Koya University, Ministry of Justice Finalize Plans for International Criminal Justice Conference

BAGHDAD, Feb. 6, 2024 – Senior officials from Koya University and Iraq's Ministry of Justice met Thursday to finalize preparations for an upcoming international conference on criminal justice and rule of law.

The meeting between a Koya University delegation and Deputy Justice Minister Dr. Burhan Mazhar Al-Qaisi took place on the second day of the university's official visit to Baghdad.

Koya University President Asst. Prof. Dr. Mohammed H.S. Zangana led the delegation, which included Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences Asst. Prof. Dr. Ilham Qader, Relations Director Dr. Pakhshan Fahmi Farho, and Media Director Asst. Lect. Mohammed Karim Saedgul.

The international conference, titled "Criminal Justice and the Rule of Law," will be organized by Koya University under Ministry of Justice supervision. Partner institutions include Baghdad University, Al-Mustansiriya University, Basra University, and Kirkuk University.

Conference organizers said the event will address current challenges in criminal justice and rule of law enforcement through interdisciplinary dialogue and institutional cooperation between national and international participants.

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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