Bost University
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Bost University بُست پوهنتون | |
Motto | کیفیت زموږ لومړیتوب دی |
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Motto in English | Quality is our Priority |
Type | Private |
Established | 2012-1391 |
President | Diplom Engineer Mahmood Sangin |
Vice-Chancellor | Abdullah Zeyayee Academic |
Academic staff | Engineering, Law & Political Science, Economics, Medicine, Computer Science, Midwife, Nursing, Laboratory, Physiotherapy, Dentistry & Pharmacy |
Location | , , 31°51′24″N 064°13′15″E / 31.85667°N 64.22083°E |
Colors | Black, red, and green |
Website | www |
Bost University (Template:Lang-ps) in Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan is a private, non-sectarian institution of higher education founded by Ahmad Jan Popal in 1391-2012. Bost University offers two- to six-year undergraduate degrees and diplomas. Four- to six-year undergraduate programs are included in Engineering, Law & Political Science, Economics, Medicine, Computer Science.
Certificates for short-term courses and training that are three years or less are part of the university's Institute of Health Science such as Midwife, Nursing, Laboratory, Physiotherapy, Dentistry & Pharmacy.
History
From the beginning it was the Bost Institute of Higher Education. In 2013 the Ministry of Higher Education Quality Commission Board investigated all the private universities in the country. In 2015 the board announced its results and Bost Institute of Higher Education got the top marks (88.3) and was announced the top university of all private universities in Afghanistan.
The Ministry of Higher Education promoted the university to Bost University (بُست پوهنتون) awarded in November 2015.
Faculties and departments
- Faculty of Law and Political Science
- Law
- Management (Political Science)
- Faculty of Economics
- Statistics
- Finance
- Business Administration
- Economics
- Faculty of Engineering
- Architecture
- Civil
- Mechanical
- Electrical Engineering
- Faculty of Medicine, six-year program in General Medicine
- Faculty of Computer Science
- Hardware
- Software
Institute of Health Science
- Nursing (NRS): three-year program
- Midwife (MW): two-year program
- Laboratory (LAB): two-year program
- Pharmacy (PHR): two-year program
- Physiotherapy (PTR): two-year program
- Dentistry (DNT): two-year program
Library
The library has more than 8000 Pashto, Dari, and English books.
Laboratory
The university has a laboratory for its engineering faculty students.