The President of Koya University, Asst. Prof. Dr. Mohammed Haseeb Sedeeq, warmly welcomed Mrs. Siska Develd, Head of Political Affairs at the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Kurdistan Region, along with her accompanying delegation.
On Tuesday, January 28, 2025, the President of Koya University, Asst. Prof. Dr. Mohammed Haseeb Sedeeq, received a delegation from the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The delegation included Mrs. Siska Develd, Head of Political Affairs, and Mr. Nali Yousif, Head of Economic Affairs at the Consulate in the Kurdistan Region.
The meeting was held at the Koya University Presidency, with the presence of members of the University Council, as well as the directors of Media, Public Relations, and the Career Development Center. The gathering was part of the preparations for the launch of the “Together for Building My City” program—a collaborative project between the Career Development Center and Wido Company.
During the meeting, the President of Koya University presented the university’s strategic plan, highlighting its new vision and international outlook. He reviewed the progress the university has made in community service and its impact on local, regional, and global levels. In another part of the meeting, he introduced the Green University model adopted by Koya University to the Dutch delegation and handed over several copies of the university’s strategic plan to Mrs. Siska Develd.
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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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