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We are delighted to announce an exciting design competition for a Mascot for UKH. We have decided to have a Kurdish Mountain Goat as our symbol for a mascot, and we are going to choose the best mascot designed by students. Please find further details below. After much deliberation and consolation, UKH has decided on […]

On 20th December 2023, the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Kurdistan Innovation Institute (KII), which outlines a wide range of cooperation themes in the field of innovation. The KII delegation, headed by Dr. Sarbaz N. Othman, Deputy Chair of Board of Directors and Co-CEO of KII, was warmly […]

A UKH delegation that consisted of Prof. Keith Sharp, UKH President; Dr. Bayar Mustafa Sêvdeen, Dean of Research and External Engagement; and Mahnaz Lashkri, Strategic Projects and Partnerships Manager met with Brandenburg University of Technology (BTU) President, Prof. Dr. Gesine Grande; Prof. Dr. Eike Albrecht, Chair of Public Law; and Steven Kramm, Academic Employee in […]

PROSPECTS FOR THE KURDISH DIASPORA The University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) has recently partnered with prestigious international institutions; Middlesex University, University of Vienna, and Nagasaki University to oarganise a two-days special workshop titled “International Comparative Diaspora Workshop: Prospects for the Kurdish Diaspora”. The workshop was carried out on November 30th and December 1st 2023 in London. […]

Training Future Health Leaders for Serving Local Communities The International Medical Kurdistan Conference of the School of Medicine (SoM) at the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) is a unique platform to share recent research in medicine and a great opportunity to exchange knowledge and experiences in all related fields. The conference will be held on the February 28 and […]

UKH Medical lecturer Dr. Avin Maroof has recently traveled to San Diego in California, US to participate in the American College of Rheumatology ACR Convergence Convergence 2023. Dr. Avin is is a lecturer at the School of Medicine (SOM), University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) and is one of the few Iraqi fellows and international members […]

Issue 5 of Volume 1 of the UKH Alumni Newsletter is published by the UKH Alumni Association. This issue was published after the graduation ceremony class of 2023 was held for 283 graduates, adding to the number of UKH future leaders already involved in leading in their respective fields. This issue sheds the light on […]

The University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) is glad to announce the start of the third round of the English language training course for 18 officers and non-commission Peshmerga officers. This training course is funded by the British Consulate General in Erbil. The opening ceremony of this round of the training was held on Sunday 5 […]

On Sunday 15 October 2023, Vice President of the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) Prof. Dr. Dana Mawlood delivered a special seminar titled “Iraq’s Growing Water Crisis: Management and Environmental Solutions”. The seminar was delivered to diplomats, university presidents, dignitaries and officials with direct relation to the alarming water crisis in Iraq and the Kurdistan […]

On September 6th 2023, The Vice President of the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) Prof. Dr. Dana Mawlood received a delegation from KRG Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources, comprised of Mr. Salman Kareem, Head of the ministry’s Geology Department, Ms. Sabeha Haji, Head of Engineering Department and Tara Azad, Head of Administration.   The […]