Profile

Shko Shwan Fuad is a lecturer in the Computing and Informatics Department at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS), where he teaches courses in design, ethics, information security, programming, and databases. He is also an AUIS alumnus, having earned his Bachelor's degree in Information Technology here in 2016, with a minor in English Journalism. That makes his return to the classroom something of a homecoming.

As a Fulbright grantee, Shko went on to complete a Master of Science in Educational Technology at Central Connecticut State University in the United States. That experience shaped how he teaches today. He believes technology should make learning more engaging and accessible, and he mixes lectures with hands-on coding sessions and practical lab work to reach students with different learning styles. Beyond his own courses, he supports fellow faculty with learning management systems and leads professional development sessions on educational technology for colleagues and new hires.

Before joining the faculty, Shko spent more than a decade working across education, technology, and humanitarian settings. He served as Head of Development at iQ Group's Research and Development Department. At AUIS's Center for Gender and Development Studies, he managed a two-year MENA educational project. He also helped coordinate cash assistance for 10,000 displaced and refugee families with the NGO QANDIL. His research includes a co-authored chapter on academic ableism in Kurdistan, published by Springer in 2025. He has also presented on innovative teaching at AMICAL conferences in Kuwait and Egypt.

What matters most to Shko is the well-being of the people around him. He is a core member of the university's CARES and Well-Being team and makes a point of offering one-on-one guidance to students who need support, inside and outside the classroom. He speaks Kurdish, English, and Arabic, and he has intermediate proficiency in Kurdish Sign Language.