Jordan Tent in International Spring Festival 2022
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.
Physics Education Department students represented Jordan in the festival, and student volunteers dressed in traditional Jordanian clothing. The students also described the Jordanian history and culture to visitors and served Jordanian dessert and coffee during the event. The General Consulate of Jordan also participated in the event by providing brochures and gift packs for visitors.
Dr Idris Hadi, Head of the Board of Trustees, Dr Abdulsamad Salahaddin Ahmad, President of TIU and the Dean of Education at Salahaddin University, paid a special visit to the Jordan tent and took memorable photos with our students.
Our students also participated in food fundraising activity, in which they prepared homemade food, dessert and drinks for the event participants.
On behalf of the festival organizing committee, we would like to thank the General Consulate of Jordan for their contribution, and extend our appreciation to staff and students who participated in this amazing event.
