Erbil:A group of third-stage students from the Department of Software Engineering and Informatics at Cihan University–Erbil visited the Department of Information Technology (DIT) of the Kurdistan Regional Government on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. The educational field trip was led by Assistant Lecturer Mariwan Khalil.

According to Cihan University, the students were welcomed by department officials and technical specialists. Revan Bazzaz, Director of KRD Domain Operations and Public Relations, provided an introduction to the department’s technical infrastructure, software engineering development, DevOps operations, cybersecurity protocols, and quality assurance frameworks.

During the visit, Dashti Faryad, Deputy Head of the Digital Development Department, explained efforts in digitizing government services to enhance efficiency and service delivery across the Kurdistan Region. The students also engaged with Shakar Tayeb Nuri, Head of DevOps Operations; Farooq Sharif from the Quality Assurance and Digital Delivery Team; and Idris Mohammed, Deputy Head of Infrastructure and NOC/SOC Operations, to gain insights into their respective roles.

The students toured the facilities, observing the digital working environment and the daily operations of the department. The visit concluded with expressions of gratitude from the supervising lecturer and students to the DIT administration, especially acknowledging Revan Bazzaz, for the opportunity to learn about digital transformation and information security management in public-sector institutions.