Abstract
The quality of higher education has become one of the most important indicators that achieve the requirements of sustainable development in all its dimensions. In light of this, the research aims to explore the impact of sustainable development in improving the quality of higher education through a survey study at the University of Kirkuk as a model, and the challenges facing the university as a sample were highlighted. The study aims to apply education quality standards, and this will negatively affect achieving the requirements of sustainable development in Kirkuk in particular and Iraq in general. To address the problem of the study, achieve its objectives and benefit from its importance, a checklist has been designed based on the quality standards of academic accreditation in Iraq, with the aim of collecting data and information that serves The study was analyzed using the statistical program (SPSS, Excel), and based on the results of the analysis, the study reached a set of conclusions that provide decision-makers to facilitate and combine efforts in improving the quality of education and the method that achieves one of the sustainable development, goals with the rest of the goals to advance the reality of higher education at the University of Kirkuk. In particular, and Iraqi universities in general, to support and develop the national strategy in the fields of learning and higher education, including curricula, evaluation, quality assurance, and university performance in the face of current and future obstacles in the education community in particular and society as a whole.
