President of Koya University Welcomes Delegation from Huawei Iraq

On February 11, 2025, Asst. Prof. Dr. Mohammed H. S. Zangana,  President of Koya University, warmly welcomed a high-level delegation from Huawei Iraq. The delegation included Dr. Jamal Nuri Ahmed, Director of Huawei Academy Relations in Iraq, and Dr. Mardin Abdullah Anwar, Director of the Huawei Support Center in Iraq.

The meeting took place at the Office of the University President and was attended by Asst. Prof. Dr. Azhin Sabir Tahir, Vice President for Student Affairs; Asst. Prof. Dr. Halgwrd Sarhang Maghdid, Dean of the Directorate of Research and Development Centers; Asst. Prof. Dr. Galawzh Bakr Bapeer, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering; Dr. Pakhshan Fahmi, Director of Public Relations; and Lecturer Lade Sardar Abdulrahman, Supervisor of the Huawei Academy at Koya University and leader of the Iraqi team in the Tracky Cloud program. Also present was Koya University student Shko Maghdid, a member of the same team.

The visit aimed to express appreciation to Huawei for its continued support of Koya University, particularly in light of the recent success of the Iraqi team at the Huawei Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Tracky Cloud Competition, where the team secured first place. The team, led by Lecturer Lade Sardar Abdulrahman, included Koya University student Shko Maghdid.

President Sedeeq expressed his personal pride and appreciation for this outstanding achievement, emphasizing the importance of student success as a central pillar of the university’s strategic plan. He underscored the significance of engaging students in global technology competitions and acknowledged the value of strengthening academic and institutional collaboration with Huawei.

During the meeting, various dimensions of cooperation between Huawei Academy and Koya University were discussed, including potential joint initiatives with Huawei’s headquarters. As part of the occasion, certificates of recognition were awarded to Lecturer Lade Sardar Abdulrahman and student Shko Maghdid for their leadership and performance in the competition, which brought significant recognition to the university at a regional level

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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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