13 11 2025

At the inauguration ceremony for the new president of the National Skills University of Kurdistan, the President of the University of Kurdistan emphasized the need for serious planning to compensate for human resource shortages and improve higher education indicators in the province.

President of University of Kurdistan: A 25,000-Student Deficit in Provincial Higher Education Leads to Financial Outflow

According to the Public Relations Office of the University of Kurdistan, Dr. Si-o-seh-mordeh, speaking at the inauguration of Dr. Khebat Nasaei, highlighted a student population deficit of approximately 25,000 compared to the national average. "This shortage has caused a significant portion of Kurdish students to migrate to other provinces for their education," he stated. "Consequently, a part of the per capita student funding that should be allocated to the province is not absorbed, and a portion of the province's income is spent on these students' education elsewhere." He estimated the value of these lost financial resources to be around 1,200 billion Tomans.

The President of the University of Kurdistan noted that the province also faces underinvestment in its industrial and agricultural sectors. "This situation, coupled with low per capita educational funding, has created a cycle of poverty in the province, and higher education has not been immune to this issue," he added. "The result of this poverty cycle is that the average income level of the people in Kurdistan province is less than half the national average."

Dr. Si-o-seh-mordeh then addressed Dr. Nasaei directly, stating, "It is expected that during the new management period of the National Skills University of Kurdistan, addressing these deficiencies and shortcomings will be a top priority."

He concluded by emphasizing, "By resolving these challenges, Kurdistan province has the potential to become one of the country's hubs for higher education, and elevating the status of the National Skills University is an essential necessity on this path."