On Monday, January 9, 2023, at 2:00 PM, the 7th Round of the Pedagogical and Academic Development Course was launched at the University of Zakho In the presence of the Director of Pedagogical Training and Academic Development Center, Dr. Sattar J. Haji, and teachers of the course, Dr. Ramadhan J. Mstafa, and Mr. Shler M. Mohammed, in addition to other employees of the center. At the beginning of the course, the participants were welcomed. Furthermore, according to the instructions of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, the first day was allocated to demonstrate the instructions of the course to the participants.

Generally, the pedagogical course consists of 6 modules which are ICT, Student-Centered Learning, Innovative Pedagogical Approach, Research and Development, Competence-Based Education, and Edupreneuership module. It is worth mentioning that the course is going to last for 6 months and it is going to be held on campus. The number of participants in the course is 48 partakers from different specialties, universities, and the Ministry of Education.

In the end, the director and the staff of the Pedagogical Training and Academic Development Center wished success for all the participants.