Two Koya University Lecturers Took Part in a Workshop on China's Digitalization of Vocational Education

In the course on digitizing vocational education in China, Dr. Akar Hawre Tahir and Lect. Haval Abdulkarim Ahmad, lecturers in the Department of Software Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Koya University, took part from May 17 to 30, 2024 with the participation of 11 different countries.

A wide range of topics were covered in the course, including an overview of vocational education, the history of vocational education in China, the digital transformation of vocational education, the development of curricula and teaching materials for vocational education, and many more.

Koya University received an official invitation from the Chinese Consulate General to take part in the training course.

The course's objective was to organize an international forum to exchange opinions, insights, and knowledge on the subject of the digital advancement of professional education between Chinese specialists and participants from other participating nations.

Koya University

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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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