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Academic Engagement Guided by the Strategic Plan

Advancing the operational priorities of the Koya University Strategic Plan (2023–2027)—particularly under the core pillars of "Research and Innovation" and "Community Outreach"—two faculty members from Koya University presented specialized academic studies at the 2nd Scientific Conference organized by Akre University for Applied Sciences AUAS, underscoring the university's research presence in regional humanities and cultural historiography.

Conference Theme and Proceedings

Convened on October 28–29, 2026, the scientific conference was held under the theme: "The Sufi Movement in Badinan: Roots, Impact, and Contemporary Challenges." The sessions were inaugurated in the presence of Prof. Dr. Hoshiar Zaki, Vice President of Akre University for Scientific and Postgraduate Affairs, alongside distinguished scholars and researchers from various regional universities.

Within the historical and socio-political panels, Prof. Dr. Jawad Faqe Ali, a faculty member in the Department of Law at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, delivered a collaborative study entitled: "The Successors of Mawlana Khalid al-Naqshbandi in Badinan and Their Role in Intellectual, Social, and Political Life," analyzing the doctrinal, civic, and leadership footprint of the Khalidi Naqshbandi order in the region.

Concurrently, Asst. Prof. Dr. Mahabad Azad from the Department of Kurdish Language at the Faculty of Education delivered a specialized literary analysis titled: "Ontology of Love and Illuminationism (Ishraq) in the Sufi Thought of Faqi Tayran," examining the philosophical, mystical, and semantic layers within the classical heritage of this renowned Kurdish mystic poet.