Thirteen students from the Software Engineering Department at the College of Engineering, Koya University, achieved success in Huawei's annual international competition, advancing to the second phase of the competition.

Huawei, a leading Chinese technology company, organizes an annual international competition involving students from universities worldwide. The first phase of this year’s competition, held on October 31, 2024, focused on Iraq-level competition, where Koya University students excelled, with 13 students advancing to the second phase—an outstanding achievement for the university.

Following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Koya University and Huawei, the Huawei Academy at the College of Engineering, Koya University, became operational under the supervision of Ms. Ladi Sardar Abdulrahman and the guidance of Mr. Haval Abdulkarim Ahmed, Huawei Academy trainer at the College of Engineering.

Koya University, adhering to its strategic plan and core value of "Student Success," continues to develop the academic and scientific skills of its students while providing opportunities to participate in international competitions, conferences, and seminars. This ensures that students are well-prepared with the professional experience needed for their future careers.

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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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