Herat University

Herat University (HU; Pashto: د هرات پوهنتون, Persian: پوهنتون هرات) 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. Its first President was Abubakr Rashed. The university has 14 faculties and 45 departments. The most popular field of study is Education/Pedagogy. Although university female education is indefinitely banned in Afghanistan, the Medical Faculty at Herat University has around 550 female students.

In recent years, Herat University managed and maintained relations of cooperation with a number of foreign universities in 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 Afghanistan, women were banned from attending universities and any classes in universities, which has drastically affected Herat University, one of Afghanistan's largest universities.

Achievements

Herat University had as of 2012 graduated about 6039 specialists.

Faculty

Herat University has 16 faculties and 71 departments, the students are studying in different faculties and different fields.

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

Notable alumni include:

Laleh Osmany, women's rights activist

Programs

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

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