Welcome to my academic portfolio.

I am Dr. Rozhen Kamal Mohammed-Amin an architect, urban planner and designer, academic, and writer. I hold a BSc. in Architectural Engineering from the University of Sulaimani in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and a Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Computational Media Design and Environmental Design from the University of Calgary in Canada. I bring professional, academic, and international experiences to my professional and academic practices, teachings, and scholarly works.

I am currently an Associate Professor and researcher at the Kurdistan Institution for Strategic Studies & Scientific Research (KISSR) and co-founder and president of the Cultural Heritage Organization (CHO). I also serve as a co-director of the Nahrein Network (based at the University College London or UCL, UK), and vice president of RASHID, an international network dedicated to safeguarding the cultural heritage of Iraq with ECOSOC/UN special consultative status (based in Germany). I am also a member of the UK Government’s UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) International Development Peer Review and Talent Peer Review Colleges. From August 2020 to September 2024, I was a co-director of the Nahrein Network, based at University College London (UCL), UK where I am an Honorary Research Fellow as well. I am also an alumni of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) program.

During my professional practice before 2006, I designed, co-designed, and supervised numerous architectural and urban planning projects at the (then) State Organization of Tourism, the Ministry of Municipality and Tourism, and my design studio in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Between early 2016 and late 2022, I founded and directed two research centers at the Sulaimani Polytechnic University (SPU), including the Digital Cultural Heritage Research Centre (DCH), which is the first interdisciplinary research center of its kind across Iraq. I have taught and supervised undergraduate and graduate students at the City Planning Engineering, IT, and Public Relations & Marketing Departments (based at SPU) and the Archaeology Department (based at the University of Sulaimani).

I have professional and scholarly activities in 23 countries across North America, Europe, Asia, Australasia, and the Middle East. I am a recipient of numerous national and international appreciations, scholarships, awards, fellowships, and grants.

You can reach me at :

Kurdistan Institution for Strategic Studies and Scientific Research Website:

https://sites.google.com/kissr.edu.iq/drrozhenkamalmohammed-amin/home?authuser=3

GoogleScholar:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=jq7eHVQAAAAJ&hl=en

ResearchGate:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rozhen-Mohammed-Amin

Email: rozhen.mohammed@kissr.edu.iq

Phone number: +964 (0)7718222843