Ashty Kamal MohamedSaeed
Ashty Kamal MohamedSaeed is a computer scientist, educator, and researcher specializing in networking and mobile communications, based in Erbil. She currently serves as a teacher...
Soran Naqishbandy
Biography Soran Naqishbandy is a senior International Relations strategist, and cultural diplomat with over two decades of experience operating at the intersection of public diplo...
Rozhen Kamal Mohammed-Amin
Rozhen Kamal Mohammed-Amin is an architect and academic whose interdisciplinary work lies at the intersection of digital technology, architecture, urban planning, and cultural her...
Abdul Bashiru Jibril
Dr. Abdul Bashiru Jibril is an accomplished academic researcher with a profound commitment to fostering sustainable development and economic empowerment. He joins the VisionAID te...
Prof. Dr. Haider Hatem Al-Alijrish
Prof. Dr. Haider Hatem Al-Alijrish holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction (Program Evaluation). He currently serves as President of the Iraqi Council for Accreditation of Tea...
Dr. Jalal Halwani (Lebanon)
Education: • Ph.D. in Environmental Science, Sorbonne University, Faculty of Science & Engineering (formerly Paris 6 University), France, 1983-1987. • M.S. in Spectrochemistry (DE...
Brian Kitau Kyuvu
Brian Kitau Kyuvu is a business development professional and entrepreneurship trainer with experience in enterprise development, financial literacy, and community empowerment. He...
HON. JONATHAN KARURI
Hon. Jonathan Karuri is an accomplished international development, investment, and public policy professional with a multidisciplinary academic and professional background spannin...
Alex Kiema Nguma
Alex Kiema Nguma, Hsc is a highly accomplished Family Medicine Clinical Officer with over 10 years of progressive experience in diverse clinical and emergency settings1 . He has b...
Mr. Onesmus Mbuko Titus
Onesmus Mbuko Titus is a Kenyan economist, researcher, and public finance specialist with strong expertise in development economics, fiscal policy, socio-economic development, and...
Mrs Pauline Muhonja Mbogho MCHD
Pauline Muhonja is a Kenyan with result-driven Gender Equality, Women’s Empowerment and Humanitarian Leader with over 15 years of progressive experience designing, leading and tra...
Abbas Akram Dizayee
Abbas Akram Dizayee Spokesman of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research-KRG
Adnan Gorani
(Adnan Gorani is an accomplished educational and legal professional holding a Master’s degree in Applied Linguistics and a Bachelor’s degree in Law. He has built a distinguished 3...
Assist. Prof. Dr. Hawkar Rashid Arab
Assist. Prof. Dr. Hawkar Rashid Arab holds a PhD in Business Administration, an MA in Business Administration, and a BA in Translation, and was promoted to Assistant Professor in...
Assist. Prof. Dr. Khoshi Anwer Hasan AL-JAF
Assist. Prof. Dr. Khoshi Anwer Hasan AL-JAF holds a PhD in Cognitive Linguistics with a specialization in Cognitive Phonology. She is a faculty member in the Department of English...
Assist. Prof. Dr. Narin A Rasheed
Assist. Prof. Dr. Narin A Rasheed is an Assistant Professor in Medical Microbiology at the College of Nursing, Akre University for Applied Sciences, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, wher...
Assistant Professor Dr. Rebaz Jalil Abdullah
Assistant Professor Dr. Rebaz Jalil Abdullah is an accomplished academic and architectural expert with over a decade of experience in teaching, research, and professional practice...
Assistant Professor. Dr. Bestoon Abdulmaged Othman
Dr. Bestoon has been the head of department of Business Administration at Koya Technical Institute at the Erbil Polytechnic University from (2014 to 2016) and (2020 to 2023). Now...
Asst. Prof. Dr. Adel Ali Hasan
Short Bio- Asst. Prof. Dr. Adel Ali Hasan Dr. Adel Ali Hasan is an experienced academic and information technology professional currently serving as the Head of the Information Te...
Asst. Prof. Dr. Bakhtiar Aubaid Sharif
Asst. Prof. Dr. Bakhtiar Aubaid Sharif • PhD in Business Administration, specializing in Strategic Management and Organizational Behavior. • University Vice President of Sulaimani...
