University of Sulaimani

The University of Sulaimani is a large public research university in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, with more than 21,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students across 22 colleges and 81 departments. Its five-campus structure combines a city-center historic campus with a newer campus and large research facilities, giving corporate R&D teams access to faculty, students, and institutional infrastructure. The international-relations function manages more than 100 academic agreements, while colleges maintain links with businesses, government agencies, engineering firms, and professional organizations through training, internships, knowledge exchange, and collaborative work. Research is supported by competitive Iraqi public funding and international programs such as Erasmus+, alongside partner-funded and government-linked opportunities. A career development center and emphasis on technology transfer support talent pipelines and applied collaboration.