A visit of the Kurdish Plitical Studies “Jalal Talabany Chair“ in the USA to UoD
Feb. 10, 2016, 11:08 a.m.

Dr. Gunes Murat Tezcur , Jalal Talabany Chair of Kurdish Political Studies, Department of Political Science, University of Central Florida in the USA paid a visit to our university on the 7-8 of Feb. 2016. The President of the University of Duhok  Prof. Mosleh Duhoky welcomed the guest in his office and discussed with him the mission of the Political Science Department at the UoD. This department in contrast with similar departments in other public universities in the Kurdistan Region offers a bachelor degree program which is totally taught in English language.  

Dr. Tezcur later met with the university board members in a round table discussion on recent political developments in the Middle East and their reflection on the Kurdistan Region. Furthermore, Dr. Tezcure met separately with the Dean of the College of Humanities Dr. Mezgin Mohammed Hassan and the Head of the Department Dr. Wajeh Abdo Ali; they discussed future collaboration including review and benchmarking of the curriculum of the mentioned bachelor degree program, and also he gave a seminar to the students on the current political situation.