The American University of Kurdistan | |
Native Name: | ckb|زانكۆی ئەمریکی لە کوردستان ar|الجامعة_الأمريكية_في_دهوك |
Latin Name: | Universitas Americana Kurdistanensis |
Motto: | Your Path to Excellence |
Established: | 2014 |
Type: | Private |
Affiliation: | AMICAL Consortium |
President: | Dr. Jaffar K. Abdullah |
Provost: | Dr. Mark Johnson |
Students: | ~1,500 |
Undergrad: | ~1,500 |
Province: | Duhok Governorate, Kurdistan Region |
Campus: | Urban, 70,000 m² |
Website: | (https://www.auk.edu.krd) |
Faculty: | Approximately 100 academic staff across various colleges and disciplines |
Colors: | Blue (color) & White |
The American University of Kurdistan (AUK) (ckb|زانكۆی ئەمریکی لە کوردستان, Zanîngeha Emrîkî ya Kurdistanê; ar|الجامعة الأمريكية في كردستان[1]) is a public, not-for-profit special status, university in Duhok, Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It was founded in 2014[2] to provide comprehensive liberal arts education and to encourage cross-disciplinary research in the region.