On December 11 and 12, 2023, Two Koya University Lecturers actively engaged in the inaugural conference organized by the Ministry of Culture and Youth of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). The event, themed "Genocide and its Reflection in Literature and Art" took place in Sulaimani.
Prof. Dr. Darya Jamal Hawez, Head of the Kurdish Language Department at Koya University, and Asst. Prof. Dr. Srwsht Jawhar Hawez also from the same department participated in the first conference of the Ministry of Culture and Youth of the Kurdistan Regional Government, presenting their research on the "Reflection of the Anfal Genocide in the Novel of Bakhtyar Ali."
The inaugural Conference on Genocide and Reflection in Literature and Art, organized by the Ministry of Culture and Youth of the Kurdistan Regional Government, aimed to spotlight the impact and recurrent theme of genocide on Kurdish literature and art, emphasizing its enduring significance for the Kurdish nation.
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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 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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