{"id":4792,"date":"2025-11-20T13:37:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T13:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conferences.tiu.edu.iq\/shape\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-02-01T10:23:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T10:23:26","slug":"about-the-conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conferences.tiu.edu.iq\/kif\/about-the-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\">About the Forum<\/h3>\n<p><br>The <strong>2nd International Kurdistan\u2013Italy Scientific and Cultural Forum (KIW-2026)<\/strong> will be held on <strong>February 15\u201316, 2026<\/strong>, in <strong>Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq<\/strong>. The forum is jointly organized by <strong>Salahaddin University\u2013Erbil<\/strong>, <strong>Tishk International University<\/strong>, and the <strong>Kurdistan\u2013Italy Friendship Association (KIFA)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>KIW-2026 aims to strengthen long-term <strong>academic, scientific, and cultural cooperation<\/strong> between institutions in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and Italy. The forum will bring together academics, researchers, and experts to exchange knowledge, share experiences, and explore opportunities for international collaboration.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The program includes <strong>scientific workshops, coordination meetings, and interdisciplinary discussions<\/strong> across science, social sciences, law, economics, and cultural studies. It also provides practical guidance on <strong>international grants, research funding, scholarships, and Erasmus cooperation<\/strong>, fostering sustainable academic partnerships and mobility programs between Kurdistan and Italian universities.<\/p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h3>Forum Objectives<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Strengthen academic cooperation through thematic scientific workshops, institutional coordination meetings, and joint research initiatives.<\/li>\n<li>Facilitate the development of international academic partnerships and mobility programs.<\/li>\n<li>Provide practical guidance on accessing international grants, research funding, scholarships, and Erasmus collaboration opportunities.<\/li>\n<li>Promote interdisciplinary dialogue across science, social sciences, law, political economy, and cultural studies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":6,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4792","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.3 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - 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