Koya University is a
public university
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located in
Koy Sanjaq, near
Erbil
Erbil (, ; , ), also called Hawler (, ), is the capital and most populated city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The city is the capital of the Erbil Governorate.
Human settlement at Erbil may be dated back to the 5th millennium BC. At the h ...
(
Hewlêr), capital of the
Erbil Governorate
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in the
Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdistan or Southern Kurdistan () refers to the Kurds, Kurdish-populated part of northern Iraq. It is considered one of the four parts of Greater Kurdistan in West Asia, which also includes parts of southeastern Turkey (Northern Kurdist ...
region of Iraq. It was established in 2003.
History
The
Kurdistan Regional Government
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is the official executive body of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq.
The cabinet is selected by the majority party or list who also select the prime minister of the Iraqi Kurdish poli ...
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.
See also
*
List of universities in Iraq
References
External links
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Universities in Kurdistan Region (Iraq)
Koy Sanjaq
Erbil Governorate
Public universities
Educational institutions established in 2003
2003 establishments in Iraqi Kurdistan