Mohammed Fadel Magdid, a student from the Faculty of Medicine at Koya University, was able to identify two errors in two major textbooks in the field of pediatric medicine and childhood diseases and contacted the publishing company to have the errors corrected in the next print editions.

The books "Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics" 22nd edition and "Nelson’s Essentials of Pediatrics" 9th edition are key textbooks used globally in the study of pediatric medicine. Mohammed Fadel Magdid, a student from Koya University, successfully discovered the errors in both textbooks. He reached out to the publishing company, "Elsevier," to request corrections in the upcoming editions, and expressed his gratitude to the company for supporting the rectification of the errors.

Koya University supports its strategic plan, focusing on "Student Success," by working to enhance the academic capabilities of students, helping them achieve success in their academic and professional fields. The university also strives to build academic connections with centers and organizations involved in the higher education and children's education sectors.

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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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