Academic Staff

Oct. 27, 2025, 9:50 a.m.
Jowan Bayez Khorsheed (Master) Head of Bologna Unit
Lecturer
Lecturer in Urban Morphology and Mobility

City Planning
College of City and Regional Planning
University of Duhok

2002 BSc in Architectural Engineering, University of Mosul, Iraq

2011 MSc in Urban planning and management, University of Twente, The Netherland

- Urban design theories
- Evolution of spatial planning
- Architecture design 1st-4th stage studios
- Architecture design & Graduation project 5th stage
- Architecture and sustainability 4th stage
- Estimation and specification 5th stage
- Urban Design studio I, II
- Sectoral input for urban design
- Introduction to GIS and Mapping
- GIS and spatial planning

- Urban Lab I

- Urban Lab II

- GIS and spatial analysis application

2013-2020
• Member of the support team for TAMAYOZ EXCELEENCE Award-Iraqi graduation projects, UoD coordinator, Architectural Engineering, UoD
2018
• Seminar presentation on “Summary of the Revitalization of engineering program in Kurdistan region, Summary and recommendation” Architectural Engineering, UoD
• Training (pilot student) in GeoNetC project -Erasmus Mundus (International MSc Educational Plus+, Programme in Environmental Management and Modelling (GeoNetC) project Student Centre, UoD. For the courses (Introduction to Remote sensing, Introduction to GIS).
2019
• Seminar presentation:
o GIS & its application for architects Architectural Engineering, UoD
o The role of architecture studies on society cohesion” in TU-Dortmund summer school, Spatial planning, UoD.
• Workshop presentation
o “5th and 1st stage Architecture Design projects nature and process” in Architectural Engineering, UoD
o “2nd 3rd, 4th Architecture Design projects nature and process” in Architectural Engineering, UoD
• Organizing committee, Engineering Design Day objective and project participation, Press interview Zagros TV العربية
• Published research in in an international magazine (Journal of Engineering Research (JER))
2020
• Conferences Presentation, the 3rd “International Conference on Recent Innovations in Engineering/ Architecture Engineering and Urban Planning & Design session with the research Analytical Study of University Campuses’ Walkability using Space Syntax Analysis: University of Duhok (UoD) as a Case Study. With Wafaa Anwar Goriel, Online, UoD.
Workshop presentation
• Seminar presentation on published research” Analytical Study of university campuses’ Walkability using Space Syntax analysis, University of Duhok (UoD) as Case Study”
• Workshop presentation on "Guidance on using EndNote Software at the University of Duhok-College of Engineering"
2021
Seminar presentation on the published research” Analytical Study of university campuses’ Walkability using Space Syntax analysis, University of Duhok (UoD) as Case Study
2022
• Received an appreciation letter from the UoD Chancellor for getting good marks at Q.A. for 2019-2020.
• Teaching staff for GIS training course, Basic and advance level carried out for governmental directories supported by VNG International.
• Training course on Land Governance by Dr. Layla Rasol and Un-Habitat in College of Spatial Planning Department, UoD
• Training course on” GIS Enterprise training Course by Mr. Patrick Daou from University of Palamand- Lebanon in GIS center, Duhok governorate
• Workshop participation, hosted by U.S. Consulate General Erbil for the reunion of Fulbright Visiting Scholar, Divan Hotel, Erbil.
2023
• Seminar presentation on “Endnote for Academic referencing and citation, Spatial Planning Department, UoD
• Workshop preparation and presentation on “Spatial Planning Curriculum Development”, Spatial Planning Department, UoD

Research

-Raswol, L. M. & Khorseed, J. B. (2023). The spatial configuration of traditional urban core of Zakho city. Journal of Duhok University, 26, 351-359.

-Khorsheed, J., & Sulaiman, W. (2021). Analytical Study of University Campuses’ Walkability using Space Syntax Analysis: University of Duhok (UoD) as a Case Study. Journal of Engineering Research, 9(ICRIE Special Issue). August 2018
- Khorsheed, J., Zuidgeest, M., & Kuffer, M. (2018). City Morphology and Women's Perception of Travel: A Case Study for Istanbul, Turkey. In GIS in Sustainable Urban Planning and Management: A Global Perspective (pp. 141-162). CRC Press
-Raswol, L. M., & Khorsheed, J. B. (2017). Regeneration Of Old City Center Case Study Old Bazar In Zakho City Center, Kurdistan Region-Iraq. Journal of Duhok University, 7-14
June 2017

Urban planning and design, Human behaver and mobility, Urban morphology, Heritage, Space syntax, 3Dvisualization, Volumetric urbanism, Research methods