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Students from German Universities Visit Kurdistan

Students from various universities in Germany visited the Kurdistan Region recently as part of a fact finding mission. The visit by 14 students was organised by the Kurdistan Students Union in collaboration with Middle East Excursion (MEE), a project that aims to improve links between the Middle East and the international community, particularly with Germany. […]

Kurdish Students Welcomed at UK Universities

Aiming to play their role in the transformation of Kurdistan into one of the most go-ahead regions of the Middle East, large numbers of students from the Kurdistan Region have been flocking to UK universities, backed by a scholarship programme. The University of Huddersfield has enrolled 30 Kurds – for courses that range from computer […]

New State University Opens in Kurdistan

AKnews report that a new state-run university was officially opened in Halabja yesterday, 81 km southeast of Sulaimaniya. Speaking at a press conference, university director Khasraw Abdullah told reporters that the institute’s single college - offering courses in Islamic sciences, languages and sports - had been up and running for six months already before yesterday’s […]

New Patent Center for University Students

The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research has opened a centre for students who have been awarded patents, according to the head of the ministry’s media department. "An innovation and excellence center for University students was opened in Baghdad and it caters to the outstanding and creative students that won patents and awards," Siham […]