Under the supervision of Professor Dr. Yaseen T. Mustafa, Vice President of the University of Zakho for Scientific and Postgraduate Affairs and in the presence of Dr. Haseeb Salih Ismael, Director of Scientific Affairs at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Mr. Ivan H. Murad, Director of Language Center, on August 23rd, 2022 at 11:30, the final examinations of the sixth round (R6) of the English Proficiency Course started following the below examination schedule:
1.Tuesday August 23rd / Beginner and Intermediate Levels
2. Wednesday August 24th / Elementary Level
3. Thursday August, 25th, 2022 / Pre-Intermediate level.
It is worth mentioning that the total number of the participants of (R6) of the English proficiency course are about (750) from the three language centers in Duhok governorate (UoZ Language Center, Duhok Language Center, and Polytechnic Language Center). The proficiency English language course is conducted following the Ministerial Decree No. 40 issued on January 9th, 2020. The primary purpose of this language course is to fulfill the English language requirements for postgraduate studies and academic title purposes.
It is worth mentioning that, including the final exam hours, this course is a 100-hour intensive course conducted in six weeks to improve the academic English of our participants and prepare them well to pursue their postgraduate studies and fulfill their academic requirements.
The course has four levels namely: Beginner, Elementary, Pre-intermediate, and Intermediate levels. Participants who are willing to pursue their Master's Degree and/or apply for their Academic Title are entitled to successfully finish the (pre-intermediate) level. Moreover, Master's Degree holders in Humanities studies who are willing to pursue their PhD programs are also required to successfully finish (pre-intermediate) level to be issued a language certificate. Master's Degree holders in Science who are willing to pursue their PhD programs are required to successfully finish (intermediate) level to be issued a language certificate which fulfills their academic and postgraduate needs.