KIU Language Centre was established 2014. The Centre supports the teaching and learning of languages throughout the University. The main mission of the language centre is to run the Intensive English Language program for the first year students throughout the university scientific departments as well as, promoting, encouraging and supporting the learning of languages for personal, academic and professional purposes.

Also, the mission of the Intensive English Program is to serve learners of English by offering courses designed to support development of English language skills for academic studies in Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

To achieve our mission, the Language Centre aims to:

• Support the highest levels of academic achievement by students whose first language is Kurdish, Arabic, etc.
• Ensure access to outstanding language teaching and support for language learning for all current members of the University.
• Provide high quality learning resources in multiple media, both physical and virtual, in a wide range of languages.
• Collaborate and share expertise with other language learning providers within the University and in other organizations nationally and internationally.
• Promote language learning and access to university language study to students in all university departments.
• The Language Centre is designated as a central academic services unit of Cihan University.