Scientific Calendar Event



Starts 17 Nov 2026 08:00
Ends 19 Nov 2026 18:00
Central European Time
Challenges and Opportunities in Cancer Treatment
Cancer Care Has a Future. 
Let's Build It Together

Connecting Kurdistan with the World through Education, Research, Innovation, and International Collaboration.

Cancer remains one of the major global healthcare challenges. Improving cancer outcomes requires advances in early detection, accurate diagnosis, effective treatment, scientific research, and specialised healthcare education. Modern cancer care increasingly integrates several disciplines, including medicine, medical physics, Registration for the schoolradiotherapy, nuclear medicine, radiopharmaceutical sciences, biology, chemistry, engineering, and artificial intelligence.

Advances in medical imaging, precision radiotherapy, radionuclide therapy, theranostics, and computational technologies are creating new opportunities for more effective and personalised cancer treatment.

In this context, Charmo University, with the support of the ICTP- Physics Without Frontiers Programme and in collaboration with Bright Technical and Vocational Institute and Warith International Cancer Institution, is organising this three-day international event.

Organised by: Charmo University, with the support of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) Physics Without Frontiers (PWF) Programme, in collaboration with Bright Technical and Vocational Institute and Warith International Cancer Institution.

Registration for the syposium : Advancing Cancer Care: Challenges and Opportunities in Cancer Treatment
Registration for the School: school-ICTP/PWF 2026 
 
Scientific Coordinators: 
  • Kharman Faraj, Medical Physicist, Prof. Lecturer, Physics Department, University of Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region-Iraq
  • Fabrizio Scopelliti, PhD, Radiopharmacist, Cannizzaro Hospital, Italy. 
  • Farmesk Abubaker, PhD, Physicist, Lecturer, Charmo University, Fellow Researcher, INFN-LNS, Catania, Italy
  • Hiwa Abubakr Ahmed, physicist, PhD, Lecturer, Director of natural science center, Charmo Center for Research, Training, and Consultancy, Charmo University, Kurdistan Region-Iraq
 
International Organizing Coordinators:
  • Fabrizio Scopelliti, PhD, Radiopharmacist, Cannizzaro Hospital, Italy
  • Farmesk Abubaker, PhD, Physicist, Lecturer, Charmo University, Fellow Researcher, INFN-LNS, Catania, Italy
 
Local Organizing Coordinators: 
  • Kharman Faraj, Medical Physicist, Prof. Lecturer, Physics Department, University of Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region-Iraq
  • Hiwa Abubakr Ahmed, physicist, PhD, Lecturer, Director of natural science center, Charmo Center for Research, Training, and Consultancy, Charmo University, Kurdistan Region-Iraq
  • Jawhar Jalal Wsu, PhD, History, Dean of Bright Technical Vocational Institution, Kurdistan Region-Iraq
  • Hemn Hassan Afandi, Physicist, MSc., Head of the Physics Department, Charmo University, Kurdistan Region-Iraq
  • Karwan Abdalla, PhD, Management, Director of Administration, Bright Technical Vocational Institution, Kurdistan Region-Iraq
  • Mohammed Ahmed, M.A. in Media, Director of Media and Relations, Bright Technical Vocational Institution, Kurdistan Region-Iraq
  • Aryan Ahmed Mustafa, Engineering of Physics, MSc., Lecturer, Physics Department, Charmo university, Kurdistan Region-Iraq
 
Speakers: 
Dr. Fabrizio Scopelliti, Azienda Ospedaliera per l'Emergenza Cannizzaro (Catania, Italy)
Dr. Hazha Abdulla Mohammed Amin, Anwer Sheikha Medical City (Sulaimani, Kurdistan)
Dr. Farmesk Abubaker, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare- LNS (Catania, Italy)
Dr. Marco Maspero, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele (Milan, Italy)
Dr. Kamal Al-Rabi, King Hussein Cancer Center (Amman, Jordan)
Dr. Farah Mohammed, Warith International Cancer Institute (Karbala, Iraq)
Dr. Mehran Yarahmadi, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences (Sanandaj, Iran)
Dr. Bamo Mohammed Muhsin, Zhianawa Cancer Center (Sulaimani, Kurdistan)
Dr. Razaw Salah Daood, Hiwa Cancer Hospital (Sulaimani, Kurdistan)
Dr. Jalil Salih Ali, Zhianawa Cancer Center (Sulaimani, Kurdistan)
Dr. Dastan Khalid, American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (Sulaimani, Kurdistan)
Dr. Dana Khdr Sabir, Charmo University (Sulaimani, Kurdistan)
Dr. Azad Ameen, Charmo University (Sulaimani, Kurdistan)
Dr. Mohammed Omer Mahmood, Bright Technical Vocational Institute (Sulaimani, Kurdistan)
Dr. Hardi Mohammed, Charmo University (Sulaimani, Kurdistan)
Dr. Lana Ale, University of Sulaimani (Sulaimani, Kurdistan)
Dr. Khabat Ahmed, University of Sulaimani (Sulaimani, Kurdistan)
Dr. Vanya Hassan Abubakr, Bright Technical Vocational Institute (Sulaimani, Kurdistan)
Dr. Omed Omer Rahim, Research center at Charmo University (Sulaimani, Kurdistan)
Dr. Farman Uthman Shareef, Charmo University (Sulaimani, Kurdistan)