Shaikh Zayed University (SZU; ps, ), also known as Khost University ( ps, ), is a public university in the city of

Khost Khōst ( ps, خوست) is the capital of Khost Province in Afghanistan. It is the largest city in the southeastern part of the country, and also the largest in the region of Loya Paktia. To the south and east of Khost lie Waziristan and Kurram ...

, southeastern

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. With its original name "Afghan University Peshawar", it was initially established in 2000 in

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. It was shifted to Khost by special orders of the former Afghan President

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. The university was named after Shaikh

Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, زَايِد بِن سُلْطَان آل نَهْيَان, Zāyed bin Sulṭān Āl Nahyān; 6 May 1918 – 2 November 2004) was an Emirati politician, statesman, and philanthropist who served as ...

, the first President of the

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, who sponsored the construction of its campus in Khost. Shaikh Zayed University was officially registered in 2003. The work on the university was officially started during Hakim Taniwal's governorship of Khost Province. The next governor, Merajuddin Patan, made a trip to the UAE (United Arab Emirates), and requested funds for the completion of the university. In order to honor UAE's help, the university was renamed Shaikh Zayed University. Governor Patan had a track record for opening schools, and supporting education for all genders, so it was only natural for him to push for the construction of Shaikh Zayed University. The university's new campus was officially inaugurated in March 2008. Shaikh Zayed University has 9 faculties and more than 3,000 students. It has a private radio station for journalism faculty. It is the only university in Afghanistan with a faculty in

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. It has a hostel for students, and medical students are trained at the government-run Khost Hospital. Shaikh Zayed University is one of 11 Afghan educational institutions that have

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facilities, provided by

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Infrastructure

The library is available to all of the students. On campus the students can use the sports facilities provided by the university.

Faculties

Shaikh Zayed University is a large university and graduates students from the following fields: # Computer Science # Medicine # Engineering # Literature # Journalism # Sharia # Politics # Agriculture # Education # Economy and Management

References

External links

Official Website of Khost CityAfghan equality alliancesAfghanistan Ministry of Highder Education
Universities in Afghanistan Educational institutions established in 2000 Khost 2000 establishments in Afghanistan Public universities in Afghanistan {{Afghanistan-university-stub