Asst. Prof. Dr. Nizar Ismat Ali
Undergraduate studies (2012-2013) Department of Psychology -University of Zakho – North Iraq. Master Program (Department of General Psychology- Near East University- Cyprus. 2014-...
Bahar Al Jammoor
Bahar Aljammoor is Chief Strategy Advisor at VisionAID and a strategic leader in governance, policy reform, and impact driven systems. With over 12 years of experience, she specia...
David Watkins (UK)
David is a recognised leader in Data and AI with deep expertise in global university rankings and higher education performance. As Managing Director of Data at Times Higher Educat...
Dr Shwan Adam Aivas
Dr Shwan Adam Aivas is an associate professor specialising in the intersection of digital media, ethics, and emerging technologies. He earned his doctorate from Nottingham Trent U...
Dr. Ameen Abdulqader Omar
Ameen Abdulqader Omar is a PhD holder in Kurdish Studies, he has a strong interest in 21st-century education. To further this focus, he obtained a Certificate in Training of Train...
Dr. Awat Abdulla Mala (UK)
A Chartered Power System Engineer with a PhD in Power System Engineering and over a decade of leadership experience across academia and the power industry. He began his career in...
Dr. Bahar Mohammed Kareem
Dr. Bahar Mohammed Karim was born on 1 March 1986 in Darbandikhan, Kurdistan Region of Iraq. She completed her primary, intermediate, and secondary education in Darbandikhan, grad...
Dr. Dastan Hussen Maulud
Dastan Hussen Maulud is a Kurdish computer scientist, educator, and researcher specializing in Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing (NLP), based in Erbil. He cu...
Dr. Diary Ibrahim Tofiq
Dr. Diary Ibrahim Tofiq is an Assistant Professor, Teacher, and Researcher at the Chemistry Department, College of Science, University of Sulaimani, with a research background in...
Dr. Halmat Faieeq Darwsh Mahmood
Halmat Faieeq Darwsh Mahmood is a researcher in inclusive and special education, holding a PhD from Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan (2025). His work focuses on the inclusion of...
Dr. Hasseb Saleh Ismael
I have been working as the Director of Legal Affairs at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research since 2012 till now. And also Lecturer in University&Institute sin...
Dr. Jamal Ali Omar
Dr. Jamal is an assistant professor in applied linguistics. He got his BA in English language and literature from Salahaddin University in 1999. He finished his higher studies (MA...
Dr. Jwan Mohammed Mahdi Al-Mufti
Dr. Jwan Mohammed Mahdi Al-Mufti is an Iraqi academic from the Kurdistan Region, born in 1971. She currently serves as a representative for the Relations Department at the Univers...
Dr. Karwan Jacksi
Karwan Fahmi Sami Jacksi, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Zakho, Kurdistan Region -Iraq, stands as a prominent figure in Internet/Web Techno...
Dr. Kayhan Zrar Ghafoor
Kayhan Zrar Ghafoor is currently serving as a dean of College of Technology at Erbil Polytechnic University. Before that he served as president of Knowledge University and he was...
Dr. Mahdi Nooruldeen Shekh Gailany
Dr. Mahdi Nooruldeen Shekh Gailany is an academic and legal professional specializing in law, with a strong focus on criminal law, legal terminology, and governance. He is activel...
Dr. Marwan Aziz Mohammed
Dr. Marwan Aziz Mohammed is a distinguished academic and engineering leader based in Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq. He holds an M.Tech in Information Technology from Jawaharlal...
Dr. Nasreen Muhammed Hussein
Dr. Nasreen is an Assistant Professor and the Director of the Educational Research Center at the College of Education, University of Duhok. She holds a PhD in International Educat...
Dr. Nazhad Ahmad
Dr. Nazhad Ahmad is Bologna process expert. He is also the head of committee for design of study program in Akre University for Applied Science, and the head committee for Design...
Dr. Paiman Ahmad
Dr. Paiman Ahmad is an Assistant Professor at the University of Raparin, Rania-Kurdistan Region-Iraq. She has research interests in energy economics, sustainable development in de...
Dr. Rebwar A Muhammed
I earned my Ph.D. in machine learning from Sulaimani Polytechnic University in 2021, building upon the foundational expertise gained during my M.Sc. in advanced computer science a...
