5th International Festival of Language, Culture and Science
The Dean of Students Office at Tishk International University (TIU) organized the 5th International Festival of Language, Culture and Science at the TIU campus under the theme of “Green Energy and Minimum Waste” with the participation of general consulates, politicians, parents, students, staff, and guests, held on Tuesday, May 17th, 2022.
The festival aimed to raise support for renewable energy as a solution to the region’s crises of energy and environment and to increase the awareness of minimum waste. The festival also focused on promoting the message of peace and coexistence among countries and nations.
The festival started at 10:00 AM with the national anthem, followed by a speech delivered by Dr Abdul Samad Salahuddin Ahmad, President of TIU, emphasising the importance of such social and cultural activities. Dr Idris Hadi Salih, Head of the Board of Trustees, also gave a welcoming speech and discussed the festival’s objectives. Following this, Dr Abdulrahman Sdiq, Head of Environment and Consumer Rights Committee at KRG Parliament, talked about the importance of green energy and the necessity of minimizing waste to help preserve the environment. TIU music clubs then performed an outstanding live performance to entertain the attendees.
The festival comprised 28 tents each representing a country, 21 scientific tents from TIU departments, 14 tents of alumni start-up business owners, 9 tents of, 6 tents of NGOs for the disabled, 4 nations including Kurdish, Arabic, Turkmen, and Christian, and other tents for food fundraising, art exhibitions, and many entertainment games.
Biology Education Department students participated in the event in two tents. In the tent representing the Biology Education Department, students presented various posters on exciting topics and conducted several live experiments, such as animal dissection, to intrigue the visitors. The second tent represented the Japanese culture, and our students entertained visitors by sharing information on Japan, their traditional clothing, history, sports, inventions, tourism and more.
TIU has always strived toward peace and coexistence and has worked to gather different cultures and languages. This festival aimed to celebrate diversity, promote inclusion and set a ground for students, alumni, parents, staff, and officials to get together and enjoy the beauty of culture and language.
