Participation of SPU’s academic staff in an EU-funded Erasmus+ ICM exchange program between the Sulaimani Polytechnic University (SPU) and Masaryk University (MU).

Most recently, Dr. Muhammad Taha Baban, lecturer at the Dental Nursing department at Sulaimani
Technical Institute/SPU, participated in the EU-funded Erasmus+ ICM exchange program between the
Sulaimani Polytechnic University (SPU) and Masaryk University (MU) in the Czech Republic. The program
fund was jointly applied for and obtained by Ms. Violeta Osouchova from MU and Digital Cultural
Heritage Research Center director, Dr. Rozhen Kamal Mohammed-Amin.
During his academic visit, which lasted for one week, Dr. Muhammad attended several seminars and
activities in the Physiology department at MU's general medicine faculty. He also participated in a
training course titled "Image analysis and application of digital holographic and time-lapse microscopy in
head and neck cancer."
Since 2018, DCH group and (now) center at SPU has established an academic collaboration with MU
through Erasmus+ICM program. Every year, through an open call, the Erasmus+ exchange opportunities
are announced to all SPU faculty members, researchers, and staff. Selections are done in a competitive
manner based on criteria set by the host university in Czech Republic.