Special Committee Convened to Develop Curriculum for “Environment and Sustainable Development” Course

A special committee was convened to develop the curriculum and study program for the subject “Environment and Sustainable Development” under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Heshyar Zaki, Vice President of Koya University for Scientific and Postgraduate Affairs.

On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, the committee met to deliberate on the academic content and structure of the Environment and Sustainable Development subjects. The meeting, chaired by Prof. Dr. Heshyar Zaki, brought together representatives from various faculties at Koya University, along with delegates from the Directorate of Health, Safety, and Environment, the Directorate of Quality Assurance, and the University Ranking Unit.

The primary aim of the meeting was to explore mechanisms for designing and integrating the courses into the university’s academic programs. Discussions focused on interdisciplinary collaboration and aligning the course content with global standards of environmental education and sustainable development goals (SDGs). The participation of relevant departments and stakeholders highlighted the university’s commitment to promoting sustainability within higher education.

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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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