Koya University Lecturer Obtains Medical Innovation Patent

Assist. Prof. Dr. Payman Sohba Ahmad, lecturer at Department of Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering at Koya University, has collaborated with two researchers from the Universities of Baghdad and Technology to develop a new medical innovation in the field of biological bone implants.

This new innovation has been officially registered by the Iraqi Federal Ministry of Planning and the Central Organization for Standardization and Quality Control as a joint invention by researcher Shahad Abdul-Azeem Jabbar from the University of Baghdad, Assist. Prof. Dr. Niveen Jamal Abdul-Qader from the University of Technology, and Assist. Prof. Dr. Payman Sohba Ahmad from Koya University. The invention utilizes Ti and COCr alloys enhanced with Nb and Si for improved properties, along with hydroxyapatite and zeolite coatings, to produce mobile joint components for permanent biological bone implant applications in humans. This innovation, through the use of a different alloy composition, not only affects bone integration enhancement and biocompatibility but also has a low cellular toxicity rate.

Koya University has established a comprehensive strategic plan consisting of seven main pillars as a roadmap and guide for achieving its objectives as a higher academic and educational center. One of these main pillars is the second pillar, "RESEARCH AND INNOVATION ," which is dedicated to research fields. Within the framework of the second objective "Create More Research Opportunities for Faculty and Students" and the fourth strategy of organizing conferences and symposiums, Koya University encourages its professors and researchers, alongside publishing their research, to participate in local and international conferences.

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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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