- University of Kurdistan - Hawler
Infobox University
name = University of Kurdistan - Hawler
native_name = Zankoi Kurdistan - Hawler
motto = Education
established =2006
type = Public
president = Mr.Robin Brims
undergrad = 400
postgrad = 50
staff = (30 Academic + 90 Admin)
city =Arbil
state =Kurdistan Region
country =Iraq
campus = Urban
mascot =
colors =
website = [http://www.ukh.ac/ www.ukh.ac]The University of Kurdistan - Hawler (UKH) is the fifth university located in the
Kurdistan Region ofIraq established in 2006.About
The University of Kurdistan Hawler is a new initiative in the federal region of Kurdistan in Iraq, funded by the Regional Government of Kurdistan. It is an independent public institution, and it will maintain this independence as an indispensable condition of teaching, learning and research. It currently offers degrees in Economics and Finance, Management and Business Studies, Politics and International Relations, Sociology and Social Policy, Modern History and Information Technology, but in the coming years it will expand to teach humanities and natural sciences as well. The medium of instruction and research is English.
Vision
The [http://www.ukh.ac University of Kurdistan - Hawler (UKH)] was founded by Prime Minister HE
Nechirvan Barzani in 2006 to provide the education and research which will enable the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to flourish within the context of Iraq, in the wider Region and on the international stage. UKH will educate men and women to take up official positions in the KRG, to develop the economic activity of the Kurdistan Region, and to lead in its intellectual life. It will also be the institute of choice that KRG will turn to for policy development through intellectual excellence and practical analysis.Departments
The University of Kurdistan - Hawler has started its academic activies with 5 departments in its first draft of academic organisational structure; in addition to the English Department. Its main goal is to develope existing skill of Egnlish language of local students, whose major language is Kurdish.
List of Departments
References
* [http://www.krg.org/articles/detail.asp?lngnr=12&s
] -
KRG , 27 Jun. 2007External links
* [http://www.ukh.ac/ Official website]
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