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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 […]

Under the framework of supporting youth, local institutions, and governmental bodies in the country, the UKH Career Development Centre (CDC) in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) delivered a two-day workshop on social cohesion and inclusion of people with disabilities. The sessions took place on 27th and 28th April 2022. Each of the […]

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 concern for […]

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 […]

After months of coordination between the School of Science and Engineering (SSE) at the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) and the Institute for Water Education in the Netherlands (IHE Delft), the two sides signed a contract to promote training, research and capacity building within the Delft University Programmatic Cooperation, Phase 2 (DUPC2). The project is […]

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 […]