College of Engineering

International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) has awarded University of Duhok In response to the application of Dr. Nashwan Shawkat Mahmood (Head of the Civil Engineering Department) with a grant to support his project under the name “Toward Internationalizing Publications from the University of Duhok” for the period between June 01, 2016 and February 28, 2017.

The purpose of this project is to train faculty members at the University of Duhok to enhance the quality of research being conducted at the university.  In the initial phase of the project, approximately 20 researchers will be selected through a competitive review process to take part in remote workshops led by Vanderbilt University focused on sponsored research and scholarly publication.  From that group, a small group (4 faculty members) will be selected to travel to Vanderbilt University to participate in training to engage in-depth feedback and editing of in-progress manuscripts. Upon their return to Iraq, participants will hold formal presentations to disseminate gains from the training at Vanderbilt University.