Opening and Introduction to the 1st World Kurdish Congress by Leyla Zana
WORLD KURDISH CONGRESS 2011 – Amsterdam 7 – 9 Oct
09:00-11:00 Session 1:
Kurdistan in Progress: Scientific Perspectives on Health, Education, Economy and Politics
Chair: Peter Herrmann – (University College of Cork, Ireland)
Hans Branscheidt (Board of Directors of the EU Turkey Civic Commission- EUTCC- Germany) – The Rise and Fall of the Kurdish Initiative in Turkey
Serwan Baban (University of Kurdistan Hawler, Kurdistan) – The Role of KRG Higher Education Institutions in the Process of Nation-Building
Alan Dilani (International Academy for Design & Health, Sweden) – Promotion and Prevention Salutogenic Approach to Health Infrastructure
Almas Heshmati (Korea University, Korea) – Realities of Economic Development in the Kurdistan Region
Discussion
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11:00-11:30 Coffee Break/Poster
11:30-13:00 Session 2:
Medical Treatments in Kurdistan, Challenges and Possibilities
Chair: Rang Noory Shawis
(Sheffield Childrens Hospital, UK)
Abdullah Saied Abdullah (The Ministry of Health, Kurdistan)
Health Care System in Kurdistan Region /Iraq
Deiary Fraidoon Kader (Newcastle Gateshead Medical Volunteers, UK)
Surgical Voluntary Work in Kurdistan
Prasad Godbole (Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, UK)
The Experiences of Pioneer Healthcare in Kurdistan
Discussion
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-16:00 Session 3:
Education and Social Innovation as a Tool to Develop Kurdistan as a Nation
Chair: Kajal Rahmani
(Harvard University, USA)
Arno Tausch (Innsbruck University, Austria), Globalization, Migration and Social Cohesion in the World System: General Models and Reflections on the Kurdish Situation
Heja Sindi (University of Kurdistan Hawler, Kurdistan), Challenges and Potentials of Developing a ‘Kurdistanian Diaspora Intellectual Model and Policy’: A Public Management Perspective
Ibrahim Korshid (University of Suleimany) and Kawis Faraj (University of Salahaddin)
The Current State of Higher Education in Kurdistan
Mukadder Baran (University of Hakkari, Turkey)
The Impact of Sociolinguistics on Scientific Education: A Case Study in the City of Hakari
Discussion
16:00-16:30 Coffee Break/Poster
16:30-18:30 Session 4:
The Struggle of Kurdish People for Freedom
Chair: Carol Prunhuber
Journalist and Writer, USA
Kathryn Cameron Porter (President at Leadership Council for Human Rights, USA)
Human Rights and the Kurds
Peter Herrmann (University College of Cork, Ireland and University of Eastern Finland, Finland)
Struggle for Freedom and Human Right – A Multifaceted Problem, Requiring a Single Answer
Nerina Weiss (Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims, Denmark)
Marks on Bodies, Traces on Souls: Testimonies of Kurdish Torture Survivors
Soheila Ghaderi (University Paris, France), The Role of Kurdish Women in the Struggle for Freedom and their Impact in the Contemporary Kurdish Society
Discussion
19:00-24:00 Cultural Performance by Prominent Musicians and Singers from Kurdistan
Mazhar Khalegi (Institute of Culture, Kurdistan)
The Impact of Culture in Kurdish Society
Taha Barwary (Former KRG Minister and Scandinavian Representative, Sweden)
The Experience of Nordic Countries as Representative of KRG
Barzan Y. Mohamad (University of Suleimany, Kurdistan)
The Origin of Music in Kurdistan
Day 3: October 9th (Sunday), 2011
09:00-11:00 Session 5:
The Challenges of Mental and Social Health in Kurdistan and Prevention of Diseases
Chair: Alan Dilani
(International Academy for Design & Health, Sweden)
Kamal Artin (President of KNC, USA)
Individual vs. Society, a Comparative Analysis
Abdulbaghi Ahmad (University of Uppsala, Sweden)
Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Kurdistan
Ata Ghaderi (Uppsala University, Sweden), Promoting Health and Preventing Illness, Not Only Treating Severe Diseases: Designing an Effective Healthcare System in Kurdistan
Abdul Kadir Hadi Hasan (Buckinghamshire NHS Trust, UK)
Breast Cancer Screening Program for Kurdistan
Discussion
11:00-11:30 Coffee Break/Poster
11:30-13:00 Session 6:
Business and Economic Development in Kurdistan
Chair: Almas Heshmati
(Korea University, Korea)
Ali Sindi (KRG Minister of Planning, Kurdistan)
How to Promote Development in Kurdistan
Saman Shali (Director of Iraqi Telecom and Associations, Kurdistan)
Doing Business in Kurdistan: A Risk Assessment
Nabaz Khayyat (Director at Ministry of Water Resources, Kurdistan)
Analysis of Adoption of Mobile Telephony and its User Satisfaction in Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Aram Valadian (University of Armenia)
Federalism and Perspectives of Democracy
Discussion
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-16:00 Session 7:
The Future of Kurdistan in Middle East and Human Rights
Chair: Saman Shali
(Director of Iraqi Telecom and Associations, Kurdistan)
Marianna Charountaki (University of Exeter, UK)
The US- Kurdish Relations
Deborah Morgan-Jones (London University, UK), Establishment of ‘Greater Kurdistan’ and Consolidation of National Identity: A Strategic ‘Brand Building’ Programme
Sulaf Muhammed Amin (Salahadeen University and Beirut Arabian University, Kurdistan/Lebanon), The Probability of Establishing Kurdistan State: A Legal and Constitutional Research about the Constitutional Nature of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region
Chemen Bajalan (Ministry of Justice, Kurdistan), The Scope of Using Articles other than Article 14 of the European Convention of Human Rights: Article 3 as an Example
Discussion
16:00-16:30 Coffee Break/Poster
16:30-17:30 Session 8:
Kurdistan University’s Panel Discussion
Chair: Michael M. Gunter
(Tennessee Technological University, USA)
Mohammed Mochtar
University of Salahadeen
Ali Saeed
University of Suleimany
Asmat M.Khalid
University of Duhok
Serwan Baban
University of Kurdistan Howler