Dr. S Afework (UK)
Dr. S Afework is a dedicated biomedical scientist with over 30 years of experience in research and development, spanning cancer research to immunosuppressant drug monitoring. Hold...
Dr. Saaed A. Saaed Majdal
ACADEMIC PROFILE Professor of Linguistics with over two decades of experience in phonetics, phonology, and Arabic/Kurdish linguistics, complemented by interdisciplinary specializa...
Dr. Salah Babakr Hussein
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE A reliable, conscientious, and lifelong learner with a PhD in Applied Linguistics. Proven track record in academic leadership, international project managemen...
Dr. Salar Mahmud Muhamad Salih
Dr. Salar Mahmud Muhamad Salih is majoring as (Assistant Professor) in English literary stylistics. A multilingual scholar fluent in Kurdish, Arabic, and English, with basic Persi...
Dr. Saleem Saaed Qader
Saleem Saaed Qader is a distinguished Iraqi Kurdish consultant general surgeon, academic, and healthcare leader with a long-standing career spanning clinical practice, research, a...
Dr. Saman Omar
Short Bio: Saman Omar is an Assistant Professor of English Literature and currently serves as the Dean of the College of Languages at Salahaddin University-Erbil. With more than t...
Dr. Sangar Salih Ahmed
Academic Qualifications: • Ph.D. in Petroleum Chemistry, Freiberg University of Mining and Technology, Freiberg, Germany (Excellent) • M.Sc. in Industrial Chemistry, Salahaddin Un...
Dr. Sartip Khalis Husien
Position Director of Postgraduate Studies in the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research-KRG-Iraq. Teaching Experience Lecturer at Department of International Relatio...
Dr. Selar Othman Ali
Selar is a lecturer at Erbil Polytechnic University. She has a PhD in Education (higher education reform policy) from the University of Southampton and Master’s in Education (effe...
Dr. Suhad Abdulrahman Yasin
Dr. Suhad Abdulrahman Yasin is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the University of Duhok, specializing in polymer chemistry and nanotechnology. Her research focuses on nanofi...
Hawre Ali Mohammedameen
I am a legal professional and administrative officer with a Master’s degree in Criminal Law. Currently serving at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, I posse...
Issam Yousif
Issam Yousif is a seasoned international development expert with deep specialization in program and project management, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), learning systems, proposal...
Joseph Sapienza (Italy)
Joseph Sapienza is an Italian higher education leader with over 20 years of international experience across Italy, the UK, China, Cambodia, the Solomon Islands, Vietnam, Mongolia,...
Judge Rizgar Mohammed Amin
The Iraqi Kurdish judge Rizgar Mohammed Amin is one of the most prominent judicial figures to emerge in Iraq after 2003. His name is inextricably linked to presiding over one of t...
Kurdistan M. Qadir
Kurdistan M. Qadir is a lecturer at the University of Sulaimani. A specialist in English Literature, her work focuses on the transformative power of narrative in shaping our under...
Lord Duncan McNair (UK)
Lord Duncan McNair has worked on humanitarian and business projects for the past 35 years. He is Founder and CEO of Peaceful Planet Human Rights Education which is developing proj...
Mazda Sabony (Germany)
Mazda Sabony is a physicist and veteran technology engineer with over 30 years of experience spanning chip design, GPU computing, and AI infrastructure. At Infineon Technologies h...
Michael A. Newton (USA)
Mike Newton came to Vanderbilt after serving in the Department of Law, United States Military Academy. Professor Newton helped negotiate the Elements of Crimes document for the In...
Mohammed Abdulla
I am a multilingual professional based in Erbil with a Bachelor of Education in English Language. Since 2019, I have served at the Ministry of Higher Education, drafting official...
Prof. Dr. Abdulkader Ali Abdulkader
Education 2006: TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany Department of Mechanical Engineering Dr. Ing. Topic: "Mathematical modeling of the molding sand compaction processes" 2000: TU Be...
Prof. Dr. Ava Omar Fatah
Prof. Dr. Ava Omar Fatah was born in Sulaymaniyah in 1983 and is a professor in the Business Management Department at the College of Administration and Economics, University of Su...
