Mission and Values

The core mission of Cihan University/Sulaimaniya is to promote learning in Kurdistan as well as the Middle East. The university offers undergraduate students the knowledge and skills needed to succeed as persons and professionals. Our institution’s core values include a belief in a commitment to advancing academic rigor, the search for scientific truth, human development, freedom and responsibility, leadership, integral development, ethics and justice.

Cihan University/Sulaimaniya will constantly provide affordable, high quality undergraduate education appropriate for the region, services and resources to promote student learning and academic success.

Our strategic initiatives focus on recruiting and retain a diverse faculty of outstanding scholars and a qualified staff committed to advancing Cihan University’s mission and values. Similarly, our initiatives include the enrollment and support a student body which demonstrates high academic achievement as well as the provision of an attractive campus environment.