As part of its Continuous Improvement Programme, The Faculty of Health and Science at Koya University has once again held an intensive training course for its academic staff, titled "Some Medical Laboratory Equipment". The training course was organised by the Biology and Medical Microbiology Departments, Faculty of Science and Health, from 8th to 17th June 2021 at the University's Presidential Hall and FSCH Genetics Research Centre.
About the Training Course:
Training course Instructors: Dr. Hiwa Ramadhan Fatha and Mr. Hiwa Abdulrahman Ahmad
Faculty: Science and Health
Departments: Biology and Medical Microbiology
Number of participants: 31 Academic staff
Number of training days: 7 days.
Program of the Training Course:
1st day: Introduction - Presidential Hall – (8th/06/2021) -10:00 to 2:00
2nd day: CBC Analyzer - FSCH -Genetics Research Center - (9th/06/2021) -10:00 to 2:00
3rd day: Western Blot technique - FSCH /Genetics Research Center - (10th/06/2021) 10:00 to 2:00
4th day: PCR- FSCH -Genetics Research Center - (15th/06/2021) -10:00 to 2:00
5th day: ELISA- FSCH -GeneticsResearch Center - (16th/06/2021) - 10:00 to 2:00
6th day: Conclusion - Presidential Hall - (17th/06/2021) 10:00 to 2:00
7th day: Cerimoney of appreciation and awarding certificates - Presidential Hall
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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) and The University of Greenwich in the UK.
