Koya University is located in the city of Koya (Koysinjaq), which is a 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.
On Sunday, September 25, 2022, Koya University and the American-based educational organization Pinnacle Teaching Solutions signed a partnership agreement at a special singing ceremony held at Koya University. The agreement was signed by Koya University President Asst. Prof. Dr. Mohammed Haseeb Zangana and The Pinnacle Teaching Solutions Country Director for Iraq Mr. Tim Knoespel.
A delegation from Koya University participated in a conference on the rule of law in Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) universities. On September 24, 2022, a delegation of Koya University consisting of Asst. Prof. Dr. Rostam Salam Aziz, VP for Administrative and Financial Affairs and Mr. Rekan Farhan Salih from the Directorate of Legal Affairs of Koya University
Professor Dr. Salah I. Yahya, working in the Department of Software Engineering at Koya University, published a research paper in the Symmetry journal that published by MDPI and indexed by the Clarivate Analytics (Wos: IF = 3.940, Q2), This research work is a collaboration with researchers from Islamic Azad University, Al-Esraa University College and Vietnamese-German University. The research article is about design and fabrication of a Filtering Power Divider with Simple Symmetric Structure.
The suicide prevention workshop held on Sunday, September 11, 2022, on the occasion of World Suicide Prevention Day at Koya University in collaboration with International Migration Organization and Azhi Organization, was covered by several television channels and international news agencies.
On Sunday, September 11, 2022, Koya University in collaboration with International Migration Organization and Azhi organization organized a workshop on suicide prevention on World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10).
A researcher at KoU has published two papers in two international journals about a new finding called ISIS syndrome.
Darya Rostam Ahmed, who graduated from the Department of Clinical Psychology Faculty of Science and Health(FSCH) and currently works as an assistant at the Presidency of Koya University, is an active researcher working on a new psychological concept called ISIS Syndrome.
The Pinnacle Teaching Solutions country director for Iraq, Mr. Tim Knoespel, accompanied by Ms. Jessica A. Shier, visited Koya University on Sunday, August 21, 2022.
The delegation met with Koya University President Asst. Prof. Dr. Mohammed Haseeb Zangana and a number of university community members including Director of Public Relations Dr. Hawkar Bapeer Bakir, Head of the Department of English Education (DENL) Dr. Ahmed Abdulaziz Mohammad, Head of the Department of English Language (DENG) Mr. Hana Mohammed Smail, and Director of Media and Communication Mr. Muhammed Karim Saedgul.
Sharya Abdulqader, Muhamad T. Latif, and Ali D. Hassan, students in the Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, visited Germany for a 12-day long summer course.
The course, "Application of Additive Manufacturing in Engineering", is administered by Freiberg University of Mining and Technology. In addition, KoU students were funded by DAAD, and the course was scheduled between the 8th to 19th of August, 2022. Also, the summer course was designed to introduce students to labs and hubs of car designing and manufacturing, in addition to participating in some lectures.
Mr. Shameran Jamal Salih, Asst. Lect. at Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Health (FSCH) has published an article entitled "Adsorption of Anionic Dyes From Textile Wastewater Utilizing Raw Corncob" in volume 8, issue 8 of the international journal HELIYON Cell Press, which has an impact factor (IF=3.776), (SCImago is Q1).
Headed by University President Asst. Prof. Dr. Mohammed Haseeb Zangana, the University Koya Strategic Plan Drafting Higher Committee convened its first meeting at the University Council conference room on July19, 2022. Dr. Mohammed Zangana opened the meeting by discussing the importance of preparing the strategic plan for universities in general and for Koya University in particular. He stressed the need for drafting a plan that contains strategic goals that differ from those of other universities.