Koya University “Community Outreach” Committee Visits Koya District Governor to Enhance Institutional Cooperation

Koya, July 7, 2025 - Following directives from Koya University President Prof.Dr. Mohammed H.S. Zangana, the implementation committee for the “Community Outreach” pillar of the university’s strategic plan visited the Koya District Administration.

The visit was led by Asst.Prof.Dr. Galawezh Bakr Bapir, committee chairperson, accompanied by several committee members, where they were received by Koya District Governor Mr. Tariq Haidari at his official office.

This visit came within the framework of activities related to Koya University’s strategic plan, specifically the core “Community Outreach” pillar, aimed at developing relations and coordination between both parties to serve the local community.

Koya University currently possesses a comprehensive strategic plan consisting of seven main pillars, one of which is the “Community Outreach” pillar through which the university works to increase its integration with the community and serve it in areas of need and respond to local community requirements.

This initiative aims to build effective partnerships between the university and local government institutions, contributing to the development of community services and achieving sustainable local development through leveraging the university’s academic and research expertise.

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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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