IDP IELTS Visits Tishk International University- Erbil

Tishk International University (TIU), represented by Prof. Dr. Abdul Samad Salahuddin Ahmad, the President of TIU, Dr. Mehmet Ozdemir, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Mr. Hassan Gurbuz, Director of TIU CEC, and the Representative of International Relations Office met with IDP IELTS represented by Mr. Ibrahim Elhassan, Country Manager- Syria and Iraq and Mr. Sharif Ghalayini, Test Center Administrator on 27th of March 2023, at 03:30 PM in Erbil, TIU Campus.

IELTS, the International English Language Testing System, is the most popular high-stakes English language test for study, work, and migration. IELTS is jointly owned by the British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia, and Cambridge Assessment English. The test conforms to the highest international standards of language assessment. As internationally-focused organizations, they are committed to academic excellence and cultural understanding and are well known as the ideal providers of international English testing.

With the aim of providing wider opportunities for those willing to take an IELTS test in the region, the two institutions held a meeting to discuss the mechanism of establishing an IELTS test centre and different areas of collaboration. During the meeting, the representatives of each institution took the opportunity to introduce their organizations and highlight their significant academic achievements.

To conclude, both parties confirmed the importance of having opportunities for further mutual approaches to promote collaboration in the future.