Prof. Dr. Kawa Abdulkareem Sherwani
Prof. Dr. Kawa Abdulkareem Sherwani was born in Erbil 1972. He got his PhD in English Language and Linguistics: discourse analysis at Salahaddin University and Cincinnati Universi...
Prof. Dr. Mohammed Hussein Ahmed
Prof. Dr. Mohammed Hussein Ahmed is a Full Professor of English Linguistics and Pragmatics and a senior higher education leader in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. He currently serve...
Prof. Dr. Sahib Rashid Musa
Prof. Dr. Sahib Rashid Musa • Academic Qualification: Ph.D. in Arabic Language and Literature – University of Anbar – College of Education, 2003. • Academic Title: Professor Profe...
Professor Dr. Salah Raza Saeed
Professor Dr. Salah Raza Saeed is an academic and researcher specializing in physics, with a focus on nanotechnology, surface physics, and applied physics. He holds a PhD in nanot...
Professor Dr. Wirya Ahmed Ameen
Academic Records: PhD in English Language and Linguistics / University of Baghdad / Iraq MA in English language and Linguistics / Salahaddin University/ KRG-Iraq BA in English / U...
Professor Hafiz Khan (UK)
Hafiz T.A. Khan is currently a Professor of Public Health & Statistics at the University of West London ( https://www.uwl.ac.uk/users/hafiz-khan ) and Professorial Fellow at the O...
Rebaz Najeeb Ramadhan
Biography: Rebaz Najeeb Ramadhan is a Lecturer in Software Engineering at Koya University in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, currently on academic leave while pursuing a PhD in the...
Rebeen Hama Ismail
Academic Background and Degrees PhD: Final-year PhD student at the University of Raparin, Department of Geography. Master’s Degree: Master’s degree in Geography, Mansoura Universi...
Samin Rezaei (Canada)
As an accomplished entrepreneur and executive, Samin brings over 20 years of sophisticated expertise in end-to-end procurement services to the global energy sector. His career is...
Sarah EL Khoury
Profile & Key Skills Experienced Head Nurse, Nursing Supervisor, and Clinical Nurse Educator with 12+ years in ICU, ER, CCU, cardiology, and high-acuity patient care. Skilled in e...
Shakhawan Abdullah Hussein
Shakhawan Abdullah Hussein Academic Staff, Department of Urban Planning, Garmian University Shakhawan Abdullah Hussein is a dedicated academic staff member at the Department of Ur...
Shkar Bakhtyar Riza
Shkar Bakhtyar Riza, born in Erbil in 1990. I hold a degree in Geography from Salahaddin University and offer a diverse professional background spanning media, health and safety,...
Silvia Marchionne (Italy)
Silvia Marchionne is a practitioner-researcher in international higher education with 15 years of experience in the Middle East and North Africa within international cooperation a...
Syako Shekho
Syako Shekho holds a master’s in English literature from Brunel University London and a Ph.D. from Soran University in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. With extensive experience in w...
Tara Baker (UK)
BSc (Hons), PGCert Clinical Biochemistry, MSc Healthcare Management Tara Baker is a UK-based HCPC-registered Biomedical Scientist with over 18 years of experience across the NHS,...
Will Holden CMILT (Ireland)
Will’s career has spanned over 25 years in Commercial Supply Chain & Logistics operations in Ireland, UK, Europe, the US, Far East and Defence & Government Services projects in Af...
William H. Wiley (Canada)
Dr William (Bill) Wiley has twenty-nine years’ experience as an international criminal investigator, intelligence analyst and legal advisor, secured in wars and post-conflict situ...
Zahed Kamangar
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering /University of Kurdistan/ Solid Design Master of Engineering Mechatronics /Industrial Robot Design/Islamic Azad University, Science and Research...
Zana Ismail Mansur
Zana Ismail Mansur is a member of VisionAID.
Zana Mahmood Hassan
I am Zana Mahmood Hassan, PhD in Applied Linguistics, MA degree in Teaching English to the Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), a member of the teaching staff in the College of La...
Rebeen Hama Ismael
Academic Background and Degrees PhD: Final-year PhD student at the University of Raparin, Department of Geography. Master’s Degree: Master’s degree in Geography, Mansoura Universi...