The President of Koya University, Asst. Prof. Dr. Mohammed Haseeb Sedeeq along with Prof. Dr. Hshyar Zaki, Vice President of Koya University for Scientific and Postgraduate Affairs, Prof. Dr. Safin Jalal, the Dean of the Faculty of Education, and Asst. Prof. Dr. Khalid Ismail Mustafa, head of the Department of Education and Psychology, at KOU, met with Dr. Adnan Saraj, the Advisor to the Council of Ministers of the Iraqi Federal Government for Education and Higher Education, and his accompanying delegation on the sidelines of the 3rd International Petroleum Conference: "The waste Management in Oil and Gas Industry ."
On Sunday,28 April 2024, Koya University, in collaboration with the University of Basra, the University of Missouri, and the President Jalal Talabani Foundation, hosted the third international conference on Waste Management in the Oil and Gas Industry. This conference attracted notable participation from both local and international stakeholders, marking a significant stride in Koya University's commitment to its "Green University" strategic plan. During the event, the President of Koya University, along with a delegation consisting of the Vice President for Scientific and Postgraduate Affairs, the Dean of the Faculty of Education, and the Head of the Department of Education and Psychology, engaged in discussions with the Advisor of the Council of Ministers of the Federal Government and their accompanying delegation.
The meeting convened with the objective of establishing a working group to coordinate workshops and seminars, culminating in a comprehensive conference addressing education and teaching within higher education. Both parties affirmed their readiness to undertake the required tasks and agreed to convene further joint meetings to achieve consensus on the workshop and conference themes, focusing on educational challenges, issues, and proposed solutions.
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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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