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Twana Abdulrazaq Tahir
Sulaimany city,Kurdistan region, Iraq
00964 750 111 0237
twana.abdulrazaq@komar.edu.iq
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
Ph.D. in Sustainable Development/ Rural Water management. University of Sulaimani. (COMMUNITY-BASED WATER MANAGEMENT IN RURAL AREAS OF SULAIMANI GOVERNORATE, KURDISTAN REGION OF IRAQ).
Master of Technology (Environmental Management) 2012. University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Thesis: “Waste audit at coconut-based industry and vermicomposting of different types of coconut waste”
University of Sulaimani. B.A. Honors in Agriculture 2006 Areas of Concentration: Crop production
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Agricultural Cooperative Development International (ACDI) and Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance (VOCA) Researcher Preparing reports, including site visits and providing instructions on how to develop and manage the organization structure. 2007
University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Researcher Complete scientific reports on water pollution in Klang river in Malaysia. 2009
University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Researcher Complete report on the pyrolysis pilot plant to recycle plastic waste to oil in Melaka, Malaysia. 2010
Series of Environmental Documentaries. Challenges of Our Time. Eight Environmental Documentaries with Hiwa Foundation, 2023.
PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS
Waste to Value-Added product: Sustainable Approach of Household Organic Waste Treatment via Vermicomposting “, BioMalaysia, November 2010, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.
Tahir and Hamid: Vermicomposting of two types of coconut wastes employing Eudrilus eugeniae: a comparative study. International Journal Of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture 2012 1:7.
Twana A. Tahir: Increasing Solid Waste Generation in Sulaimania City as a New Challenge to the Environment of the City. Eurasian Journal of Science and Engineering. Volume 3, Issue 2; December, 2017.
Ako Rashed Hama, Twana A. Tahir and Bayad Jamal. A study on solid waste generation, composition and management in Sulaimania city, Kurdistan region, Iraq. IOP Conference Series. Earth and Environmental Science; Bristol Vol. 779, Iss. 1, (Jun 2021). DOI:10.1088/1755-1315/779/1/012049.
TAHIR Twana and HARUN Rezhen. CHALLENGES FOR SUSTAINABLE RURAL WATER MANAGEMENT IN SULAIMANI GOVERNORATE IN KURDISTAN REGION OF IRAQ: A REVIEW STUDY. Vol 15, No 49 (2022) . https://journals.usamvcluj.ro/index.php/promediu/article/view/14447.
Tahir, Twana, and Rezhen Rashid. "Community-Based Approach for Agricultural Water Management of Summer Crops." Revista de Ciências Agroveterinárias 22.1 (2023): 133-145. https://doi.org/10.5965/223811712212023133.
BOOK CHAPTER
WASTE AUDIT PROCESS AND VERMICOMPOSTING OF AGRICULTURAL WASTE. 2014. ISBN 978-3-659-57046-9. LAP LAMBERT ACADEMIC PUBLISHING. GERMANY.
LANGUAGES
• Kurdish – Native language
• English – Speak fluently and read/write properly
• Arabic and Persian – Speak a little bit, read, and write with basic competence.
INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT:
International Trainer for Innovative Pedagogy-Hame University Of Applied Science- Finland. May 7, 2020
INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIP:
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH Managing Safely), 2024
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Student Member. September 2020.
Global Ambassadors of Sustainability. Since March 2024
OSHAcademy certified. April 2024
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL REVIEWER
Reviewing Scientific articles for the Journals:
Innovative Infrastructure Solutions
Agricultural Sciences
Journal of Studies in Science and Engineering
Discover Sustainability
POSITIONS HELD
Director of The Office of Quality Assurance and Accreditations since 2015.
Professional Training Experience
Since 2019, He has been a Teacher Trainer for the Pedagogy Centers at the University of Sulaimani, Charmo University and Garmian University. He is a trainer for the Innovative Pedagogy Module.
Academics: As a lecturer: Taught the following courses:
1. Environmental Management
2. Introduction to Environmental Engineering
3. Solid Waste Management
4. Environmental Health and Safety Administration
5. Environmental Engineering Fundamentals
Working area within Komar University:
1. University Student Advisor (2013-2014)
2. Assistant coordinator from Exam and Marketing committees (2013-2014)
3. University Council member (2014-2015)
4. Faculty Representative at University level (2014-2015)
5. Founder of Environmental student group (PAK) (2014-2015)
6. Director of office of Quality Assurance and Accreditation (2015- present)
7. The National University Ranking (NUR) Committee member at Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research for the Academic year (2016-present).
8. Evaluator for “Recycled Art” section at RWANGA AWARD 2017.
9. Evaluator for scientific projects (Environmental Category) at United Science College 2018.
10. Head of Sustainable Development Committee at KUST since Spring 2024.
Awards and Recognition:
1. IPPP, University of Malaya research grant, (2011).
International Conference:
The Earth Cancer; The Fifth International Film Festival in Sulaimani (December 18th, 2021).
EVALUATION ACTIVITIES (Description), (Evaluation Activity),(Year).
1. Sivan Saadun, Exploration of Recyclable waste Material as a Short-term Solution to the Environmental pollution Facing Sulaimania Province. Graduation project, Fall 2016.
2. Kozhan Kawa and Muhammed Taha, Analysis of the Water Coning in oil wells by correlations. Graduation project, Fall 2016.
3. Midya Abdulkader and Shaye Kamaran, Using highly laminated and polyelectrolited water in Bunkers. Graduation project, Spring 2018
SUPERVISION UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT (Name of Degree), (Name of Candidates), (Title of Thesis), (Academic Session)
1. Bachelor of Science, Akam Ahmad, Danaz Jalal, Kovan Dara, Household Waste Composition in Sulaimania City. Spring 2018.
2. Bachelor of Science, Azhi Ahmed Rahim, Safety policy Applications Among different International and local companies in Sulaymania City: A comparative Study. Spring 2019.
3. Bachelor of Science, SAYA ABDULLRAHMAN ABDULLA, SHANYA SHIRWAN GHAFOOR and TABIN NAJMALDDIN LATIF. SAFETY PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AMONG LOCAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES IN SULAIMANI CITY. Spring 2024.
4. Bachelor of Science, Mohammed Araz Mohammed, Diyari Fariq Omer, and Ares Ahmed Rashid . Psychosocial and Ergonomic factors Affecting Safety Performance in The Local Construction Sites in Sulaimani City. Spring 2024.
Bachelor of Science, BARHAM QASIM ROSTAM and RAWAND HUSSEIN AHMED. PROJECT MANAGER’S PERCEPTION TOWARDS IMPLEMENTING SAFETY POLICY IN THE WORKPLACES IN SULAIMANI CITY. Spring 2024.
Bachelor of Science, MAZN MAHDI NOORI and SAN AYAR BURHAN. Sustainability in Safety Application; A Case of the Local Construction Companies in Sulaimani City. Fall 2024.
Bachelor of Science, SHADAN AHMED and ZAND SHERZAD. The status of safety policy application for noise reduction in the local construction companies in Sulaimani City. Fall 2024.
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