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The University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) has signed an agreement with the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) to launch an innovative international masters programme (MA) in Leadership and Ethics. The programme will be delivered in a three-way partnership between UKH, the University of Sulaymaniyah, and the NKUA. The National and Kapodistrian University of […]

On Saturday 15 April 2023, students from the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH), the Lebanese French University (LFU), and Salahaddin University-Erbil (SUE) participated in the Google Hash Code farewell competition. Google Hash Code is a global team programming competition organised by Google. The participants, mainly students from UKH and outside, worked in teams of 2-4 […]

President of the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) Dr. Keith Sharp and vice president Professor Dr. Dana Mawlood visited the Lebanese French University in Erbil on Tuesday 4 April 2023. The visit was made upon invitation from LFU President Assistant Professor Dr. Amin Kakshar, who warmly welcomed the delegation. The two sides exchanged views on […]

The representative of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in the United States, Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman visited the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) on Monday April 3rd, 2023. Ms. Bayan was greeted by UKH President Keith Sharp and UKH Dean of External Engagement and Research Dr. Bayar Mustafa. After a short meeting, Ms. Bayan headed […]

The Medical Kurdistan Conference, the first ever international conference of our School of Medicine started on March 1, 2023. Minister of Health of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Dr. Saman Barzinji, Erbil Governor Omed Khoshnaw, diplomats, public and private university presidents and deans, members of UKH Board of Governors, and physicians across all specialties joined […]

Amid efforts to widen the university’s international engagement and outreach, the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) is glad to announce its agreement with the University of Leipzig – one of the oldest universities in the world – to cooperate on a variety of levels and fields. On February 20, 2023 UKH president Professor Keith Sharp […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]