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Herat University

Coordinates: 34°22′08″N 62°12′43″E / 34.3690°N 62.2120°E / 34.3690; 62.2120
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Herat University
پوهنتون هرات
د هرات پوهنتون
MottoHerat University as a preeminent University in Afghanistan
TypePublic
Established1988
PresidentProf. Dr. Abdullah Faiz
Academic staff
409
Students10,730
Undergraduates6,246
Location, ,
34°22′08″N 62°12′43″E / 34.3690°N 62.2120°E / 34.3690; 62.2120
CampusUrban
ColorsBlack, red, and green    
Websitehu.edu.af/en

Herat University (HU; Persian: پوهنتون هرات; Pashto: د هرات پوهنتون) is a public university located in Herat, the capital of Herat Province, in western Afghanistan. It was inaugurated in 1988, beginning with a faculty of Literature and Humanities. The first President was Abubakr Rashed. The university has 14 faculties and 45 departments. The most popular field of study is Education/Pedagogy and around one-third of the university's 10,500 students are women.

In recent years, Herat University could manage and maintained relations of cooperation with a number of foreign Universities such as United States, Germany, Italy, Thailand, Slovakia, Iran, India and Indonesia. As a result of this cooperation teaching curriculum in faculties of Computer Science, Science, Engineering, Economics, Agriculture, Medicine, Religious and Islamic and Journalism and mass communication has been partial or totally amended and syllabi and textbooks are prepared as well.

In 2022, after the Taliban takeover of Herat Province, women were banned from attending universities and any classes in universities, which has drastically affected Herat University, one of Afghanistan's largest universities.

Achievements

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Herat University had as of 2012 graduated about 6039 specialists.

Faculty

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Herat University has[when?] 16 faculties and 71 departments, the students are studying in different faculties and different fields. Right now, Herat University has 457 faculty members and 17,898 students.

Herat University faculties are Agriculture, Applied Science, Computer Science, Economics, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Journalism, Law & political Sciences, Literature & Humanities, Medicine, Public Administration, Dentistry, social sciences, Theology & Islamic Studies, and Veterinary Science.

Herat University is a major regional university and supports 4 filial universities in western provinces of the country. These universities are located in Nimrooz, Badghis, Farah, and Ghor.

Alumni

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Notable alumni include:

Programs

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Herat University offers a range of academic programs for credit, at the baccalaureate levels (over 100 majors) and 1 master program in Dari Literature.

Students Statistics

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Afghan students standing in front of the main campus of Herat University
No. Faculty Male Female Total
1 Agriculture 651 150 801
2 Applied Science 470 297 767
3 Badqis Agriculture 232 6 238
4 Badqis Education 92 48 140
5 Computer Science 307 90 397
6 Economics 716 156 872
7 Education (Pedagogy) 1278 1232 2510
8 Engineering 616 65 681
9 Fine & Arts 100 122 222
10 Islamic Studies (Theology) 536 208 744
11 Journalism 202 60 262
12 Law & Political Science 437 215 652
13 Literature & Humanities 379 416 795
14 Medicine 423 342 765
15 Public Administration 342 119 461
16 Veterinary 106 16 122
17 Stomatology 4 3 7
Total 6892 3545 10436

See also

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