Three Koya University Lectures Participated in Workshop on Academic Institutional Capacity Building

Three lecturers from Koya University — Asst. Lect. Soran Omar Rashid, Asst. Lect. Rebin Nuradeen Kakamin, and Asst. Lect. Zhino Jawhar Abubakr — participated in a staff capacity-building workshop held as part of the "CoCreateMyCity" initiative by Wido Company.

On April 27 and 28, 2025, a workshop focused on building the capacities of academic institution staff in the Kurdistan Region was held in Erbil, the capital of the region. The event, organized as part of Wido Company's "CoCreateMyCity" initiative, aimed to foster innovation and practical skills. Three lecturers from Koya University participated in the workshop.

The workshop brought together 15 academic and administrative staff members from five universities across the Kurdistan Region — Zakho, Raparin, Garmian, Halabja, and Koya. Held as part of a partnership between Wido Company and Koya University’s Career Development Center, the event focused on enhancing staff skills through a series of interactive programs and seminars, with the goal of nurturing a strong and capable academic workforce

Koya University is advancing with a modern strategic plan that focuses on improving management and developing the skills of its academic and administrative staff to meet current local and global challenges.

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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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