Events

Theme: Quality of Medical Education at the Service of the Local Population The School of Medicine (SOM) at the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) is delighted to announce the 4th Medical Kurdistan Conference, to be held on 11th, 12th, and 13th February 2026 at the Rotana Hotel in Erbil, the historic city of peace and coexistence. Following the success of […]

Since the fall of the Ba’ath regime, many Iraqi and Iraqi-Kurdish universities have developed Political Science and International Relations programmes to conceptualize political developments in Iraqi-Kurdish and Iraqi politics, as well as in the Middle East and globally. Iraq has also an interesting field of research for international political scientists since 2003. Especially in the […]

In 2014, the Yazidi people in Iraq faced tremendous atrocities by the extremist group of ISIS in their stronghold of Sinjar and other Yezidi-populated areas of Nineveh and Duhok. This was an act of genocide and ethnic-religious cleansing by the terrorist organization. This conference is a scholarly event and will be focused on investigating this […]

This online Side Event is part of the program for the official launch of the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation on 21 January 2025. Climate change poses a significant threat to the Zagros Mountains, a critical water source for Iraq. Rising temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, and increasing frequency of extreme weather events are accelerating snowmelt […]

UKH Centre for Peacebuilding and Dialogue (CPD) and forumZFD are delighted to invite you to participate in Dialogue Day, a significant event bringing together dynamic university students across the Kurdistan Region. The event aims to foster a platform for young voices to discuss critical issues shaping our communities, such as education, employment, social justice, and […]

Centre for Environmental Studies (CES) at the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH), in cooperation with the Amal Organisation and the International Development and Relief Foundation (IDRF), is organising a series of training courses on critical water and environmental topics. These courses are designed to provide participants with cutting-edge knowledge and skills in the fields of […]

We are delighted to announce that the School of Medicine (SOM) at the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr is organising an exceptional medical conference on 19th, 20th and 21st February 2025: the Third Medical Kurdistan International Conference and Exhibition in Erbil. After the success of the previous two conferences, this version of the Medical Kurdistan Conference […]

As part of the collaboration between Centre for Peacebuilding and Dialogue (CPD) at the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH), and forumZFD, a new training series titled “Youth in Peacebuilding” will launch and run over the next three months, concluding at the end of December 2024. The main objective of this training is to build the […]

UKH Centre for Environmental Studies (CES) and the Academic Research Institute in Iraq (TARII) are partnering to organise a special event about the history of the Qaysariya of Erbil and its unique value to the city’s identity. The recent tragic fire at the Qaysariya is a strong reminder of the importance of taking action to […]

Introduction Join us in our mission to combat human trafficking in the Kurdistan Region through innovation and collaboration! The first Anti-Trafficking Hackathon in the region, hosted by SEED Foundation and the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH)’s Centre for Peacebuilding and Dialogue (CPD), is an exciting opportunity for university students to workshop creative solutions to one […]