Cihan University of Duhok

Cihan University is the oldest established English-speaking private university and the first multi-campus University in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq. Cihan currently has campuses in the major cities of Kurdistan namely: Cihan University – Erbil, Cihan University– Sulaymania and Cihan University- Duhok Cihan University was established in accordance with the Council of Ministers of Kurdistan Region during February 2007, based on the National Kurdish Assembly enactment No. 33 of the year 2004, and was approved by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Kurdistan Region No. 192N on the 30th of November 2006. The university became a member of the Association of the Arab Universities (AAU) in 2011. Cihan University is governed by international standards and values with the innovation necessary for advancing the needs of Kurdistan region, Iraq and the wider region. Our programmes are accredited by the Commission for Academic Accreditation of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the Kurdistan Region. Cihan University Staff are nationally and internationally trained professionals with the desire and ability to promote and produce excellence. Our staff strives to educate students in critical, analytical thinking and provide them with practical skills that will be of benefit in their future professional careers. The University’s academic faculty is accomplished, and internationally recognized scholars in their fields are dedicated to providing students with the knowledge and skills needed in the Kurdistan Region, the Middle East and worldwide.