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Opportunities

Jobs, mentoring, scholarships and help for founders, for Kurds wherever they live. Every offer is checked before it is listed.

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Programmes
6
Courses for work
5
Country programmes
35

01Programmes

Work, study and enterprise for Kurds in the homeland across four states and in the diaspora. Every service here is in preparation, and nothing is listed until it is vetted.

  • 01

    Jobs

    Job posts from employers and partners that the network has checked, in the region and abroad.

    In preparation

  • 02

    Mentoring

    A counsellor pairs people starting out with experienced Kurdish professionals.

    In preparation

  • 03

    Scholarships and grants

    An index of scholarships, fellowships, grants and calls, each with its source and deadline.

    In preparation

  • 04

    Professional circles

    Networks by profession for Kurds in medicine, engineering, law, academia, arts, technology and finance.

    Forming

  • 05

    Volunteering

    Ways to give time and skills to the network’s programmes and Community Cells.

    In preparation

  • 06

    Recognition of qualifications

    Information and referrals on getting degrees, diplomas and licences recognised abroad.

    In preparation

At a glance

Programmes by status
  • In preparation
  • Forming
  1. Opportunities6

Sources KCO content, counted at each build.

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02Courses for work

03What this platform does

Livelihoods for Kurds wherever they live: public job services, scholarships, business registration and bridges between the diaspora and the region.

  • Public job services

    Employment services in each country list vacancies and give advice.

    How to use it

    1. Choose a country in the directory.
    2. Open its public employment service.
    3. Apply on the employer’s own page.

  • Recognition of qualifications

    Have studies and qualifications from home recognised where you live.

    How to use it

    1. Find your country’s recognition body.
    2. Gather the documents it lists.
    3. Apply on its site.

  • Scholarships

    Public scholarship schemes and student finance.

    How to use it

    1. Open the scholarship entries.
    2. Check eligibility and deadlines.
    3. Apply on the official page only.

  • Help for founders

    Official steps to register a business, with the founders programme.

    How to use it

    1. Open the business entry of your country.
    2. Follow its registration steps.
    3. Read the founders programme.

  • Mentoring

    A counsellor matches you with someone experienced in your field.

    How to use it

    1. Register interest.
    2. Describe your field and aim.
    3. Meet the match the counsellor proposes.

04Find your country

Public bodies for work and study in each country: employment services, scholarships, study portals, business registration and research funders.

The directory

Every country

05Where to start

The steps most people need, in order. Each country page fills them with that country’s official bodies.

  1. Look for work

    Public employment services publish vacancies.

    Public employment service · Work and business

    Learn Labour economics

  2. Have qualifications recognised

    Recognition bodies assess studies and qualifications earned abroad.

    Recognition of qualifications

  3. Train or study

    Study portals list programmes and how to apply.

    Study in the country

  4. Apply for a scholarship

    Public scholarships publish their rules and deadlines.

    Scholarships and student finance

  5. Register a business

    Business portals list the steps to register and pay tax.

    Start a business

    Learn Entrepreneurship and small enterprise

  6. Find research funding

    Public funders publish open calls.

    Research funding

06Official updates

From official sources only, never commentary. Each source shows items once it clears licence review.

Education and scholarships

Forming No official source is registered for this place yet.

07Take part

  • 01

    Share an opening

    Share a job or call from its official page. A steward checks it first.

  • 02

    Mentor

    Give an hour to someone starting in your field.

  • 03

    Join a professional circle

    Meet Kurds who work in your field.

  • 04

    Fix an entry

    Report a broken link or a missing public body.

How to take part · Sources and method

Cite this page
APA

The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. (2026). Opportunities. kurds.global. https://kurds.global/opportunities/

Chicago

The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. 2026. “Opportunities.” kurds.global. https://kurds.global/opportunities/.

BibTeX
@misc{kco2026_opportunities_home,
	author = {{The Kurdish Cooperation Organization}},
	year = {2026},
	note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0},
	title = {Opportunities},
	url = {https://kurds.global/opportunities/},
	howpublished = {https://kurds.global/opportunities/},
}

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08Learn in the Academy

Courses and disciplines of the Academy on the subject of this page.

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Disciplines

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09Research and sources

Recent and relevant work on this page’s subject, from approved open scholarly sources. Metadata and links only. Titles stay as published. Not yet reviewed.

  1. After decades spent gathering Kurdish literature and cultural artifacts for an “exile museum,” one man’s life’s work is under threat.

    2026 · Kurdish Exile Museum

    ArticleKurdish Exile Museum

  2. Diasporas, agency and enterprise in settlement and homeland contexts: Politicised entrepreneurship in the Kurdish diaspora

    Stephen Syrett, Janroj Yılmaz Keles · 2019 · Political Geography

    ArticleOpenAlexOpen accessCC-BY-NC-ND

  3. A contextual understanding of diaspora entrepreneurship: identity, opportunity and resources in the Sri Lankan Tamil and Kurdish diasporas

    Stephen Syrett, Janroj Yılmaz Keles · 2022 · International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research

    ArticleOpenAlexOpen accessCC-BY

  4. Diaspora Politicisation and Cultural Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurial Activity in the Kurdish Diaspora

    Janroj Yılmaz Keles · 2018 · XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology (July 15-21, 2018)

    ArticleOpenAlex

Sources, licences and fetch dates: Kurdish Exile Museum (Site feed; headline and link only), 2026-10-23; OpenAlex (CC0-1.0 data; metered API (free key)), 2026-10-23.

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