Koya University is a

public university A public university or public college is a university or college that is in state ownership, owned by the state or receives significant government spending, public funds through a national or subnational government, as opposed to a private unive ...

located in Koy Sanjaq, near Erbil (Hewlêr), capital of the Erbil Governorate in the Iraqi Kurdistan region of Iraq. It was established in 2003.

History

The Kurdistan Regional Government opened colleges of Education and Sharia and Law during the academic year 2000–2001 in Koya, that were affiliated with University of Sulaymaniyah. Later, they became the foundation of Koya University. Koya University was established at the beginning of the academic year 2003–2004. The first graduation session of Koya University was held on July, 20th, 2006.

Colleges

In 2010, Koya University was restructured from colleges to faculty systems to enhance the interactions between similar academic fields. Today the University has four faculties and 25 departments in different fields. The educational programmes include both bachelor's and master's degree and doctoral programmes. * Faculty of Engineering (FENG) * Faculty of Science and Health (FSCH) * Faculty of Humanity and Social Science (FHSS) * Faculty of Education (FEDU) In January 2017, Koya University opened an English teaching center. As of 2019, Koya University has 440 academic staff.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Koya University Universities in Kurdistan Region (Iraq) Koy Sanjaq Erbil Governorate Public universities Educational institutions established in 2003 2003 establishments in Iraqi Kurdistan