Yevgen Sokol, Acting Rector of the National Technical University «KhPI», held a meeting with Minister Plenipotentiary Tarek Adil Kazem, Chargé d’Affaires of the Republic of Iraq in Ukraine. During the talks, the parties discussed prospects for developing educational and scientific cooperation between NTU «KhPI» and universities in the Republic of Iraq. In particular, proposals were presented regarding the organization of dual-degree programs for Iraqi students and the development of joint scientific research in the field of cybersecurity and the protection of critical infrastructure. Mr. Tarek Adil Kazem highly praised the academic performance of Iraqi students at NTU «Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute» and expressed his sincere gratitude to the university for its significant contribution to training highly qualified specialists for Iraq.
At a meeting with the Chargé d’Affaires of the Republic of Iraq in Ukraine, Minister Plenipotentiary Tarek Adil Kazem, Acting Rector of the National Technical University «Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute» Yevgen Sokol presented proposals for expanding cooperation, in particular regarding the organization of dual-degree programs for Iraqi students. This format provides for the possibility of distance learning in educational programs covering more than 35 specialties at all levels of higher education. Special attention during the discussion was given to the development of joint scientific research in the field of cybersecurity and the protection of critical infrastructure. Serhii Yevseev, Head of the Department of Cybersecurity at NTU «KhPI», participated in the event and presented the main areas of the department’s scientific activity. These include the development of multi-layered protection systems for critical infrastructure, as well as security systems for socio-cyber-physical systems based on post-quantum cryptographic technologies. With the aim of developing scientific partnership, an opportunity was proposed for Iraqi students to pursue online education at the third (educational and scientific) level of education, followed by the defense of dissertations in the field of cybersecurity and information security.
For his part, Mr. Tareq Adil Kazem expressed his willingness to facilitate deeper cooperation between Iraqi universities and NTU «KhPI» and invited university representatives to visit Iraq to hold talks and sign agreements with interested higher education institutions. The Minister Plenipotentiary emphasized his interest in the further development of the partnership in the field of higher education and encouraged Ukrainian students from NTU «KhPI» and other Ukrainian universities to take advantage of the «Study in Iraq» scholarship program. The program was launched by the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
The meeting took place on March 4, 2026.
