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USAID | Afghanistan

From the American People

American University of Afghanistan (AUAF)

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Program
Education (Higher Education)
Dates
August 2008 - July 2013
Partners
The American University of Afghanistan

USAID supports AUAF as it expands its undergraduate program, increases enrollment, and implements a fundraising plan to increase its financial independence. AUAF offers English language undergraduate and continuing education programs in the U.S. liberal arts tradition. Degree programs are offered in liberal arts as well as market-driven fields such as business administration and information technology. AUAF’s Foundation Studies Program, a pre-university experience, brings potential students to the levels of English and math required for admission to AUAF. Besides addressing critical skills shortages in Afghanistan’s workforce, AUAF’s Professional Development Institute courses in English, information technology, leadership, and project management generate income to contribute to managing the university’s operations. AUAF has also launched the university’s MBA program, making it the first Western-style MBA in Afghanistan. The university held its first graduation in May 2011 at which 32 students (8 female) received degree certificates in various disciplines.

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American University of Afghanistan (AUAF): 3/28/2011

Announcements

American University of Afghanistan Sets Enrollment Record

2 April 2011 | Kabul, Afghanistan

AUAF Communications Office AUAF students at the university’s opening convocation for the spring semester. University officials announced on February 20, that the American...

American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) holds panel discussion on Egypt and Democracy

15 March 2011 | Islamabad, Pakistan

USAID/TAFA APTTCA delegation leaders. On February 10, AUAF political science professors held a panel discussion on Egypt, focusing on the driving factors...

University Students Offer Ideas to Redesign Registration and Orientation Process

3 February 2011 | Kabul, Afghanistan

AUAF Communications Office Mohammed Mojtaba Salem delivers a lecture on AUAF’s orientation and registration processes, with recommendations on how it can be improved. ...

The American University of Afghanistan Rocks for Charity

31 March 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan

On March 4, 2010, the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) hosted quite possibly the first ever rock-and-roll concert on an Afghan college campus.  The concert...

In the News

American University of Afghanistan Holds First Commencement

26 May 2011 | Kabul, Afghanistan

Robert Sauers/USAID The American University of Afghanistan's first graduating class listens to the commencement address by U.S. Ambassador Karl W. Eikenberry. Thirty-two...