5th International Festival of Language, Culture, and Science
The Dean of Students Office at Tishk International University (TIU) organised 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 minimising 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.
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.
The Mathematics Education Department represented Sweden in the cultural tent. With the help of Mr Zana, Owner of Pizzana Restaurant, and our 3rd-grade student, Mr Mahmoud Ahmed, our tent served Swedish food to visitors and shared the Swedish culture. Mr Zana also introduced our department to the Swedish Embassy Office in Erbil and Mr Botan Saleh, Administrative and Consular Assistant. In preparation for this event, our department also connected with Mr Amir A. Grgies, Head of the European Desk and Mr Husseine Botani, Head of Swedo Non-governmental Organization. During the festival, Swedo staff members visited our tent, and the Dead of the organisation also provided unique gifts to Dr Orhan Tug, Head of the Mathematics Education Department, and Assist. Prof. Dr Idris Hadi, Head of Board of Trustees.
On behalf of the Mathematics Education Department, we would like to thank all the staff members and students who participated in this fantastic event and helped design the tent that represented a traditional Swedish home and prepared the Swedish food served to the visitors during the event. We would also like to extend our sincere gratitude to our Mr Zana for sponsoring the cultural tent represented by our department.
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