A Memorandum of Understanding MOU was previously signed between Tishk International University TIU and Entrac Petroleum Ltd EPL, based in London, which is a well-known consultancy and training provider for the oil industry.

According to this MOU, the first training session entitled “IWCF and IADC/Well Control” has taken place at the premises of Tishk International University (TIU) during the week starting on 24.4.2021 until 29.4.2021, and was completed successfully.

Seven Participants from Tishk International University Staff members and Eleven participants from different oil companies which are working in different oil fields in Kurdistan Region have joined this training course. The training session was provided by EPL instructors, headed by Engineer Ayad Abduazeez Kadhim and included detailed lectures covering the basic background of oil well drilling and well control, followed by a practical session on the drilling simulator which was installed at the petroleum fluid properties laboratory of the Petroleum & Mining Engineering Department-TIU. The final activity was a comprehensive online test which took place at the programming laboratory of the Computer Engineering Department under invigilation of two third party invigilators from both IWCF (International Well Control Forum) and IADC (International Association of Drilling Contractors) accrediting institutions.

One of the distinguished outcomes of this test was that all participants have passed the test with high grades, which gives indication of the high quality of the training course.

Professor, Dr. Hamed M. Jassim from the department of Petroleum & Mining Engineering at TIU provided full help and logistic support to this training course.

In addition to the benefit of collaboration between TIU and a prestigious international training and consultation company, the running of such training courses brought financial benefits to Tishk International University.