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The University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) will award the honorary degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Honoris Causa) to prominent Kurdish author Khusraw Jaff on Monday 9 May 2022. Khusraw Jaff is a prominent author, historian, artist, architect and designer who was born in the district of Kalar in 1945. Jaff enrolled in elementary school in […]

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 […]

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 […]

The University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) is proud to announce a 10-week training programme for staff and fighters from the Ministry of Peshmerga in conjunction with the British Consulate General in Erbil. The students were welcomed by UKH President Mr. Bill Rammell and Wing Commander McKinley from the British Consulate General in Erbil and then […]

The University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) is delighted to announce the successful completion of the conference titled “Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Strategies: The Case of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq” on Sunday 28 November 2021 in Erbil. The conference was organized in partnership between UKH, Salahaddin University – Erbil, (SUE), University of Sulaimani (UoS) […]

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Representative to the United States Bayan Sami Abdulrahman visited the University of Kurdistan Hewler (UKH) on Monday 22 November 2021 and delivered a lecture entitled “The Envoy: Keeping Kurdistan in the Spotlight and Winning Friends and Allies”. The lecture was attended by diplomats, government officials, UKH faculty, students and alumni. […]

On Wednesday 3 November 2021, University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) held it’s 11th and 12th graduation ceremony in a historic eventful evening. The event started with the march in of students, faculty and governing board members. A total of 145 students from the class of 2020 were awarded undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, as well as […]

The Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Unity and Constitution Conference SummaryReport The Conference titled “The Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Unity and Constitution” organized by the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr’s Centre for Regional and International Studies (UKH CRIS) concluded its works successfully in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan Region on Wednesday 19 May 2021.   The high profile conference […]

Armenian Ambassador to Morocco and Tunisia Arshak Poladian visited the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) on Tuesday 28 September 2021 and delivered a seminar to the students of Politics and International Department in Kurdish language. Poladian was accompanied by the Armenian Consul General in Erbil Mr. Arshak Manoukian. Poladian is a known expert of Oriental, […]