Professor Dr. Amjad Saber Al-Delawi President of Cihan University-Erbil Participates in Higher Level NAFSA Congress in U.S.
Prof. Dr. Amjad Saber Al-Delawi, president of Cihan University-Erbil, attended the congress of the NAFSA Association for International Education, aiming for international academic relations and scientific integrated interaction. The congress commenced in the United States on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, considering five major themes of higher education and contemporary problems.
The congress is held by NAFSA which is one of the most well-respected and powerful higher education organizations in the world, through which discussions of recent trends and developments in global higher education and its policy-makings take place. Professor Al-Delawi, President of Cihan University-Erbil, will have multiple significant meetings with university presidents and global academic leads while joining panel and workshop discussions during the congress proceedings. The mission is to have these meetings that are designed to discuss possibilities for potential collaboration, academic exchange and co-project development, with the aim to raise the level of cooperation, coordination and standing of Cihan University-Erbil with international universities.
Based in the United States, NAFSA is the leading organization committed to international education and exchange, working to advance the international dimension of higher education worldwide. The organization encourages public policy reflection of the higher education system, maintains an environment that is conducive to quality higher learning and cultivates relationships with leaders on critical higher education issues. NAFSA definitely has strong focus on developing the capacity of youth in the context of fast-paced technological progress and economic, political and social challenges.
It is an important move toward the further integration with the latest developments and methodologies in the field of higher education around the world as well as a golden chance to demonstrate the capacities and experience of Cihan University-Erbil and higher education in the Kurdistan Region.