Kurdistan Prime Minister to Join Salahaddin University's Graduation Ceremony in Erbil
The ceremony, themed “Coexistence and Tranquility,” honors 4,094 bachelor’s graduates and 1,253 postgraduates in the presence of the prime minister
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - Salahaddin University-Erbil will hold the ceremony for its 45th graduating class on Thursday evening, with Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani attending.
The university’s president, Dr. Kamaran Younis, told Kurdistan 24 that the ceremony is held under the slogan “Coexistence and Tranquility” and that 5,347 students will receive their degrees.
Younis said the graduates are made up of 4,094 holders of bachelor’s degrees and 1,253 graduates of postgraduate studies, which cover higher diplomas, master’s degrees and doctorates.
Besides the prime minister, a number of ministers, government and party officials, teachers and the students’ families will attend the ceremony, he said.
Salahaddin University is the oldest and largest public academic institution in the Kurdistan Region.
It was founded in 1968, originally in Sulaimani, and moved to Erbil in 1981, according to the university. It now has 17 colleges and more than 85 scientific, humanities and engineering departments, and every year it graduates thousands of specialists in various fields.
The 44th class last year had 5,032 bachelor’s and 1,950 postgraduate graduates, according to the university’s website, and the 43rd, in October 2024, had 5,553 graduates, which Barzani also attended.