University of Sulaymaniyah

The University of Sulaimani (Sorani Kurdish: زانکۆی سلێمانی) is a public university located in the city of Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It is the oldest university in the Kurdistan Region, and one its most important scientific and cultural centers. The university was proposed by Professor Dr. Mohammed Salih Beg in 1958, founded in 1968, and reopened in 1992. The main campus is in Sulaimaniyah, with satellite campuses in Khanaqin, Kalar, Halabja, and Chamchamal. Within the region, it is known as the "mother university".

In 2025, according to the Scimago rankings, the University of Sulaimani was the top university in Iraqi Kurdistan, and was the highest-ranked university in the country according to the Times Higher Education rankings.

The university has a total yearly enrollment of more than 4000 undergraduate and postgraduate students. The university offers a variety of major programs including medical, engineering, humanities, law, fine arts, physical education, political science, degree and in some specialties to postgraduate degrees such as High Diploma, MSc, MA and PhD. The university also has a variety of other extracurricular activities.