Koya University alumnus received a prestigious international human rights award

At a special ceremony attended by the President of Koya University, Asst.Prof. Dr. Muhammad Haseeb Sedeeq, and the Consul General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Kurdistan Region, Adriaan IJsselstein, Koya University presented its shield to Kamaran Osman, a graduate of the Department of Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering, in recognition of his receipt of the international “Human Rights Tulip” award.

On Thursday, May 8, 2025, with the presence of the President of Koya University, Asst. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Haseeb Sedeeq, and the Consul General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Kurdistan Region, Adriaan IJsselstein, members of the Koya University Council, a delegation from the General Consulate of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, as well as lecturers and students of Koya University, in a special ceremony, Koya University’s shield was presented to "Kameran Osman."

Later, the President of Koya University, Asst. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Haseeb Sedeeq,delivered a speech, followed by remarks from the Consul General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Kurdistan Region, Adriaan IJsselstein, and Kameran Osman.

Another part of the ceremony was dedicated to presenting Koya University’s shield by Asst. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Haseeb Sadiq to Kameran Osman.

The first pillar of Koya University’s strategic plan is dedicated to the main pillar of “Student Success.” The second goal of this pillar is to “Enhance the personal and technical efficiency of students,” and the third strategy focuses on “Developing a reflective thinking approach among students and academic staff.”

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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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