University of Kurdistan

The University of Kurdistan commenced its activities as the Higher College of Sanandaj, an affiliate of Tarbiat Moallem University of Tehran, in the academic year 1974-1975. Its first intake of students was in the field of Mathematics Teacher Training. In the following academic year, the college became an off-campus faculty of Kermanshah’s Razi University and was thereaſter named the Teacher Training Faculty of Sanandaj. In addition to admitting students in Mathematics Teacher Training, it began to accept students in Chemistry and English. By expanding its pedagogical activities and conducting research in a wide variety of fields, this teacher training unit was granted university status by the Ministry of Higher Education and Culture in 1991. Henceforth it became known as the University of Kurdistan. Since then a wide range of courses at various levels have been added to the university’s graduate and postgraduate program lists. Currently, University of Kurdistan has more than 12000 students, studying 232 different degree programs in 8 different faculties.