Haeder 2 80

On the occasion of the 16 Days of Activism against ‘Violence Against Women’ campaign, on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, under the supervision of Assistant Lecturer Dlan Ismail Mawlood, students from the Media Department conducted a seminar at Sharistani Girls School on combating violence against women.

The supervising lecturer and students were warmly received by Ms Runak Yaqoob, the school principal, who expressed her appreciation for the Media Department at Cihan University–Erbil for organizing this initiative focusing on raising awareness among students about this important issue.

The seminar began with Assistant Lecturer Dlan Ismail highlighting the activities of the 16 Days of Activism campaign and presenting several key points on combating violence against women. Then, third-year student Layar Aza discussed electronic violence targeting women. Following this, another third-year student, Zhilya Hatam, highlighted strategies for self-protection against electronic attacks, which can ultimately lead to violence. At the end of the seminar, second-year student Najwa Rashid introduced hotlines that women can contact when facing electronic violence.

At the end of the activities, Ms Runak Yaqoob thanked the supervising lecturer and students for their efforts and active participation in the campaign.

Continuing the activities of the 16 Days of Activism campaign against violence against women, on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, students from the Media Department, under the supervision of Assistant Lecturer Dilan Ismail Mawlood, carried out an awareness activity at Milli Market in the Nawroz neighborhood.

During the activity, Media Department students from Cihan University–Erbil distributed awareness brochures to the public. The brochures focused on identifying electronic violence and its different forms, in addition to outlining methods of self-protection and ways to address online abuse.

As an academic and scientific center, the Media Department at Cihan University–Erbil actively participates in awareness campaigns and adopts various methods of delivering educational messages through multiple media tools.

 a course in the field of pedagogy has commenced for a group of Sharabazir educators at Cihan University – Sulaymaniyah, The course is presented by specialized experts in pedagogy, aiming to train teachers on the latest teaching methods and prepare them to transfer their skills to various schools. Cihan University – Sulaymaniya, as an educational institution, always places great importance on building bridges of communication between the university and various sectors of society, especially the education sector, and this event comes within this framework.