On Tuesday, April 22, 2025, Koya University celebrated Kurdish Journalism Day with a workshop organized by the Department of Kurdish Language at the Faculty of Education. The event featured a panel discussion on the history and role of Kurdish journals.

the panel included:

 ·        “The Empirical Role of the Journal in Diaspora: Govarî Pêşhat u Têgeyîştinî Rastî,” presented by Lect. Hamazead Maulud.

·        “Govarî Rengale and Hore: Two Artistic Journals During the Kurdish Revolution,” presented by Asst. Prof. Dr. Abdulwahid Idrees.

·        “The Role of Kurdish Journalism in Preserving the Kurdish Language and Patriotism in the Early Twentieth Century,” presented by Asst. Prof. Dr. Srusht Jawhar.

Kurdish Journalism Day, observed annually on April 22, marks the anniversary of the first Kurdish-language journal. Koya University, in line with its strategic vision and its new motto, "For a Stronger Society," remains committed to celebrating national and international cultural milestones.

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Koya University (KOU) is located in the city of Koya (Koy Sanjaq) which is 1.0 hr drive to the East of the Kurdistan Region capital Erbil (Arbil, Hewlér) in Kurdistan Region of F.R. Iraq. It is on the foothills of a beautiful high mountain. Its campus has been carefully laid out to embrace the beautiful mountainous nature.

There are 4 Faculties and 2 Schools in KOU; Faculty of Engineering (FENG), Faculty of Science and Health (FSCH), Faculty of Education (FEDU), Faculty of Humanities and Social Silences (FHSS), Shcool of Physical Education (SPHE) and School of Medicine (SMED).

Also, there are two research centers; Genome Center and Malai Gawra Center. Moreover, at KOU there is an English Language Center (BELC) at KOU has been opened with the sponsorship of IREX and American embassy in Baghdad as well as with the support of Spring International Language Center of The University of Arkansas. KOU has two Scientific Journals; ARO-The Scientific Journal of Koya University, which is indexed by Clarivate Analytics (ESCI), and Koya University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (KUJHSS). KOU is a proactive member of Erasmus/ Marhaba Project and Erasmus+.

KOU signed many Memorandum of Understandings (MoU) with many International Universities, e.g., The University of Arkansas (June 2015). The Lulea University in Sweden (April 2014), The University of Nottingham in the UK, The University of Buckingham in the UK (Oct 2008), Belkin University in Turkey (Sep 2009) The University of Greenwich in the UK, Cihan University-Erbil (2021) and Tishk International University (2021).

Koya University is a memebr of The Association of Arab Universities and the International Association of Universities.

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