Directorate of International Academic Relations & Media

The Directorate of International Academic Relations & Media at University of Sulaimani have the following duties:

· Provides assistance to current students studying at Universities abroad, prospective students willing to study at Universities abroad and international students intending to study undergraduate or postgraduate studies at University of Sulaimani.

· Arrange for staff and student exchange; prepare learning agreements and other mobility documents.

· Organization and coordination of delegations visits.

· Coordinating international partnerships, conferences, symposia and workshops.

· Coordinate international projects such as Erasmus + of European Union, DAAD and other bilateral programs.

· Organize signing of MOU, Cotutelle, other inter-institutional agreements.

· Visa support for outgoing staff and students.

· Visa support and invitation letter issuance for visiting professors and students.

· Facilitate sending samples of postgraduate students abroad for analysis.

· Contribute in university ranking: improve visibility through publishing activities in English language.

· Development of international cooperation including new partnerships with foreign universities.

· Verification of Transcripts and university documents with Int. agencies.

With around 25,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students, 20 Colleges, University of Sulaimani offers a multidisciplinary curriculum which covers all the fields of studying from Medical Sciences to Applied Sciences, Agriculture, Engineering, Law, Commerce, Physical and Basic Education, Political Sciences, Languages and Humanities and Administration.

The University of Sulaimani is the first University in Kurdistan Region of Iraq and it's considered as the mother of all other Universities in Kurdistan Region which led to establishment of many University in the Kurdistan Region and provided academic professionals for them; and University of Sulaimani has a new modern campus with a large research center equipped with the latest technologies which is recognized as the largest and most advanced University campus in the Kurdistan region and Iraq.