Koya University Council Conducts Official Visit to Chamchamal to Provide Academic and Scientific Aid to Flood Victims

In response to devastating floods, Koya University offered humanitarian and academic aid to flood-affected Charmo University by donating 1,250 books and resources to Chamchamal Public Library.

On Tuesday, December 23, 2025, Prof. Dr. Mohammed Haseeb Zangana, the president of Koya University, along with a council member, the director of the university’s Central Library, the head of the Clinical Psychology Department, and the director of the media directorate, paid an official visit to Chamchamal University.

Koya University's strategic plan, the pillar “community outreach,” supports local, regional, and national community development, reinforcing the University’s role as an impactful institution. During the meeting, the university president, along with the president of Charmo Asst. Prof. Dr. Halat Rashid Abdullah and the mayor of Chamchaml, Mr. Aso Bakr Mustafa, discussed coordination efforts and announced the provision of academic support, particularly for schools affected by the recent floods, to ensure prompt assistance.

The visit concluded with a tour of the Directorate of Culture and Arts and the Public Library in Chamchamal, underscoring Koya University’s continued humanitarian engagement with the local community.

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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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