The Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS), specifically the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies (IAIS), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Kurdish Heritage Institute. Both parties have agreed to explore the possibilities of a closer relationship in the following areas:

• The digitalisation of the primary source materials archive held by the Kurdish Heritage Institute
• How these materials can be displayed by the University of Exeter
• through an open access online archive
• Explore collaborative seminars and workshops
• Development of a translation scheme, with the aim of translating certain parts of the collection
• Assistance with academic staff training to help build capacity at the Institute
• Possible staff and student exchange for those interested in Kurdish culture and helping to establish possible collaboration with the Universities of Sulaimniyeh and Dohuk