Koya University has delivered an appreciation letter from the high-ranking delegation of Warsaw University of life sciences after their formal visit to KOU campus and attending as speakers in the an international workshop that held by Koya University
I called last week by the universities of Koya and Baghdad to participate in an international conference on "Arab-Kurdish dialogue" held by the Kurdistan region of Iraq and participated in a group of political and intellectual figures, I was pleased to share with Tunisia this Iraqi, Kurdish, Arab, and Arab effectiveness, Dr Amal Qarmi, a university researcher and a member of the Council.
The International Conference held in koya for 3 days. On 1st April at 10 a.m. in Koya university- presidency hall- with attending the president and his assistants, the teaching staff, Koya University students, and a large number of guests from inside Iraq and abroad. With participating of professionals from local and international academics in the fields of archaeology, history, geography, language, and different professions from Kurdistan, Iraq, Czech, Austria, Germany, and Portuguese the conference started.
The initiative of the two universities of Baghdad and Koysenjaq for the Arab-Kurdish dialogue has received considerable attention, especially since it came almost a year and a half after the tense relations between Baghdad and Erbil following the Kurdish referendum (September 25, 2017), especially under the conjunctions and mines contained in the Constitution, including article 140 of the "Transitional Administrative Law", disputed areas, oil issues, the legal centre of Peshmerga, border outlets and others.
The Commandments of the first academic forum on "Arab-Kurdish Dialogue” in Iraq Koya University/Kurdistan Region/Iraq from 28 to 30 April 2019. Under an open critical dialogue, the first academic forum held in Koya University on April under the title” The Intellectual and the coexistence Kurdish – Arabic Dialogue in Iraq” between Baghdad and Koya Universities.
On Wednesday 6 March 2019, the department of civil engineering in the Faculty of Engineering of our University held an international workshop sharing with the University of Lisbon of Portuguese and University of Azady Islamic of Iran. The president of Koya University Prof. Dr Wali M. Hamad delivered a speech on this occasion:
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful
Good Morning. Welcome to Koya University. Today, I am glad that we all discuss issues in this workshop with the guests, friends, and teaching staff of our University.
Koya University hosted a 3 days confernce on the Iraqi Arabic - Kurdish dialog 28-30 April 2019. Many important figures participated. The covrage of these days are linked below to youtube video casts.
Events of the first day 28th April 2019
9:30 – 10:00 am - Reception of the Guests
10:00 – 10:45 am - Opening Speech
For peaceful coexistence and Kurdish – Arabic dialogue, a scientific forum held between Koya University and The University of Baghdad in the presidency hall in Koya University (KOU) on 28-29 April 2019. In the presidency hall of KOU in the presence of the minister of higher education and scientific research and many guests the forum initiated.
In Kurdistan Region the pressure on higher educational institutions to change is increasing. Mostly in the direction of filling the gap between academia and industry. Hence supplying the market with the skills needed and alleviate the unemployment problem are of substantial significance. Moreover, young people living in the areas beyond the governorate centers in Kurdistan Region-Iraq are more susceptible to unemployment and underemployment problems.
The Department of English in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS) in cooperation with the international relations Directorate of the university and HWPL institution are running a program (Peace Education).
