Established in 2008, Kurdistan Institution for Strategic Studies and Scientific Research is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the metropolis of Sulaymaniyah (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Kurdistan. Officially recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Kurdistan Institution for Strategic Studies and Scientific Research (KISSR) is a coeducational Iraqi higher education institution. Kurdistan Institution for Strategic Studies and Scientific Research (KISSR) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. KISSR also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.