The Catholic University in Erbil (CUE) is a

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and

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located in the

Erbil Erbil, also called Hawler (, ar, أربيل, Arbīl; syr, ܐܲܪܒܹܝܠ, Arbel), is the capital and most populated city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It lies in the Erbil Governorate. It has an estimated population of around 1,600,000. Hu ...

suburb of

Ankawa Ankawa ( ar, عنكاوا, Ankāwā; , syr, ܥܲܢܟܵܒ̣ܵܐ) is a suburb of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It is located northwest of downtown Erbil. The suburb is predominantly populated by Assyrian people, Assyrians, most of whom a ...

Kurdistan Region Kurdistan Region ( ku, هەرێمی کوردستان, translit=Herêmî Kurdistan; ar, إقليم كردستان), abbr. KRI, is an autonomous region in Iraq comprising the four Kurdish-majority governorates of Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Duhok, ...

It was founded in December 2015 by the

Kurdistan Regional Government The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) ( ku, حکوومەتی هەرێمی کوردستان, ''Hikûmetî Herêmî Kurdistan'') is the official executive body of the autonomous Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq. The cabinet is selected by the m ...

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Bashar Warda Bashar Matti Warda ( ar, بشار متي وردة; born 15 June 1969 in Baghdad, Iraq) is a Chaldean Catholic cleric and the current Archbishop of Erbil (in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq). Biography Born in 1969, Warda joined the Saint Peter' ...

of the

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, and provides degrees in the arts and sciences recognized by the

. Its foundation stone was laid on 20 October 2012. 30,000 square metres of land were made available for the

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gave 2.3 million euros for the project, and the

Holy Spirit University of Kaslik The Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (french: Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik (USEK); ar, جامعة الرّوح القدس – الكسليك, ''Jāmiʿah al-Rūḥ al-Quddus – al-Kaslīk''), is a private, not-for-profit Catholic univer ...

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was contacted for help and guidance. CUE welcomes students of all cultures, faiths, and backgrounds to study in an environment of coexistence, respect, multiculturalism, academic excellence, promoting quality, individual dignity, and justice. CUE is an open academic community, based in the best tradition of higher education, dedicated to forming the next generation of leaders to serve with professional excellence in Kurdistan, Iraq and internationally, for the common good, and the dignity of the human person. As a member of the worldwide community of Catholic University, CUE will be able to introduce its students to some of the finest scholars in the world who will regularly be present as professors and teachers here on the CUE campus. CUE students will also have the ability to communicate and participate virtually with our partner universities in Australia, USA and Europe.

Academic programs

* International relations * English language * Information technology * Computer sciences * Accounting * Architecture * Civil engineering * Medical laboratory sciences * Pharmacy * Nursing * Digital media * Business management * Economics * Oriental studies

References

External links

Official website
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