The network’s peer-to-peer learning space, open to contributors of every background; it is not a university and grants no degrees. KCO’s peer-to-peer learning space, open to contributors of every background.
A broad area of knowledge that arranges the Academy’s courses by subject; it is not an institution or a body of teaching staff.
Faculty of Natural Sciences
Mathematics, computing and the sciences of matter, earth and life, including the geology and ecology of the region.
- Departments
- 6
- Disciplines
- 19
- Courses
- 4
- Open
- 0
01Departments
- 01
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Mathematics, statistics and the science of data.
3 One subject of the Academy, with its fields, courses and communities of practice.0 A set of lessons with an outline, written and reviewed by peers; it carries no academic credit.
- 02
Department of Computing and Information Sciences
Computing, data and keeping information safe.
4 disciplines4 courses
- 03
Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Physics, astronomy and chemistry.
3 disciplines0 courses
- 04
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
The solid earth, water, air and climate.
5 disciplines0 courses
- 05
Department of Life Sciences
Living things, from molecules to ecosystems.
3 disciplines0 courses
- 06
Department of Interdisciplinary Sciences
Science across A narrower topic within a discipline., and science with the public.
1 discipline0 courses
02Disciplines
Department of Mathematics and Statistics 3
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Mathematics
Number, structure, space and change, established by proof.
0 courses5 fields
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Applied mathematics
Mathematical models of physical, biological and social systems, and methods to solve them.
0 courses4 fields
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Statistics
Designing surveys and drawing honest conclusions from data, including about populations no census counts.
0 courses5 fields
Department of Computing and Information Sciences 4
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Computer science
Algorithms, programming languages and the software built on them.
0 courses5 fields
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Data science
Turning data into evidence with statistics and code, while protecting the people in it.
0 courses4 fields
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Information security
Protecting people and devices from surveillance, phishing, account takeover and network shutdowns.
4 courses5 fields
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Language technology
Tools that read, translate and speak Kurdish varieties, across Latin, Arabic-based and Cyrillic scripts.
0 courses5 fields
Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences 3
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Physics
Matter, energy and the forces between them.
0 courses4 fields
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Astronomy and astrophysics
The sky and the universe, and the long history of observing them in the region.
0 courses4 fields
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Chemistry
Substances, their structure and how they react.
0 courses5 fields
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences 5
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Geology and seismology
Rocks, faults and earthquakes. The Zagros and Taurus ranges lie on active plate boundaries.
0 courses4 fields
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Hydrology and water resources
Rivers, groundwater and lakes, including the Tigris and Euphrates and the shrinking of Lake Urmia.
0 courses5 fields
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Atmospheric and climate science
Weather, climate and air, including dust storms and extreme heat.
0 courses4 fields
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Environmental science
How people and ecosystems change each other, from land degradation to pollution.
0 courses4 fields
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Physical geography and remote sensing
Landforms and land cover, mapped and tracked from satellite images.
0 courses4 fields
Department of Life Sciences 3
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Biology
Living things: cells, genes, microbes and evolution.
0 courses6 fields
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Biochemistry and molecular biology
The molecules of life, read through genomics and bioinformatics.
0 courses4 fields
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Ecology and biodiversity
Species and ecosystems of mountains, steppe and wetlands, and the endemic species at risk.
0 courses4 fields
Department of Interdisciplinary Sciences 1
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Interdisciplinary natural sciences
Complex systems, citizen science and open science that anyone can check.
0 courses4 fields
03Classification
Where the faculty sits in the international lists of fields.
| Scheme | Code | Steward |
|---|---|---|
| OECD Fields of Research and Development (FORD), Frascati Manual 2015, Table 2.2 | 1 | OECD |
| ISCED Fields of Education and Training 2013 (ISCED-F 2013) | 05 | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
| ISCED Fields of Education and Training 2013 (ISCED-F 2013) | 06 | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
04Courses
A A record of what was studied and assessed in a course or pathway; it is not a certificate or a qualification. shows what was studied and assessed. It is not a certificate or a qualification.
05Communities of practice
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Community of practice: Indicators and Methods
A proposed A group of practitioners of one field who work together on courses, standards and toolkits; the charter calls it a Standards area. on indicators, figures and the methods behind them.
Proposed
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Community of practice: Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Adaptation
A proposed community of practice on disaster risk and climate adaptation across Kurdistan.
Proposed
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Community of practice: Peer Review
A proposed community of practice that reviews the network’s content and outputs before use.
Proposed
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