Dear members, Dear friends,
We are pleased to send you our latest newsletter.
Best regards
The Executive Board
General meeting of members
The General Assembly of Members took place on 22 October 2023. We elected a new Executive Board. For the second time in a row, the network is headed exclusively by women.
Board meeting
This took place on 30.11.2023.
Conference of Kurdish doctors and related professional groups
The 3rd conference of Kurdish doctors and allied professions took place in Cologne on 21 October 2023. The event was certified by the North Rhine Medical Association.
Science Café
This year’s Science Café took place on 30.12.2023. Dr Özlem Göner from New York University and Eyüp Doru, co-representative of the DEM Party in Europe, spoke about ‘Postcolonialism and Kurdistan: Interactions, Truths and Contradictions’.
Prize of Honour
The reception to award the Kurd-Akad Honorary Prize to Prof. Dr Kariane Westrheim and Prof. Dr Jan İlhan Kızılhan took place on 16.12.2023. The Solidarity Prize was awarded to former HDP MP Dr İdris Baluken.
Social media
The monthly Instagram Live Talks of the Tea Time series with the Kurd-Akad community continued.
The MedPolitics Twitter space has also been reactivated.
Mentoring programme
Our mentoring programme has finally started. In the departments of Architecture, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, History, Teaching, Media Design, Medicine, Political Science, Psychology, Law and Software Engineering, experts offer support to students in advanced semesters and recent graduates.