On Thursday, the 10th of December 2015, the University of Zakho celebrated its 5th Commencement Ceremony for the academic year 2014/ 2015 at the Sports Hall of the University of Zakho. The ceremony was guided under the slogan Giving Value to Education is a Driving Force for the Resistance and Victory of the Kurdish Peshmerga Forces.

With the presence of Dr. Amanj Abdullah Sayeed, Advisor to the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and representative of the ministry at this ceremony, along with the President of the University of Duhok, a large number of regional governmental authorities, party authorities, and parliamentarians, the President of the University of Zakho, Asst. Prof. Dr. Lazgin Abdi Jamil, opened the ceremony with an impressive speech in which he focused on previous achievements and future projects of the University of Zakho. Furthermore, Asst. Prof. Dr. Lazgin Abdi Jamil expressed, on behalf of the University Council, his deepest sympathy and sincere feeling of solidarity towards the Kurdish Peshmerga Forces.

In its 5th Commencement Ceremony, the university honored 527 graduates from all departments with Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts Degrees.

Aiming at giving a brief overview of the development process of the University of Zakho to the attending guests, Asst. Prof. Dr. Lazgin Abdi Jamil described the structure of the university. It was indicated that the University of Zakho currently comprises of three faculties and two colleges, including the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Humanities, the Faculty of Education, the College of Engineering, and the College of Administration and Economy. Furthermore, the President of the University of Zakho was focusing on the newly established departments and the importance of the opening of further departments which will accordingly positively affect the different sectors of the Kurdistan Region.

The ceremony was an exciting occasion, with graduates, faculty representatives and the members of the University Council participating in academic regalia. The degree candidates were seated in chairs on the sports hall echelons, grouped by their respective departments. The ceremony was accompanied by a number of speeches by the members of the University Council and the Students Representative. Finally, the degrees were conferred to the graduates.