Koya University President Welcomed the Writer and Researcher Khalid Jaf

On Monday, May 13, 2024, the Koya University President, Asst. Prof. Dr. Mohammed Haseeb Siddiq received the winner of the “Golden Bla Award”, writer and researcher Khalid Ali Murad Jaf and a lecturer in the Department of History of Koya University Asst. Lect. Kawa Taib Jalal.

The author's visit to Koya University was welcomed, and the university president expressed gratitude for the author's historical work and research, particularly the contributions he had made to Kirkuk's history.

During the meeting, the President of Koya University presented the strategic plan of Koya University to the author and at the same time the author Khalid Ali Murad Jaf presented the fourth volume of the book "Kirkuk through documents" to the President.

Meanwhile, the Administrative Director of Koya University, Asst. Prof. Dr. Yadgar Abdullah Ali, Lecturer in the department of Religious education Lect. Ahmad Omar Hassan and Director of Media Directorate of Koya University Asst. Lect. Mohammed Karim Sayedgul were present at the meeting.

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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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Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:00

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