Koya University organized a consortium with several oil companies during the "Third International Conference on Petroleum: Waste Management in the Oil and Gas Industry," aiming to foster cooperation, convergence, job opportunities, and research development.
On Monday, April 29th, 2024, the president of Koya University, Asst. Prof.Dr.Mohammed Haseeb Sedeeq, along with the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Asst.Prof.Dr.Galawezh Bakr Bapir, the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Basra, Prof.Dr.Mofid Al Turki, as well as representatives from the University of Missouri, the Foundation of President Jalal Talabani, the Ministry of Higher Education of Iraq, faculty members from the departments of petroleum engineering and chemical engineering, and representatives from various oil companies, convened for a consortium. The purpose of this consortium was to foster stronger scientific and practical relationships between Koya University and the oil industry.
The representatives from the oil companies included: Basra Oil Company (BOC), Hilal Oil Company, Ziqar Oil Company, Lutkay Shakawa, Misan Oil Company, TTOPCO Oil Company, North Oil Company, AKT for Oil Services, Mining Director, MSI International USA.
The aim of this consortium is to establish a two-way communication channel between Koya University and oil companies, with the objective of enhancing the oil sector in Kurdistan and Iraq. It seeks to offer research opportunities to Koya University faculty and researchers through access to company data, enabling them to propose solutions for oil-related challenges. Additionally, the consortium aims to extend financial and academic support to higher education students within and beyond the Kurdistan Region, as well as to organize long-term planning initiatives between Koya University and petroleum companies. These efforts include providing training opportunities, summer courses, scientific excursions for petroleum engineering students, hosting graduate students from Iraqi oil companies, and facilitating employment opportunities for them.
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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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