Pursuant to its overarching strategy to expand international academic alliances and foster collaborative scientific research, the University of Garmian officially executed a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Harbin University in the People's Republic of China.

The formal signing ceremony, convened at Harbin University headquarters, was attended by Harbin University’s Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Director of Academic Relations, and senior administrative faculty. The University of Garmian delegation was represented by Asst. Prof. Dr. Salar Mahmud Muhammad Salih, Director of International Academic Relations, and Lect. Dashti Ali Rashid, Director of University Media.

Key Strategic Mandates

• Joint Research & Scholarly Exchange: Establishing formal frameworks for collaborative scientific research, faculty and student mobility initiatives, and the mutual sharing of academic resources.

• International Symposia: Co-sponsoring international conferences, expert seminars, and specialized workshops addressing global academic and technological developments.

• Capacity Building: Securing expanded quotas for University of Garmian academic personnel to participate in future international training cohorts and fellowships hosted by Harbin University.

The signing coincided with the delegation’s completion of a two-week executive workshop in Harbin titled "Policies and Practical Approaches in the Era of Digital Administrative Transformation, Human Resource Management, and Industrial Development for Belt and Road Countries," co-organized by Harbin University and the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China.