Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences

What Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences does

Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences (دانشگاه علوم پزشکی و خدمات بهداشتی درمانی کردستان) is a public medical university and integrated healthcare system headquartered in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, Iran, operating under the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education. It serves as the primary medical education and public healthcare provider for the entire province, running 16 specialized and super-specialized hospitals, 37 outpatient clinics, 9 health networks, and 10 research centers across all 10 districts of Kurdistan Province. The institution employs 333+ faculty across more than 30 academic disciplines and delivers undergraduate, graduate, and residency programs in medicine, dentistry, nursing, public health, and paramedicine.

The university's digital infrastructure includes the SIB electronic health information system, hospital management platforms (patient management, appointment scheduling, pharmacy, laboratory administration), and a centralized digital library. It is currently piloting a Family Medicine and Referral System in Kamyaran county covering approximately 64,000 urban residents, and has stood up an AI in Health Sciences Research Center as part of its research portfolio. Revenue is generated primarily through government budget allocations from the Ministry of Health, supplemented by healthcare tariffs from clinical service delivery across the hospital and clinic network, domestic tuition, and a growing international student recruitment program for academic year 2026-2027.

The current president is Dr. Sholeh Shahghaybi (Dr. Shola Shah Ghaybi). The institution has no private shareholders or commercial investors; it operates as a non-profit state entity governed by a Board of Trustees under the Ministry of Health. Strategic initiatives underway include international student recruitment via certified recruitment agencies, expanded engagement with health charity organizations for medical equipment procurement, and a phased rollout of family medicine to reorganize primary care delivery across the province.

Name

Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences

Legal name

Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences (دانشگاه علوم پزشکی و خدمات بهداشتی درمانی کردستان)

Website

https://muk.ac.ir

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences is a public government institution under Iran's Ministry of Health, providing integrated medical education and healthcare services across Kurdistan Province via 16 hospitals, 37 clinics, 9 health networks, and 10 research centers for 333+ faculty and the provincial population.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Education and Healthcare Delivery

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Schools (MD/DO Granting) (EDAHAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Biomedical Sciences & Medical Research Institutes (University-Based) (EDAHAGAI), Technical Universities with Specialized Engineering Domains (EDAHAEAI)

Keywords

• Medical education
• Healthcare services
• Hospital services
• Medical research
• Public health networks

Headquarters

HQ city

Sanandaj

HQ country

Iran

HQ region

Middle East

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Government Budget Allocation: Primary funding from Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education for medical education, research, and public healthcare services
2. Healthcare Service Delivery: Revenue from hospital and clinical services provided to patients through 16 hospitals and 37 specialized outpatient clinics
3. Tuition and Fees: Tuition fees from domestic and international medical students
4. International Student Recruitment: Revenue from international student recruitment partnerships with certified agencies for academic year 2026-2027

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences is a public medical university and integrated healthcare system headquartered in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, Iran. It delivers medical and health sciences education across 30+ academic disciplines through 333+ faculty members, and operates 16 specialized hospitals, 37 outpatient clinics, and 9 health networks covering the entire province. It also runs 10 research centers covering cellular biology, environmental health, neuroscience, cancer, zoonoses, and AI in health sciences.

Product overview

Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences (muk.ac.ir) is a public medical university and healthcare system in Kurdistan Province, Iran. It operates as an institutional platform encompassing educational faculties (medicine, dentistry, nursing, public health, paramedicine), 16 specialized and super-specialized hospitals, 9 health networks across county districts, 37 specialized outpatient clinics, research centers, and digital library services. The university does not offer commercial products or services in the traditional SaaS/technology product sense; its digital presence consists of institutional portals, hospital management systems, appointment scheduling systems, student information systems, and administrative platforms that serve its internal educational and healthcare delivery operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medical and Health Sciences Education Programs
• Hospital and Clinical Healthcare Services
• Public Health Network Services
• International Student Recruitment Program
• Medical and Health Sciences Research
• Family Medicine and Referral System Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 333+ faculty members across 30+ disciplines
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• International Student Recruitment AgenciescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2026Call for collaboration with certified and validated international student recruitment companies for recruiting international students for academic year 2026-2027 (1405-1406). Deadline extended for partnership applications.
• International Student Recruitment AgenciescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Extended call for partnership with recruitment agencies for international students for academic year 1406-1405 (2027-2026). Seeking certified agencies to assist with international admissions.
• Bimeh Di Insurance CompanyminorOthers · 1 January 2025Joint meeting held between university support and welfare management and Bimeh Di insurance company representatives to address insurance challenges and facilitate healthcare services for personnel.
• Health Charity Organization of Kurdistan ProvincecoreOthers · 1 January 2025Active engagement with health philanthropists (خیرین سلامت) and health charity organization to support healthcare infrastructure development and equipment procurement, including over 100 billion Rials in medical equipment donations to Ba'at Hospital.
• Iran Ministry of Health and Medical EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Parent government ministry providing funding, policy direction, and oversight for medical education and healthcare delivery across all Iranian medical universities.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tehran University of Medical Sciences: Iran's flagship public medical university under the same Ministry of Health and Medical Education. Operates a comparable integrated model of medical faculties plus teaching hospitals, the most direct structural and regulatory peer.
• Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences: Provincial public medical university serving Khuzestan Province with the same Ministry of Health governance model. Comparable provincial integrated university-hospital system.
• Shiraz University of Medical Sciences: Public medical university operating faculties plus a multi-hospital system under the Ministry of Health. Comparable scale and academic medical center structure.
• Kerman University of Medical Sciences: Provincial public medical university under the same Ministry of Health. Operates teaching hospitals and health networks across Kerman Province with a comparable integrated structure.
• Hamadan University of Medical Sciences: Provincial public medical university in western Iran under the Ministry of Health. Closely comparable to Kurdistan University in size, structure, and provincial scope.
• Iran University of Medical Sciences: Public medical university in Tehran combining medical faculties with a network of teaching hospitals under the Ministry of Health. Closely matches the integrated academic-clinical delivery model.
• Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences: Major Tehran-based public medical university with an extensive teaching hospital network. Comparable in operating a multi-hospital academic medical center under the same ministry.
• Tabriz University of Medical Sciences: Provincial public medical university in northwestern Iran operating the same multi-hospital + faculty structure under the Ministry of Health. Closest regional peer in scale and clinical-academic mix.
• Isfahan University of Medical Sciences: Large provincial public medical university running faculties plus multiple teaching hospitals and health networks. Highly comparable institutional architecture and ministry oversight.
• Mashhad University of Medical Sciences: Public medical university in northeastern Iran with one of the largest teaching hospital networks in the country. Direct structural peer in integrated medical-education-plus-healthcare-delivery model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/kurdistan-university-of-medical-sciences

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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