Day 1: Opening Ceremony and Institutional Coordination
15 FEBRUARY 2026
09:00–10:00
Registration
Cultural Center Hall, Salahaddin University–Erbil (SU-Erbil)
10:00–11:00
Opening Ceremony and Official Welcome
11:00–11:30
Institutional Coordination and Academic Partnerships
Speaker: Prof. Luca Ragazzoni (University of Eastern Piedmont)
11:30–12:00
Institutional Coordination and Academic Partnerships
Speaker: Prof. Marco Missaglia (University of Pavia)
12:00–12:30
Accessing and Securing International Research Funding
Speaker: Prof. Andrea Pieroni
12:30–13:00
Bridging Higher Education Systems: Adopting the Bologna Process between Italian and Kurdistan Universities
Speaker: Italian Professor (TBA)
13:00–14:00
Lunch Break
14:00–15:00
Open Academic Discussion among Italian and (SUE&TIU) Faculty Members Partners
Moderator: Dr. Pawan Faris
Panelists: Prof. Marco Missaglia, Prof. Luca Ragazzoni, Prof. Andrea Pieroni
Day 2: Scientific Forum and Thematic Workshops
16 FEBRUARY 2026
09:30–10:00
Opening Session and Welcome (TIU)
Tishk International University (TIU)
Morning Workshops
10:00–11:45
Workshop 1: Life Sciences, Biology, Pharmacy, and Drug Sciences
Italian Leads: Prof. Moccia, Prof. Minassi, Prof. Linciano
Kurdish Lead: ITU
12:00–13:00
Workshop 2: Economics and International Relations
Italian Lead: Prof. Marco Missaglia
Kurdish Lead: SUE
13:00–14:00
Lunch Break
Afternoon Workshops
14:00–15:00
Workshop 3: Agriculture and Food Sciences
Italian Lead: Prof. Andrea Pieroni
Kurdish Lead: SUE
Includes a briefing on post-forum mountain field research activities
15:00–16:00
Workshop 4: Law and Social Sciences
Italian Lead: Prof. Stefano Saluzzo
Kurdish Lead: SUE
16:00
Closing of the Forum
