On February 21st, the Harvard Veterans Alumni Organization (HVA0) partnered with Friends of the American University of Afghanistan to host a panel titled “Education and Security: The Keys to Afghanistan’s Future”. The panel allowed for an engaging discussion between experts in the fields of education, defense, and development. The discussion was moderated by Morgan Ortagus. […]
[Read More]AUAF Community Mourns Passing of its Founder, Dr. Sharif Fayez
Sharif Fayez, an Afghan-American poet and academic who defined the post-9/11 structure of higher education in Afghanistan as a government minister, who went on to establish the American University of Afghanistan, passed away on February 8th in Kabul. He was 73. His death at his beloved institution, the American University of Afghanistan, was confirmed by […]
[Read More]AUAF Announces Establishment of Yalda Hakim Scholarship Program
Press Release Kabul, Afghanistan AUAF is pleased to announce the establishment of Yalda Hakim’s Scholarship Program at the American University of Afghanistan. The scholarship will serve Afghan women who have the merit but not the means to pursue their higher education. The announcement was made by Ms. Yalda Hakim during her recent visit to the […]
[Read More]In Reproduced Miniatures, Afghans Regain a Lost Cultural Heritage A collection of exquisitely enlarged reproductions of rare miniature Afghan paintings brings the images back to their now troubled place of origin.
DESPITE IT BEING a particularly warm afternoon, the halls of the Queen’s Palace in the Babur Gardens of Kabul were filled with light chatter. The bright May sunshine did not seem to have deterred the students, visiting from a local university, who moved slowly through its long corridors, carefully inspecting one display after another, engaging in […]
[Read More]Shot and left for dead by the Taliban, ‘Afghanistan’s Malala’ just graduated college with honors
(CNN) Breshna Musazai leaned on her brother as she climbed out of her wheelchair and up the stairs of the graduation stage at the American University of Afghanistan. With polio in one leg and injuries from a Taliban attack in the other, the climb was difficult. She heard cheers from behind her. When she took her […]
[Read More]American University of Afghanistan Held its Eighth Annual Commencement Ceremony
On May 11th, 2018, the American University of Afghanistan held its eighth annual commencement ceremony with the AUAF community, Board of Trustees, government representatives and families of graduates. One hundred and thirty nine students graduated from the American University of Afghanistan with Bachelor degrees in Law, Business, Political Science and Information Technology as emerging leaders. […]
[Read More]Bayat Foundation Announces Completion of The Bayat Institute of Technology at AUAF
KABUL, Afghanistan, April 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The Bayat Foundation (bayatfoundation.org), Afghanistan’s largest, private philanthropic Health, Education and Social Development organization, announced today that the Foundation has completed the construction of The Bayat Institute of Technology (BIT), a new, 32,000 square foot Science and Technology Teaching and Research Center, located at The American University of Afghanistan (AUAF). The Bayat Institute of Technology is located at the heart […]
[Read More]AUAF Receives Full Accreditation From Afghan Ministry of Education
Press Release 14th, February, 2018 The American University of Afghanistan is proud to announce its accreditation through the Ministry of Higher Education of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The American University of Afghanistan is the first private university in the country to be considered as a fully accredited institution of higher education. Based on the framework […]
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