President’s Office

UKH & IOM Sign MOU to Offer Advanced Migration Courses to Students

President of the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) Professor Keith Sharp received a delegation from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) headed by Dr. Guglielmo Schinina – Head of the Global Section for Mental Health, Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) and Intercultural Communication. Both sides discussed areas of collaboration and mutual cooperation. A memorandum of understanding was […]

February 19, 2023

Austrian Lawmaker Ewa Ernst-Dziedzic Visits UKH

The Centre for Peacebuilding and Dialogue (CPD) at the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) organised a roundtable discussion for the Austrian politician, Ewa Ernst-Dzidzic on Mapping Migration from Iraq and Syria: The European Response. Ms. Ewa spoke about the issue of migration from security and human rights perspectives and the European Union policies managing the […]

February 10, 2023

UKH Acknowledges Alumni who Earned Three Diplomas  

On Tuesday 31 January 2023, UKH President Prof. Dr. Keith Sharp, Vice President Prof. Dr. Dana Mawlood and Alumni Officer Ararat Rahmiy received a group of UKH alumni comprised of Aryan Adnan, Shahen Salah and Mahmood Sidiq, who earned three different academic diplomas from UKH. UKH president warmly welcomed the alumni and extended UKH’s congratulations […]

January 31, 2023

Nickolay Mladenov Visits UKH

On Wednesday January 18, 2023 Nickolay Mladenov, current member of the Governing Board at the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) and Director General of the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (AGDA) in the United Arab Emirates visited UKH. Mr. Mladenov was accompanied by UKH Governing Board Member Ms. Isabel Uribe and were warmly welcomed by UKH […]

January 18, 2023

Martin Luther King Day at UKH

On Martin Luther King Day, January 16 2023, the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) celebrated the day by hosting the US Consul General, Mr. Irvin Hicks to give a lecture and Q&A session. Mr. Hicks reflected on the significance and relevance of this historical day during the lecture. The event was attended by senior KRG […]

January 16, 2023

UKH Symposium: Climate Change and Its Impacts

The University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) organised a one-day symposium titled “Climate Change and Its Impacts” on Tuesday 10 January 2023. The symposium was supported by UKH Centre for Environmental Studies (CES) and the Aynda Institute in Erbil. The symposium was attended by related KRG officials, academics, students and activists who were engaged in the […]

January 12, 2023

UKH Library is Open Now

After being closed for renovations, the library of the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) is now open in a totally different shape and look. UKH President Keith Sharp, Doug Morrow, Public Affairs Officer at the US Consulate General in Erbil, the library director Lesley Gaj as well as our students and faculty members attended the […]

December 14, 2022

UKH President Receives Greece Ambassador to Iraq

The University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) President Dr. Keith Sharp received Georgios Almanos and Dr. Stavros Kyrimis, Greece Ambassador to Iraq and Consul General in Erbil, respectively. UKH president and Dr. Bayar Mustafa, dean of Research and External Engagement at UKH, discussed with the guests collaboration between UKH and Greek universities, and in particular UKH […]

December 13, 2022

Japanese Ambassador to Iraq Visits UKH

On Thursday 1 December 2022, Japanese Ambassador to Iraq Futoshi Matsumoto visited the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) and was received by UKH president Keith Sharp and UKH Dean of External Engagement and Research Dr. Bayar Mustafa. UKH president warmly welcomed Ambassador Matsumoto and congratulated him for his new role in Iraq. The two sides […]

December 1, 2022

UKH Renovate Mala Fandi Public Healthcare Centre in Erbil

The University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) renovated some parts of the Mala Fandi Public Healthcare Centre in Erbil to further support public healthcare and Erbil citizens. On Thursday 17 November 2022, each of Professor Keith Sharp, UKH President and Dr. Teshk Shawis, Dean of the School of Medicine (SOM) at UKH opened the renovated parts […]

November 17, 2022