University of Duhok

What University of Duhok does

The University of Duhok (UoD) is a public higher education institution established on October 31, 1992, by government decree and headquartered in Duhok city, Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It serves 17,055 enrolled students (9,853 male, 7,202 female) across 19 colleges and 67+ academic programs spanning Education, Engineering/Science/Technology, Health & Medical Sciences, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Arts, with a cumulative alumni base of 64,839. The university is staffed by 1,874 academic and 2,150 administrative employees (4,024 total) and supported by specialized research institutes including Peace and Conflict Resolution, Genocide Studies, Psychotherapy and Psychotraumatology, Federalism, and Gender Equality. Its digital infrastructure consists of a Student Portal, Moodle-based eLearning platform, Digital Repository, Google Workspace for Education, UNSP Strategic Planning Portal, and an Institutional Research and Planning System, with a green campus featuring solar energy and botanical gardens.

Revenue and operating costs are fully covered by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG); tuition is free for all students. The institution does not operate a commercial revenue model: the "customer" is primarily the student body, with the KRG functioning as the sole funding counterparty. Distribution is through direct enrollment via the admission office, semi-annual open days, and an international recruitment channel managed by the Directorate of International Relations. Educational programs are aligned with the Bologna Process and European Standards and Guidelines (ESG), supporting internationally portable credentials. The university pursues academic exchange, joint research, and student mobility through 50+ international partnerships — including Purdue, NYU, Glasgow, TU Dortmund, University of Barcelona, Erasmus+, DAAD, USAID, and GIZ — and several Erasmus+ KA1/KA2 projects such as OPATEL, MediTec, APPRAIS, RESCUE, GeonetC, RISE, and TRANSITION.

Name

University of Duhok

Legal name

University of Duhok

Website

https://uod.ac

Company type

Public

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

The University of Duhok is a public university in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, offering free undergraduate and postgraduate education across 19 colleges and 67+ programs to 17,055 students, fully funded by the Kurdistan Regional Government.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Research Universities with Comprehensive Graduate & Professional Schools (EDAHAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Research Universities with Multi-Campus Systems (EDAHAAAI)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Academic programs
• Research institutes
• Digital learning
• Community engagement

Headquarters

HQ city

Duhok

HQ country

Iraq

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: The university is fully funded by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). All operational costs, faculty salaries, and infrastructure development are covered by government allocation.
2. Free Education Revenue Model: As a public university, tuition is free for all students. Revenue comes through government funding rather than tuition, enabling accessible education for the region.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

University of Duhok delivers tuition-free higher education across 19 colleges and 67+ academic programs spanning undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels in disciplines including medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, engineering, science, law, humanities, agriculture, and fine arts. The university also operates specialized research institutes covering Peace and Conflict Resolution, Genocide Studies, Psychotherapy and Psychotraumatology, Gender Equality, and Federalism, supported by digital learning infrastructure including Moodle eLearning, a Student Portal, a 250,000+ volume library, and a Digital Repository.

Product overview

The University of Duhok (UoD) operates as a higher education institution offering a multi-college academic portfolio across 19 colleges with 67 educational programs spanning undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels. Its product ecosystem centers on the student-facing Student Portal and Moodle eLearning platform as core digital services, supported by the Grand Library and a Digital Repository for research outputs. The university provides Google Workspace for Education to its entire community and publishes the UOD Newsletter as its official institutional communication. The colleges span Education & Sports Sciences, Engineering/Science/Technology, Health & Medical Sciences, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Arts & Fine Arts disciplines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Student Portal Web-based portal at portal.uod.ac providing University of Duhok students access to academic records, course registration, and university services.
• eLearning (Moodle) Moodle-based electronic learning management system at moodle.uod.ac for course delivery, assignments, and academic collaboration for University of Duhok students and faculty.
• Grand Library Central library at library.uod.ac providing access to 250,000+ physical and digital books and scientific journals for University of Duhok students, faculty, and researchers.
• Digital Repository Digital repository preserving and showcasing academic and scientific publications produced by University of Duhok researchers across colleges and research institutes.
• Google Workspace for Education Institutional productivity suite including Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Calendar, Chat, Meet, and Classroom provided to all University of Duhok students, faculty, and staff.
• UOD Newsletter Official monthly publication issued by the Directorate of Media and Public Relations through the University Press Office, documenting University of Duhok's institutional achievements and academic excellence.
• Undergraduate Academic Programs (19 Colleges, 67+ Programs) Tuition-free bachelor's degree programs across 19 colleges spanning Education & Sports Sciences, Engineering/Science/Technology, Health & Medical Sciences, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Arts & Fine Arts.
• Postgraduate Studies (Master's and Doctoral) Tuition-free master's and doctoral research degree programs offered across University of Duhok colleges, managed by the Vice President for Scientific Affairs and Postgraduate Studies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 17,055 enrolled students with 64,839 total alumni
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

