The U.S. Consulate General in Erbil showed its happiness about the participation of representatives from the Ministry of Higher Education and universities of Kurdistan in the NAFSA conference. Last week, a delegation made up of advisors from the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, along with several university Rector from Kurdistan — including Dr. Idris Mohammed Tahir Herki, the Rector of Erbil Polytechnic University — joined the conference and the 2025 NAFSA Annual Exhibition. The event took place in Santiago, California, USA.
The U.S. Consulate General in Erbil mentioned this on its official Facebook page, saying: “We were happy to see the participation of the representatives from the Kurdistan Regional Government’s Ministry of Higher Education and the universities of the Kurdistan Region at the American conference called NAFSA, which is the largest international conference focused on education in the world.”According to the statement from the U.S. Consulate General in Erbil, “The conference helped higher education officials to build relationships with colleges and universities in the United States and to discuss future cooperation and joint projects.”
At the same time, NAFSA also wrote about the Kurdistan delegation’s participation on its official Facebook page.
During the conference, the delegation from the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research had several important meetings with the NAFSA president and representatives from many American universities and educational organizations. These meetings focused on supporting higher education in the Kurdistan Region, especially in technical and vocational fields, developing skills, promoting sustainable development, and improving the effectiveness of academic programs and exchange of teachers and students.
