The Catholic University in Erbil (CUE) () is a

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and

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located in the

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suburb of Ankawa,

Kurdistan Region Kurdistan Region (KRI) is a semi-autonomous Federal regions of Iraq, federal region of the Iraq, Republic of Iraq. It comprises four Kurds, Kurdish-majority governorates of Arabs, Arab-majority Iraq: Erbil Governorate, Sulaymaniyah Governorate ...

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

It was founded in December 2015 by the

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Bashar Warda of the

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, and provides degrees in the arts and sciences recognized by the

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. Its foundation stone was laid on 20 October 2012. 30,000 square metres of land were made available for the

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. The Italian Episcopal Conference gave 2.3 million euros for the project, and the

Holy Spirit University of Kaslik The Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK; , ''Jāmiʿah al-Rūḥ al-Quddus – al-Kaslīk'') is a private, non-profit, Catholic university in Jounieh, Lebanon. The university was founded by the Baladites in 1950 and ratified under the new ...

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was contacted for help and guidance.

Academic programs

* International relations * English language * Information technology * Computer sciences * Accounting * Architecture * Civil engineering * Medical laboratory sciences * Pharmacy * Nursing * Digital media * Business management * Economics * Oriental studies

References

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