Behar Center at Koya University Hosts English Proficiency Exams Across Four Levels

The Behar Center at Koya University has launched its latest round of English Language Proficiency Exams, held from February 7 to 10, 2026. A total of 103 candidates are participating in the exams, which span four academic levels: Elementary (Level 1), Beginner (Level 2), Intermediate (Level 3), and Advanced (Level 4).

As part of the university's commitment to monitoring academic standards, the Vice President for Scientific Affairs and Postgraduate Studies, Professor Dr. Hshyar Zaki, conducted an inspection tour of the examination halls on Sunday, February 8, 2026. He was welcomed by the Director of the Behar Center, Assistant Professor Dr. Ahmed Abdulaziz, who provided an overview of the organizational measures in place.

This session comes as part of Koya University's continuous efforts to develop language skills and provide the necessary academic support to applicants, in line with the scientific standards required to pass English language proficiency test

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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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