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| A Brief Description About the University of Kurdistan Hawler |
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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.
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| VISION statement |
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The 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.
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| MISSION statement |
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UKH is to provide internationally recognized and respected education and research in order to enable
KRG to lead its peoples in prosperity and harmony within Iraq, in the Region and internationally.
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| Aims |
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The University’s primary aim is the furthering of knowledge in the service of the people of the region. It will do this through:
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| 1. Encouraging excellence in teaching and research |
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The University will be a hub of intellectual and cultural activity in the region and beyond. |
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It will encourage and support research and teaching of the highest academic standard among its staff. |
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Through its dedicated research centres, it will generate research that will advance knowledge and inform policy and decision-making. |
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It will establish educational, teaching and research links with other universities in the region and internationally. |
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| 2. Contributing to social and political development |
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Contributing to social and political development. |
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It will encourage and support research and teaching of the highest academic standard among its staff. |
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Through its dedicated research centres, it will generate research that will advance knowledge and inform policy and decision-making. |
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It will establish educational, teaching and research links with other universities in the region and internationally. |
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| 3. Widening access |
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The University will offer free tuition and maintenance to students from all over Kurdistan, providing education for all those who qualify for entry regardless of their social and economic circumstances. |
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It is committed to equality of opportunity for all students irrespective of gender, ethnicity or religion. |
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