Paktia University ( ps, د پکتيا پوهنتون) is a public
higher education
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institution in
Gardez
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,
Afghanistan
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. Its current chancellor is Dr. Sayed Wali Jalalzai. According to him, approximately 8,500 students are enrolled in Paktia University. Majority are male students. There are approximately 145 professors. The university's acceptance rate was reported at 55%.
Paktia University was established in 2004 after the Governor's office of
Paktia Province
Paktia (Pashto/Dari: – ''Paktyā'') is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the east of the country. Forming part of the larger Loya Paktia region, Paktia Province is divided into 15 districts and has a population of roughly ...
presented a proposal to the
Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan
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about building a university in the province. According to the proposal, it was recognized as a non-profit and a bachelor graduate-based level foundation.
Until March 2009, the university shared a building with a teacher training college.
Paktia University currently consists of at least two faculties in fields of
agriculture
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and
education
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, medical, law and political science, engineering, economics.
Aryana University merger
Aryana University was a private education institute in
Peshawar
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,
Pakistan
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, mainly for the
Afghan refugees. After long requests by the people of Paktia Province, Aryana University was merged with Paktia University.
Before the merger, the institution had an enrollment of approximately 1,000 students in the faculties of Agriculture and Education. After the merger, the number of students was increased to approximately 3,000 with an addition of three more faculties: Medical, Engineering and Law.
See also
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List of universities in Afghanistan
The following is an incomplete list of universities in Afghanistan, sorted by province and in alphabetical order.
Balkh Province
Herat Province
Kabul Province
Kandahar Province
Khost Province
Kunar Province
Kunduz Province
La ...
References
Universities in Afghanistan
Educational institutions established in 2004
2004 establishments in Afghanistan
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