Koya University Delegation Visits Federal Government Ministry of Environment in Baghdad

A delegation from Koya University headed by University President Prof. Dr. Mohammad H. S. Zangana is visiting Baghdad to conduct several meetings and conferences.

On Wednesday, August 27, 2025, Koya University President Prof. Dr. Mohammad H. S. Zangana, accompanied by Iraqi Parliament member Ms. Kurdo Omar and Koya University Director of Communications Asst. Prof. Muhammed Karim Saedgul, visited the Iraqi Ministry of Environment and were received by Federal Government Environment Minister Dr. Halo Al-Askari.

At the beginning of the meeting, Koya University President Prof. Dr. Mohammad H. S. Zangana expressed his pleasure at meeting Environment Minister Dr. Halo Al-Askari again and expressed his gratitude for the welcome and allocation of time for Koya University.

The University President discussed Koya University projects within the framework of the Green University initiative and presented two projects to the Environment Minister in hopes of receiving cooperation and support from the Ministry of Environment, emphasizing that Koya University has taken practical steps to implement the goals and projects of the Green University initiative.

Also during the meeting, Iraqi Parliament member Ms. Kurdo Omar thanked Environment Minister Dr. Halo Al-Askari for his efforts and coordination for Koya University and Koya city, and spoke about the importance of this coordination for the development of Koya city.

For his part, Iraqi Environment Minister Dr. Halo Al-Askari expressed his pleasure at the visit of the Koya University delegation and praised the role of the University President and his vision for implementing the Green University initiative, emphasizing that he will make every effort to support and assist the projects presented by the University President.

Koya Municipality Mayor Engineer Mohammad Mir Haji was also present at the meeting.

Koya University, as an academic institution and higher center for education and teaching, views with great importance the establishment of institutional relationships with ministries, agencies, and local and international institutions. It has worked with support from its strategic plan and main pillar of "Community Service" so that these relationships serve to further develop society and strengthen the impact of various community institutions in solving challenges and problems.

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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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