About Us
Sulaimaniya Polytechnic University (SPU) is a public academic institution and a member of the International Association of Universities (IAU) and member of the Association of Arab Universities (AARU). It is located in the city of Sulaymaniyah, Qirga neighborhood in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It was founded in 1996 under the name of Foundation of Technical Institutions, and then in 2003, it was changed to Foundation of Technical Education in Sulaimani (FTES), after that it was restructured into Sulaimani Polytechnic University in 2012.
The University’s mission is to contribute to society through the pursuit and promotion of education, learning, and research at its excellence. The educational vision of SPU is to produce skilled graduates with various high-standard, technical and academic qualifications.
SPU contributes to society through the pursuit, dissemination, and application of knowledge by providing opportunities for innovative partnerships with businesses, charitable foundations, and healthcare providers. Our knowledgeable academic and administrative staffs (around 3900) include Ph.D. and Master holders from top-tier international universities throughout the world. The university’s academic colleges and institutions range from a variety of specialties including Engineering, Health, Medical Science, Agriculture, Business Administration, Computer Science, Technological Colleges and Institutions.
Among the core values of SPU are the close inter-relationship between education, scholarship, and academic researchers as well as strong supporting the students and the research groups.
SPU currently is consisted of five colleges and eight Institutes. The main campus is located in Sulaimani city, others are in the towns of Dukan, Kalar, Halabja,Chamchamal, Darbandikhan DBK and Khanaqin. SPU currently has a total of more than 16,500 undergraduate students.
No. Technical Colleges/Institutes – Year of Establishment
- Sulaimani Technical Institute-1973.
- Kalar Technical College –1995.
- Chamchamal Technical Institute-2000.
- Halabja Technical Institute-2003.
- Computer Science Institute-2003.
- Dukan Technical Institute-2004.
- Darbandixan Technical Institute-2005.
- Bakrajo Technical Institute-2007.
- Technical College of Applied Science-2004.
- Technical College of Informatics-2013-2014.
- Technical College of Engineering-2013-2014.
- Technical College of Administration-2013-2014.
- Technical College of Health-2013-2014.
