Today, Sunday 29/03/2020, the Koya University Council, Head of Departments, Director of Quality Assurance and the Director of IT (35 staff) had an online video conference (meeting) for about 2 hrs (11:00 am - 01:00 pm). The video conference was about the e-learning at KOU and the e-infrastructure that available for the academics and students. The Meeting was directed by Dr. Wali Hamad, the president of KOU.
Dr. Wali explained the recent situation of KOU and the Higher Eduction in Kurdistan due to the coronavirus pandamic breakout.Dr. Haidar Lashkry, the V.P. of KOU, explained the strategy of KOU during the next few months and how the University can be in touch with students via the e-learning. Prof. Salah I.Yahya, the Director of Quality Assurance presented the KOU readiness and the technical solutions that KOU can follow to achive the e-Learning. The Deans, Dr. Mohammed Haseeb, Dr. Bawadeen Kareem and Dr. Taha Jalal had important inputs to the meeting. All vice deans with head of the schools and departments who prticipated the meeting explained their department capcities for the online engagement with the students.
Names of Vice Deans, Head of Schools and Head of Departments who participated the meeting
| # | Full Name | Faculty/College | Department | Position |
| 1 | Galawezh Bakr Bapir | Engineering | DGEN | Vice Dean |
| 2 | Mazin Jalal Ahmed | Humanities and Social Science | DLAW | Vice Dean |
| 3 | Dawan Jamal Owayez Hawezy | School of Medicine | SMED | Head of School |
| 4 | Zana Mahammad Mahammad | School of Physical Education | SPHE | Head of School |
| 5 | Abdulqader Othman Hamad Ameen | Science and Health | DMAT | Head of Dept. |
| 6 | Ahmed Abdulazeez Mohammed | Education | DENL | Head of Dept. |
| 7 | Ari Anuar Zubar Alabasi | School of Basic Education | SPHE | Head of Dept. |
| 8 | Ayad Hazim Hasan | Science and Health | DMEM | Head of Dept. |
| 9 | Azad Atoof Alsaati | Engineering | DARE | Head of Dept. |
| 10 | Bestun Jumaa Nareeman Shwan | Engineering | DGEN | Head of Dept. |
| 11 | Hawzhen Slewa Essa | Education | DKUR | Head of Dept. |
| 12 | Hemin Azez Braim | Education | DRLE | Head of Dept. |
| 13 | Hiwa Ramadhan Fatah | Science and Health | DBIO | Head of Dept. |
| 14 | Jabar Ahmed Abdulrahman | Science and Health | DCPS | Head of Dept. |
| 15 | Kawa Ali Al-dawody | Education | DEPS | Head of Dept. |
| 16 | Layth Hazeem Mahmood | Education | DARB | Head of Dept. |
| 17 | Mahdi Usman Hussain | Education | DHIS | Head of Dept. |
| 18 | Mohammed Faeq Mohammed Sabri | Science and Health | DPHY | Head of Dept. |
| 19 | Nali Jawad Hamad | Education | DGEO | Head of Dept. |
| 20 | Peshawa Jammal Muhammad Ali | Engineering | DSWE | Head of Dept. |
| 21 | Pshtiwan Tahsin Mohammed Jaf | Engineering | DPTE | Head of Dept. |
| 22 | Rebwar Jabbar Shaikhah | Humanities and Social Science | DLAW | Head of Dept. |
| 23 | Ribwar Kermanj Abdulrahman | Engineering | DCHE | Head of Dept. |
| 24 | Sakar Amir Abdulkarem | Humanities and Social Science | DLAW | Head of Dept. |
| 25 | Shameran Jamal Salih Salihy | Science and Health | DCHM | Head of Dept. |
| 26 | Sheelan Abdulwahid Ahmed | Engineering | DCEN | Head of Dept. |
| 27 | Vian Sulaiman Hama Saeed | Humanities and Social Science | DACC | Head of Dept. |
| 28 | Zahid Omar Mustafa | Engineering | DMFE | Head of Dept. |
| 29 | Luqman Weso Omer | Education | DGEO | Director |
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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 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) and The University of Greenwich in the UK.
