News and Annoucements of the Department

Proudly, we would like to inform the community that International Accrediation Institution ZEvA‘s Commission for International Affairs (KIA) has decided to accredit the Bachelors’ program “Civil Engineering” at Tishk International University, Erbil, without any conditions and for a period of five years. Congratulations to all our staff who tried hard to make it happen and to the ones who supported during the process! The full wording of the decision is: “The KIA follows the experts’ report and recommendations and takes note of the university’s response. The commission refrains from taking any position regarding the political or ideological foundation of Tishk International [...]

On February 26, 2017 Engineering Faculty with the cooperation of civil and computer engineering department organizedprinciple of constructive alignment (of target outcomes, pedagogy and assessment) in curriculum unit design. The panel was chaired by Dr. Hans J. Hoyer, Secretary General of IFEES, Executive Secretary of GEDC, the panelists were Prof. Dr. Ahmet Öztaş, President of Tishk International University, Prof. Dr. David Scott, Department of Civil Engineering, Curtin University, Australia, and Prof. Dr. Ibrahim I. Hamarash, Vice President of Salahaddin University-Erbil. Q.Editor

On February 26, 2017 Civil Engineering Department organized an international seminar entitled American concrete institute / Iraq chapter which had presented by Prof .Dr. Omer Qarani, president of ACI-Iraq Chapter. The audiences were from the different parts of the world such as Australia, and USA and many other scholars, students from the different universities of Iraq and Kurdistan.  As it is known there is a demand of growing from the Iraqi civil engineering society, day by day Iraqi universities and engineers return back to be part of the global knowledge community, and building relations with international scientific organizations will achieve this [...]

In February, the Erbil Stones and Gems Museum hosted 2nd Grade students of Civil Engineering department, Tishk International University. Roughly 47 students and two Tishk International University staff members visited the Museum in citadel, center of Erbil city. The trip was a good opportunity to the students to see different kind of stones or rocks and gems. Museum staff led the students inside the museum and presented a brief explanation about each kind. Many kind of stones are available in the museum. Basically, rocks classified to three types: Igneous Rock forms through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava, Sedimentary [...]

On 13th of February Civil engineering dept. organized a scientific trip to Taq Taq Arch Action Bridge which is made of concrete, third year students were targeted in this trip. Supervision was held by Dr. Ibrahim Hassan Azez lecturer of structural analysis course. The main purpose of the trip to show the practical part of the structure analysis course. Calculation of moving loads on bridge, the type of supports being used in the bridge, behaves, responses and reactions of each member were discussed in details. Taq Taq bridge located in Koya Snjaq, which belongs to Arbil government. Taq Taq Bridge has been [...]

Civil Engineering first grade students visited four story hospital construction with lecturer Cemil Akdeniz and Mariwan Hussain. The project is constructed by RAQ Construction and Building Maintenance Company. The construction costs 18 million dollars with medical equipment. Engineer Shwan Tayib gave information about materials used, exterior, masonry work, finishing, total indoor space and facilities included at each floor. Written by Cemil Akdeni Q.Editor