President of Koya University Honours Dr. Hawre Sheikh Daro with a Plaque of Appreciation

 On Monday, February 3, 2025, a delegation from Koya University, led by the President, Asst. Prof. Dr. Mohammed H.S. Zangana, paid an official visit to Dr. Hawre Sheikh Daro, a member of the Political Bureau of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. The purpose of the visit was to express the university’s appreciation for Dr. Daro’s continued support and contributions to the institution.

 During the meeting, President Dr. Sedeeq conveyed his sincere gratitude to Dr. Daro for his sustained assistance to Koya University. Over recent years, Dr. Daro has played a significant role in supporting the university, particularly through his active engagement with the leadership of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, including his collaboration with Mr. Bafel Talabani.

 President Sedeeq emphasized the value of Dr. Daro’s support in strengthening the university’s progress and expressed hope for the continuation of this partnership in the future. As a token of appreciation, Dr. Sedeeq presented Dr. Daro with a commemorative plaque and a copy of Koya University’s strategic plan.

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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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