President of Koya University Welcomes Delegation from the Iraqi National Team for the Investigation and Documentation of Mass Graves

On Tuesday, February 4, 2025, Asst. Prof. Dr. Mohammed H. S. Zangana, President of Koya University, officially welcomed a delegation from the Iraqi National Team for the Investigation and Documentation of Mass Graves. The visit was part of the final phase of the second national campaign to collect blood samples from the families of Anfal genocide victims in the Koya district.

The delegation included Ms. Pari Nuri Aziz, Advisor to the President of the Republic of Iraq; Ms. Tavga Hama Saleh Ahmed, Director of Martyrs and Anfal Victims in Koya; Dr. Yasamin Munthir Sedeeq, Head of the Mass Graves Division at the Forensic Medicine Directorate in Baghdad under the Federal Ministry of Health; and Mr. Mohammed Abdulkarim Radi, Head of the Information and National Registration Department for the Missing at the Directorate of Mass Graves and Missing Persons, affiliated with the Martyrs Foundation (Mu’assasat al-Shuhada).

The campaign’s activities took place at the Central Library of Koya University, where blood samples were collected from the relatives of Anfal genocide victims.

As part of its institutional commitment to the core pillar of “Serving Society,” as articulated in its 2023–2027 strategic plan, Koya University actively facilitated and supported this humanitarian initiative. The university provided the venue for the campaign and ensured administrative and linguistic assistance. Several faculty members from the Department of Arabic participated as interpreters, demonstrating the university’s dedication to civic engagement and national solidarity

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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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