The Koya University Council Convened its 19th Regular Meeting in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

On Wednesday, April 26, 2024, the council of Koya University held its nineteenth regular meeting at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of Koya University.

Before the meeting of the university council, the President of Koya University, Asst. Prof. Dr. Mohammed Haseeb Siddiq met with the council of the faculty of humanities and social sciences.

The President of Koya University, while underlining the importance of encouraging university faculty to pursue high-level scientific research, also requested that the dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences address the building's inadequacies.

For her part, the Dean of the Faculty, Asst. Prof. Dr. Elham Majid Qadir, expressed her pleasure at the Koya University President's visit and the 19th meeting of the University Council in the faculty, as well as her appreciation for the President's efforts to improve the education process and remove obstacles.

The meeting of the university council then began based on the agenda, which included discussing many scientific, administrative, and financial concerns, and one of the topics of the discussion was the adjustment of research incentives. It will significantly enhance our university's scientific position

Koya University

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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Wed, 06/26/2024 - 22:14

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