Koya University Attended the 10 Years Anniversary of the DAAD Iraq

On March 30, 2022, The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Iraq celebrated the 10 Years Anniversary of its establishment in Erbil. The event was attended by a number of guests from the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, KRG and the academic institutions in the region. The Dean of Faculty of Engineering, Assist. Prof. Dr. Mohammed H.S. Zangana, attended this celebration and representing Koya University.

To discuss past cooperation and future perspectives of the DAAD funding between Germany and Kurdistan/Iraq, a panel discussion was conducted during the event. It can be mentioned that Koya University has been an active member in the DAAD University Partnership Program Iraq since 2015.

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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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