29 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Tikrit UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 July 2026Memorandum of Understanding signed to strengthen cooperation in dentistry between the two Iraqi universities.
• THM University (Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman university partnership for academic exchange, research collaboration, and student mobility programs.
• Purdue UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrestigious U.S. university partnership supporting academic excellence and international research initiatives.
• DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman funding organization supporting scholarships, student exchanges, and academic partnerships for the university.
• Erasmus+coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU program supporting student and staff mobility, joint projects including OPATEL, MediTec, APPRAIS, RESCUE, GeonetC, RISE, and TRANSITION initiatives.
• USAIDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerU.S. government development agency supporting educational initiatives and institutional capacity building.
• New York UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrestigious American university partnership for academic exchange and research collaboration.
• TU Dortmund UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman university partnership for engineering and technology research collaboration.
• Universidade De Aveiro PortugalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortuguese university partnership supporting academic exchanges and joint research programs.
• U.S. EmbassycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiplomatic partnership supporting academic and cultural exchange programs between the U.S. and Kurdistan Region.
• LASER PULSEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUSAID-funded project supporting higher education research and development initiatives in Iraq.
• Institution of World PoliciesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolicy research institution supporting academic collaboration and knowledge exchange.
• Indiana UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmerican university partnership for academic exchanges and research initiatives.
• International Association of Universities (IAU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal association of higher education institutions providing networking and international collaboration opportunities.
• European Association for International Education (EAIE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean association supporting internationalization of higher education through professional development and networking.
• Association of Arab Universities (AARU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional association of Arab universities supporting academic cooperation and quality assurance.
• UniMedminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMediterranean university network supporting academic collaboration in health sciences and medicine.
• GIZ (German Society for International Cooperation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman development organization supporting capacity building and technical cooperation projects.
• DHBW (Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman university of cooperative education supporting practical training and industry partnerships.
• Rowan UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmerican university partnership supporting academic exchanges and joint research programs.
• University of GlasgowcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK university partnership through Erasmus+ mobility programs and academic collaboration.
• University of TampereminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFinnish university partnership supporting student and staff mobility through Erasmus+ KA1 programs.
• University of WarsawminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolish university partnership for academic exchanges through Erasmus+ mobility programs.
• University of TusciaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian university partnership for academic collaboration and research exchanges.
• University of BarcelonaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish university partnership supporting international mobility and research collaboration.
• Kurdistan Institute for Innovation and Creativity (KII)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional innovation institute partnership supporting innovation center development and startup ecosystem.
• NufficminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch organization supporting internationalization of higher education in Iraq through capacity building programs.
• CABIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational agricultural research organization supporting food security and agricultural development projects.
• CREID (Centre for Research and Development)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch and development center partnership supporting applied research initiatives.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• University of Mosul: Major Iraqi public research university with a long-established multi-college structure and large student body. Comparable in scale and breadth of academic programs, and a competitor for top-tier Iraqi students.
• University of Baghdad: Iraq's oldest and largest public university, with the broadest college portfolio and largest alumni base in the country. Operates as the federal-level incumbent whose graduates set the regional benchmark for public higher education.

Direct peers

• Salahaddin University-Erbil: One of the largest public universities in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, government-funded, offering comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs across multiple colleges. Direct public-sector research university peer.
• Koya University: Public university in Kurdistan Region of Iraq with multi-college structure and graduate programs. Smaller scale but serves the same public higher-education mandate and recruits from the same regional feeder base.
• University of Sulaimani: Public research university in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, also fully government-funded, offering a similarly broad multi-college portfolio. Closest peer in scale, funding model, and mission.
• University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH): Public university in Erbil that has rapidly scaled into a multi-college institution with English-medium instruction and international partnerships. Comparable as a KRG-mandated public university competing for the same student pool.

Regional players

• Dohuk Polytechnic University: Public polytechnic institution based in Duhok focused on applied and technical education. Same city and same government funding pool, making it a direct sub-segment competitor for technical-program students.
• Tikrit University: Iraqi public university with a comparable multi-college, multi-program structure. Recently signed MoU with University of Duhok for dentistry cooperation, indicating recognized peer status.

Emerging players

• American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS): Private, American-style English-medium university in the Kurdistan Region. Competes for the same international and high-achieving domestic student pool that UoD targets through Bologna alignment and international partnerships.
• American University of Iraq, Baghdad (AUIB): Private American-style university in Baghdad that competes for high-achieving Iraqi students by offering English-medium programs and US-aligned curricula. Represents the private-sector alternative to UoD's public Bologna-aligned model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/uod_Twitt
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@universityofduhok9468
• Facebookfacebook.com/UoD.ac
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/university-of-duhok

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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