41 instructors from Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) universities, including three from Koya University, successfully finished the third course on teaching techniques, or pedagogy, and received international credentials from HAMK University in Finland.

On Monday, July 8, 2024, the Kurdistan Regional Government's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research held a special ceremony with the minister of higher education and scientific research Dr. Aram Mohammed Qadir in attendance. The graduation ceremony for the third round of pedagogy was presided over by minister of higher education and scientific research Dr. Aram Mohammed Qadir.

In this pedagogical course, 41 teachers were awarded the international certificate from HAMK University of Finland. This certificate was given to three Koya University instructors, they are Asst. Lect. Bnar Jalal Mohammed, a lecturer in the Koya University’s Faculty of Medicine, Asst. Lect. Soran Omar Rasheed, Director of the Koya University’s Pedagogy and Academic Development Center, and Lect. Bakhan Bakhtiar Mohammed Amin a lecturer in the Koya University’s Department of Education and Psychology.

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Koya University

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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