AUK Cares: Cleaning up the shorelines of Duhok’s dam

The AUK Cares Campaign promotes community service and supports environmental rehabilitation. On March 14, in celebration of the seventh anniversary of the opening of AUK’s campus in Duhok, a large number of AUK students, faculty and staff participated in cleaning up the shoreline of Duhok’s dam, working with the Directorate of Duhok Dam and the Artosh Company.  

Open Day 

On March 12, high school students, parents and school administrators visited AUK’s campus for an Open Day event organized by our Student Recruitment Unit. In addition to meeting faculty and students, attendees participated in mock classes, explored the campus and received comprehensive information on AUK’s enrollment process. More than 200 high school students attended. The event included live music at different locations on campus, courtesy of the Student Government’s Music Club, and a poetry contest with prizes.

Student Field Trips: Engineering

As part of their technical training, electronics and telecom engineering students visited Fastlink Telecom Company in Erbil. The visit included a lecture by Fastlink engineers and a guided tour, showing students the main devices and components used to provide wireless communication services to Fastlink’s subscribers. The visit provided students with a real-time view of the technologies and systems used by ISPs to provide connectivity services to internet users. Meanwhile, students of architecture visited Avro City in Duhok, a planned residential community. Students surveyed and assessed spatial design, residential units, the kindergarten, parking facilities and the neighboring landscape. This site visit increased students’ awareness of how a residential complex works. Finally, students enrolled in petroleum engineering undertook a site visit to Zawa Mountain, collecting rock samples from different locations, in order to develop a detailed depiction of the topography of the Duhok region, based on their geological analysis of the different rock samples that they collected.

Newroz Celebration

March 21 marked the arrival of the Kurdish celebration of Newroz, heralding the start of spring and the Kurdish New Year 2722. AUK’s Student Government organized the lighting of 21 overnight torches on the night of March 20, as well as a bonfire, to commemorate liberation from the tyrant and the eternal fire of freedom, peace and regeneration for Kurdish people and their culture. Celebrations included dancing to Kurdish music in traditional clothing

Kurdish Clothes Day: March 10

Faculty and staff at AUK celebrated the prestigious Kurdish Clothes Day on March 10, held annually in Kurdistan to honor the history of traditional outfits and dresses. 

Meet Our Alumni

“I have very fond memories of my college days. I had great friends and faculty as a support system, as well as beneficial trips and fun parties”. 

Heji completed an internship at Korek Telecom’s headquarters in Erbil, an experience that helped him enormously in his studies. It was also his first experience of living a fully independent lifestyle, since it was the first time that he lived outside Duhok. He had to depend entirely on himself for the first time. Heji’s self-motivation and love for challenge were key components in helping him graduate with solid grades. Currently, Heji lives in Duhok and works as an IT Specialist at Waar TV.