Day 1
FEBRUARY 15, 2026
Cultural Center Hall, Salahaddin University–Erbil
09:00–10:00
Registration
10:00–11:00
Opening Ceremony and Official Welcome
11:00–11:40
Chair: Dr. Clizia Ranghino
Strengthening International Academic Collaboration
Prof. Luca Ragazzoni
Assist. Prof. Yassen S. Hama
11:40–12:00
Coffee Break
12:00–12:40
Chair: Prof. Stefano Saluzzo
International Academic Programs and Cooperation
Master's Degree Programs in English in Italy
Prof. Marco Racchi
Title: TBD
Dr. Clizia Ranghino
Study in Italy: Opportunities to Study at Università del Piemonte Orientale for International Students
12:40–13:00
How to Apply for and Secure International Research Funding
Prof. Andrea Pieroni
13:00–13:35
The Bologna Process and Academic Harmonization
Prof. (TBD), University of Bologna
Title: TBD
Prof. Muhammed Abdulbaki Ibrahim
Transforming Higher Education in the KRI: Bologna Process Adoption, Challenges, and the Road Ahead
13:35–14:30
Lunch Break
14:30–15:30
Panel Discussion: Strengthening International Academic Collaboration
Moderator: Assist. Prof. Pawan Faris
Panelists: Prof. Marco Racchi; Assist. Prof. Yassen S. Hama; Prof. Luca Ragazzoni; Prof. Andrea Pieroni; Prof. Muhammed A. Ibrahim
Day 2
FEBRUARY 16, 2026
Tishk International University (TIU)
09:15–09:35
Opening Session and Welcome
Workshop 1 – Modern Approaches in Pharmacy: Cancer Biology, Medicinal Chemistry, and Drug Sciences
09:35–10:00
Pharmacology
Prof. Marco Racchi
Title: TBD
10:00–10:25
Exploring the Role of Endothelial Ca²⁺ Machinery at the Neurovascular Unit: Implications for NO Release and Signaling
Prof. Francesco Moccia
10:25–10:50
Curcumin: From Spice to Medicine – Our Contribution
Prof. Alberto Minassi
10:50–11:10
Facing Emerging Antimicrobial Resistance through Biofilm Eradication and Quorum Sensing Quenching
Prof. Pasquale Linciano
11:10–11:30
Coffee Break
Workshop 2 – Food Science, Nutrition, and Ethnobotanical Research
11:30–11:55
Ethnobotany for the Future
Prof. Andrea Pieroni
11:55–12:15
Ethnomedicinal Plants of Kurdistan: Sources of Bioactive Compounds for Human Health
Assist. Prof. Javed Ahamad
12:15–12:35
Functional Foods: A Healthier Alternative to Traditional Foods
Assist. Prof. Yaseen Mammand Galali
13:00–14:00
Lunch Break
Day 3
FEBRUARY 17, 2026
Lebanese French University (LFU)
09:30–10:00
Opening Session and Welcome
Workshop 3 – Political Economy, International Law, and Global Governance
10:00–10:25
Chair: Assist. Prof. Sohail Imran Khan
International Law
Prof. Stefano Saluzzo
10:25–10:50
Marginalized Justice Under International Law: Prosecutorial Challenges to ISIL's Core Crimes Against the Yazidis in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Prof. Ayad Yasin Husein Kokha
10:50–11:10
Global Governance
Assist. Prof. Nabaz Nawzad
11:10–11:30
Political Economy
Prof. Marco Missaglia
11:30–12:00
Coffee Break
12:00–12:30
Closing Ceremony and Awards
