Zirak Mohammed

The 10-week English language training programme for Peshmerga officers launched in January 2022 came to an end on April 26, 2022. The training programme was hosted by the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH), in conjunction with the British Consulate General in Erbil (BCGE) and KRG’s Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs (MoPA). The participating officers received certificates […]

UKH Centre for Environmental Studies (CES) announces World Earth Day Poster Competition for UKH students as part of the World Earth Day Event to be held at UKH in May 2022. World Earth Day is a prestigious event that is celebrated annually on April 22nd across 193 countries around the globe. Earth Day highlights society’s […]

Studying opportunities, purposes and process in the United States of America was explained to students of the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) in an informative workshop delivered by Dr. Shara K. Zheer Nizamaddin, Chair of Biopharma Unit at UKH School of Medicine (SOM) and Director of Student Talent Development Center (STDC). The aim of the […]

Annual Presidential Lectures are new to public and private universities in the Kurdistan Region. UKH President Bill Rammell initiated and delivered the first of such a lecture in the region on April 6 2022, titled “Populism: Its Origins, Genesis and Analysis: Has Populism Peaked?”. The event was planned in such a way that included various […]

The first man in charge of Iraq after toppling Saddam Hussein’s regime on April 9th 2003, retired US Lieutenant General Jay Garner visited UKH for second time after 12 years and delivered a seminar titled “The Way Forward for Kurdistan”. Garner was on the ground in the Kurdistan Region after the uprising and the mass […]

UKH School of Medicine (SOM) announced an awareness campaign on the accreditation of the school in March 2022. The first step was a seminar organised by SOM Professors Dr. Lars Peschke and Dr. Souzan Eassa in which UKH medical students were invited. Dr. Lars gave an overview of the outcome-based integrated spiraling curriculum that SOM […]

UKH Professor Dr. Tarik A. Rashid from Computer Science and Engineering Departments is on the list of top 10 researchers in the Al-Ayen Iraqi Researchers Ranking (2022). AIR-Ranking 2022 is a national ranking organised by Al-Ayen University to honour those who have worked inconclusively to promote the Iraqi researcher image in the international arena. Professor […]

In many engineering structures, such as off-shore platforms, bridges and buildings, structural elements are mainly made of steel tubular members. The tubular members are usually subjected to cyclic loading from traffic, sea waves and wind causing fatigue problem. In this seminar, the fatigue problem in welded steel tubular joints will be explained and methods for […]

The University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Teshk Nouri Shawis as the new Dean of the School of Medicine (SOM). Dr. Teshk Nouri Shawis was in the top 10 graduates of the class of 1984 of Salahaddin University Medical School. Subsequently he graduated again as an MBChB from […]