OPEN THINK TANK (OTT) organized its seventh conference under the name of Open Debates 7 in partnership with Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS), Syria/Iraq office. The Open Debates is a series of public events such as conferences, meetings, and workshops held by Open Think Tank in collaboration with it...

The Open Think Tank is holding its seventh conference, Open Debates 7, in partnership with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS). The conference is on “WOMAN QUOTA IN IRAQ: LIMITING OR SECURING WOMAN POLITICAL PARTICIPATION” will be held on October 17-18, 2019 in Erbil, Gulan St., Sa’d Abdullah Conv...

Date: June 13, 2019 Venue: the American University of Kurdistan, Duhok Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) Number of Speakers: 12 (9 Panel Speakers and 3 Panel Chairs) Total Number of Participants: 120 registered participants OPEN THINK TANK (OTT) organized its Sixth conference under the name of Open Deb...

The Open Debates #5 attempted to contribute to the unfolding of the informal dialogue among the ethnic and religious minority, representatives, decision-makers, lawmakers, and stakeholders regarding the political participation of the minorities. One of the main goals of the Open Debates is to disse...

August 30, 2017, 09.00 – 16.30 Venue: Rotana Hotel, Gulan Street, Erbil Organizers: Open Think Tank and Konrad Adenauer Foundation Open Think Tank in partnership with Konrad Adenauer Foundation is organizing a one-day event with the title: “Applications and Limitations of the Legal and Civil Ri...

*Date: May 23rd, 2017 **Venue: Duhok Private Technical Institution, Malta/Duhok – *please see the Map of the Venue at the bottom of this page* OPEN THINK TANK is announcing a new event, organized in partnership with the *GLOBAL EDUCATION Company for Education and Culture Development*. The goal...

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The OTT conference “2014 KRG Year in Crisis” has attempted to reveal some of the meanings that the refugee crisis of 2015 had for the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Heated discussions brought different points of view, from government, parliament and policy practitioners, to researchers and civil soci...