Koya University Council Visits Taq Taq District

Koya University President Prof. Dr. Mohammed H.S. Zangana, accompanied by university council members, visited Taq Taq District and was received by Governor Aso Mustafa Abdullah, District Commissioner of Taq Taq, and several administrative officials of the district.

On Wednesday, September 17, 2025, Koya University President Prof. Dr. Mohammed H.S. Zangana, accompanied by university council members, met with Taq Taq District Commissioner Governor Aso Mustafa Abdullah and several administrative officials of Taq Taq District during their visit to Taq Taq District.

This meeting took place at the Taq Taq District Commissariat building with the attendance of Taq Taq District Municipality Mayor Namar Niaz Kakarash, Taq Taq District Police Director Captain Bandi Hamid, and representatives from the Taq Taq District Traffic Directorate.

The visit was organized for the purpose of discussion and dialogue regarding preparations for opening the Agritourism Department of Koya University in Taq Taq District, so that both parties, Koya University and Taq Taq District administration, can provide the necessary equipment and infrastructure for establishing an important academic department that will be effective in the fields of agriculture and tourism.

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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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