A Koya University lecturer presents a seminar to nurses at Shahid Dr. Khalid Hospital

Dr. Safia Ballbas, a faculty member at Koya University from Department of Medical Microbiology at Faculty of Science and Health, presented a specialized seminar on "Hospital Acquired Infections" for nurses at Shahid Dr. Khalid Teaching Hospital.

The specialized seminar on "Hospital Acquired Infections" was held on Sunday, July 27, 2025, presented by Dr. Safia Ballbas, faculty member at Koya University, for a number of nurses, graduates of nursing, laboratory sciences, and health sciences at Shahid Dr. Khalid Teaching Hospital.

The seminar witnessed the participation of a significant number of nurses and graduates of nursing, laboratory sciences, and health sciences, as part of Koya University's vision to provide services to the public sector and meet society's needs in the medical field.

University Strategic Framework

Koya University has dedicated a special pillar in its strategic plan to "Community Outreach" as one of the main pillars, where the first objective of this pillar, "Focus on Social Excellence," works within the framework of the first strategy "Create and promote a university family concept" to provide services according to society's needs and fulfill the requirements of the public sector.

This seminar comes within the framework of the university's commitment to implementing its mission of serving the community through transferring scientific knowledge and academic expertise to practitioners in the health sector, contributing to raising the level of healthcare and improving the quality of medical services provided to citizens.

Presenting such specialized seminars reflects the university's role as a leading academic institution in contributing to solving practical problems in the health sector, and enhancing cooperation between the university and health institutions to develop specialized cadres and update their knowledge with the latest scientific developments in the field of infection control in hospitals.

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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