On Wednesday, November 22, 2023, the Minister of Finance and Economy of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Mr. Awat Sheikh Janab, visited Koya University and they were welcomed by the President of Koya University,Asst. Prof. Dr.Mohammed Haseeb Sedeeq and some members of the university council.

The President of Koya University stated about the effective role of universities in the development of society and the development of individual capabilities, and pointed out that Koya University has fixed important scientific, economic and social issues in its strategic plan.

The Minister of Finance and Economy of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Mr. Awat Sheikh Janab, expressed his pleasure to visit Koya University and the warm welcome of the Koya University Council, And he mentioned: “We have done serious work to help universities and institutes develop and solve problems according to their capacity and authority, and specifically financial support and build appropriate infrastructure,because from universities we can build young people who are active and experienced, and this is our national and moral duty before our administrative duties”.

At the end of the meeting, the President of Koya University, Asst.Prof.Dr.Mohammed Haseeb Sedeeq addressed several requests to the Minister of Finance, and Mr. Awat expressed his support for the demands and reiterated his promise to implement the demands.

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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) 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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