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The American University of Kurdistan

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The American University of Kurdistan
Sorani Kurdish: زانكۆی ئەمریکی لە کوردستان
Arabic: الجامعة_الأمريكية_في_دهوك
Latin: Universitas Americana Kurdistanensis
MottoYour Path to Excellence
TypePrivate
Established2014
AffiliationAMICAL Consortium
PresidentDr. Jaffar K. Abdullah
ProvostDr. Mark Johnson
Academic staff
Approximately 100 academic staff across various colleges and disciplines
Students~1,500
Undergraduates~1,500
Location,
Duhok Governorate, Kurdistan Region
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CampusUrban, 70,000 m²
Colors    Blue (color) & White
Website(https://www.auk.edu.krd)

The American University of Kurdistan (AUK) (Sorani Kurdish: زانكۆی ئەمریکی لە کوردستان, Zanîngeha Emrîkî ya Kurdistanê; Arabic: 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.

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  1. ^ "الجامعة الأمريكية في كردستان" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  2. ^ "The American University of Kurdistan". 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2024-11-30.