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Koya University

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An exceptional UNI so far in KRG

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University Park, Danielle Mitterrand Boulevard, Koy Sanjaq, Erbil Governorate, Iraq
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Ratings

Google Reviews
4.5/5

212 total reviews

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7.5/10
7.5
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Koya University is widely regarded as a notable and established educational institution in the Kurdistan Region, praised for its beautiful campus location and well-organized structure. Reviewers generally highlight its importance in the region's education sector.

✓ Strengths

  • Considered an exceptional university in KRG
  • Beautiful campus location with mountainous views
  • Established and well-structured faculties and departments
  • Good administration staff

✗ Weaknesses

  • Lack of specific recent feedback on academic quality or student experience
  • Many reviews are generic or historical overviews

Many reviews provide an overview of the university's history rather than personal experiences, making it hard to gauge current operational quality.

Reviews from Google

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Karaman Ahmed
a month ago

An exceptional UNI so far in KRG

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muhamad hasan
6 years ago

The koya University Koya University is located in the city of Koya (Koysinjaq), 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. The Koya University was established in 2003 and has developed noticeably. In 2010, Koya University was restructured from colleges to faculty systems to enhance the interactions between similar academic fields. Today the University has 4 faculties -Engineering, Sciences and Health, Humanities and Social Sciences, Education and a School of Medicine which consist of 25 departments in different fields, such as Petroleum Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Clinical Psychology, Social Science and Medical Microbiology as well as Sport Education. After the Kurdish uprising of 1991 and the liberation of large parts of Iraqi Kurdistan, the process of promoting education become the stream policy of Kurdish establishment. Kurdistan regional government (KRG) played a vital role in setting up academic institutions. In addition to developing Salahaddin University, the KRG reopened the Sulaimani University as well as establishing Duhok University. Continuing to promoting education as a milestone in nation building process the KRG opened both colleges of Education, Sharia and Law during academic year of 2000-2001 in the city of Koya which were affiliated to Sulaimani University. Later, they became the foundation for Koya University. On the 11 October 2003 in the presence of the Prime Minister Dr Barham Salah, the Minister of Higher Education Ministry, students and teachers, the foundation of Koya University was laid by Mr Jalal Talabani. In accordance with the ministerial order issued by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research / Decree No.370/1/6 on 28//1/ 2004 and in compliance with the article(1) of Council of Ministers, Presidency decree No.(218) on 29 November 2003 Koya University was established for the academic year (2003–2004). The first graduation ceremony of Koya University was held on July, 20th, 2006.

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Farhad ali
6 years ago

One of The Famous Universities in the Kurdistan. It Has A Nice Views. there are several colleges in and a large campus.

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Ranjdar Abdulrazzaq
9 years ago

Good university in Koya. They have good administration staff.

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TwarOfficial
3 years ago

❤ done a show there! The place is wonderful

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Opening Hours

  • Monday9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
  • Tuesday9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
  • Wednesday9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
  • Thursday9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
  • FridayClosed
  • SaturdayClosed
  • Sunday9:00 AM – 3:00 PM