Delegation from the Ministry of Education of KRG, the Syriac Education Directorate Visits CUE

On Monday, December 21, 2020, a delegation from the Ministry of Education of KRG, the Syriac Education Directorate, visited the Catholic University in Erbil (CUE) to welcome the new president Dr. Riadh Francis and seek potential collaboration with the university.

The delegation was headed by Mr. Nazar Hanna, the Director-General of the Syriac Education Directorate in the Ministry of Education of KRG, together with two other members, Mr. Bahnam Shaba and Mr. Sabah Antwan.

During the meeting, Mr. Nazar wished Dr. Riadh all the success in his new role in leading the university expressing his trust in a new phase of development for CUE. In addition to that, Mr. Nazar explained the activities of his department that aim at preserving the Syriac Language and making it stronger.

From his side, Dr. Riadh praised all efforts expended by the directorate of Syriac language, in terms of protecting our endangered language from extinction. Furthermore, Dr. Riadh stressed on the importance of the Syriac language and he also appreciated highly the establishment of the department of Syriac language at Salahaddin University in Erbil.

In the end, Dr. Riadh expressed his support for the Ministry and the Directorate of Syriac Education and praised the role and efforts of the Directorate of Syriac Education in opening the above mentioned academic department.