The IREG General Assembly meeting in Abu Dhabi on 9 December admitted seven new members:
An-Najah National University (Palestine)
An-Najah National University located in Nablus, Palestine is a public institution whose mission is to advance learning, share knowledge and foster the skills in young men and women to succeed as people and professionals.
https://www.najah.edu/en
Prof. Abdel Naser Zaid, President , Dr. Nidal Dwaikat, Vice President
Independent Institute for Accreditation, Rating, and Certification IARC (Kyrgyzstan)
IARC is national agency established in 2019 that provides quality assurance and accreditation for higher and vocational education institutions and programs (like IT, Education, Engineering) in the Kyrgyz Republic.
https://iarcedu.com/
Director: Bibigul Koshoeva
University of Gdansk (Poland)
Located in the maritime city of Gdansk this comprehensive university is a part of the European University of the Seas (SEA-EU). University hosts scientific research, representing the Humanities, Economic Sciences as well as the Social, Exact and Natural Sciences. The most successes have been achieved in the fields of biomedical and biomolecular research as well as quantum technologies.
https://ug.edu.pl
Rector: Prof. Piotr Stepnowski
Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University IAU (Saudi Arabia)
University, located on the Golf south coast in the city of Dammam, Saudi Arabia, includes 19 colleges, 4 institutes, 15 research and academic centers, and several supporting deanships. It also operates three university hospitals and a Family and Community Medicine Center.
https://www.iau.edu.sa/en
President Prof. Fahad bin Ahmed Al-Harbi, Dean: Prof. Ahmed A. Al Kuwaiti
American University of Ras Al Khaimah AURAK (United Arab Emirates)
AURAK is a public, non-profit, independent, coeducation institution. Its campus delivers integrated American-style undergraduate and graduate programs with a strong focus on the local indigenous culture.
https://aurak.ac.ae/
President: Prof. Bassam A. Alameddine
S. Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical Research University KATRU (Kazakhstan)
KATRU is located in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, it has 50 modern research laboratories, three experimental farms, and forest land for scientific research in north Kazakhstan, and dozens of research centers located across the country.
https://kazatu.edu.kz/en/
Rector: Prof. Kanat Tireuov
Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (Poland)
This advanced technical university located in the city of Wroclaw in the west of Poland offers 76 different fields of study under the first and second cycle degree programs, many delivered in English. Among 22 000 students and 900 people at the Doctoral School there are 1 700 foreign students from 70 countries.
https://pwr.edu.pl
Rector: Prof. Arkadiusz Wojs
We are happy to see IREG Observatory’s membership grow in Central Asia, Arab Region and Europe.