35°7′36.6″N 69°19′3.3″E / 35.126833°N 69.317583°E / 35.126833; 69.317583
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Other name | AU |
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| Motto | Excellence in education to Afghanistan[citation needed] |
| Type | Public University |
| Established | 1998 |
Academic affiliation | Kabul University |
| Chancellor | Abdul Qahar "Sarwari" |
| Vice-Chancellor | Faraidoon Karimi |
| Dean | 9 |
Academic staff | 147 |
| Students | 4682 |
| Undergraduates | 4682 |
| Address |
Kohistan No. 1st District, Kapisa
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Afghanistan
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| Colors | Black, red, & green |
| Website | www |
Alberoni University (AU; Persian: دانشگاه البیرونی; Pashto: د البیروني پوهنتون) is located in the small town of Kohistan (population range of under 2,500 inhabitants), Kapisa Province, Afghanistan, about 64 km north of the capital Kabul. Alberoni University is a public institute of higher education, and was inaugurated in 1998 by the Afghan Ministry of Higher Education, Al Beroni University (AU) is a very small (uniRank enrollment range: 1000-1999 students) coeducational Afghan higher education institution. The university is named after Abu Rayhan al-Biruni, a renowned polymath scholar who lived in the 11th century. Al Beroni University (AU) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. The AU beginning with a faculty of Medical and Engineering. It is the fifth largest university in Afghanistan after Kabul University, Nangarhar University, Balkh University and Herat University. The university has 9 faculties and 32 departments. The most popular fields of study is law, medicine and engineering.[1][2][3]
Dr. Abu Najam Niazi is tenth and current chancellor of university.
Alberoni University has [when?] 9 faculties and 32 departments, the students are studying in different faculties and different fields. Right now Alberoni University has 147 faculty members and 4682 students.
Alberoni University faculties[4]
1. Faculty of Medical (Dean of Faculty: Associated professor Dr. Najeebullah Shafaq)
2. Faculty of Engineering (Dean of Faculty: Assct. Prof.Engr.Mateen Haqbeen)
3. FacultyofEducation (Dean of Faculty: Ascot. Prof. Qadir Wahab)
5. Faculty of Law and Political Science (Dean of Faculty: Ascot. Bismillah Mateen)
6. Faculty of Literature (Dean of Faculty: Ascot.Prof.)
7. Faculty of Journalism
8. Faculty of Agriculture (Dean of Faculty: Ascot. Prof.FazelRab Aria)
9. Faculty of Sharia Law (Dean of Faculty: Prof. Dr. Rafe Alimi, Ph.D.)
| No. | Faculty | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faculty of Engineering | 480 | 5 | 485 |
| 2 | Faculty of Medical | 111 | xx | xx |
| 3 | Faculty of Law & Political Science | xxx | 6 | 238 |
| 4 | Faculty of Economics | 92 | 48 | 140 |
| 5 | Faculty of Journalism | 307 | 90 | 397 |
| 6 | Faculty of Sharia Law | xx | 156 | xx |
| 7 | Faculty of Education | xxx | 1232 | 2510 |
| 8 | Faculty of Agriculture | 616 | 65 | xxx |
| 9 | Faculty of Literature | 100 | 122 | 222 |
| Total | xxx | xxx | xxx |
Alberoni University has 9 faculties with about 32 Departments. AU has a campus, buildings for its 3 faculties, laboratories for Medical, Engineering and Education faculties, libraries, lecture rooms and lecturers.
According to Civil Higher Education Law of Afghanistan which published in Official Gazette No. 1195 on November 11, 2015 [5] The head of the institute of higher education in Afghanistan should be selected from high academic rank members of faculty of the institute, if they have the academic rank of professor, professor, etc. through free, secret and direct elections to the majority of vote of academic members of that institute of higher education for a period of three years.[6] However, since 2001 it is selected by President of Afghanistan.[7] In 2021, the chancellor of Al-Biruni University resigned from his position due to threats from Taliban fighters.[citation needed] He previously sent a complaint letter about the threatening behavior of the representative Abdul Baqi HaqqanitoMinistry of Higher Education.[8]
The cooperation, especially with Iranian universities is more focused for faculty exchange and networking. In 2016, the university signed a partnership with University of Mazandaran to promote faculty exchange and networking. [9]
".. رئیس موسسه تحصیالت عالی از جمله اعضای کادر علمی موسسه در صورتیکه دارای رتبه علمی پوهاند، پوهنوال و پوهندوی باشد توسط اعضای کادر علمی موسسه تحصیالت عالی از طریق انتخابات آزاد ، سری و مستقیم به اکثریت آراء برای مدت سه سال انتخاب میگردد. انتخاب مجدد رئیس موسسه تحصیالت عالی صرف برای یک دوره دی ر صورت گ رفته میتواند..Quote:
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