The digitized manuscript of the great Kurdish intellect “Malay Gawra”  has returned to Koya University

On May 15, 2025, Koya University held various activities to celebrate the first anniversary of the “Green University Initiative.” One of the most significant activities was the preservation and digitization of the manuscript of the great Kurdish intellect “Malay Gawra” and its return to the central library of Koya University.

The event was attended by the representative of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Kurdistan Region Government, Dr. Amanj Abdullah, along with the president of Koya University, Asst. Prof. Dr. Mohammed Haseeb Sedeeq.

The event began with a speech from the vice head of the Revival of the Kurd Heritage organization, who emphasized the history and importance of the organization's role in exploring national Kurdish achievements and preserving culture and heritage, in addition to preventing them from extinction.

In addition, he outlined and explained the stages of restoring and digitizing the books and the steps of classifying manuscripts and books of Koya University.

On March 28, 2024, the university officially handed over 12 manuscripts, 38 printed books, and several documents to the Revival of the Kurd Heritage organization. After a year of dedication, the organization returned all the manuscripts and documents to Koya University.

Koya University's strategic plan for 2023–2027 and its core pillars: Research and Innovation, Digitization, and Community Service, which aimed to enhance the digitized archive of the manuscripts. As a strong academic institution, it always wanted to serve the community, which looks after the national heritage, to preserve it.

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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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