A joint workshop held at the Faculty of Education

On Monday, December 8, 2025, the English Language Department and the Kurdish Language Department in the Faculty of Education held a joint workshop titled “Creative Strategies for Designing and Evaluating Curricula in the Digital Age.” The workshop aimed to examine modern methods for enhancing the quality of education and addressing the needs of contemporary digital learning.

During the workshop, Asst. Prof. Dr. Paiman Zoorab delivered the opening speech.

The workshop consisted of two panels. The first panel was moderated by Asst. Prof. Hawkar Omar, with presentations delivered by Asst. Prof. Dr. Paiman Zoorab, Asst. Prof. Dr. Talar Sabah, and Lect. Awin Tahir. The second panel was moderated by Dr. Nazira Sabir and Dr. Yara Qadir, with a presentation delivered by Asst. Lecturer Sara Jamal.

The workshop was held within the framework of activating the second pillar of Koya University’s Strategic Plan, “Research and Innovation,” and provided a valuable platform for academic exchange and collaboration.

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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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