Alberoni University (AU; fa, دانشگاه البیرونی; ps , د البیروني پوهنتون) is located in the small town of

Kohistan Kohistan ( fa, کوہستان, ), also transliterated Kuhistan, Kuhiston, Quhistan, may refer to: In Afghanistan *Kohistan District, Kapisa, Kapisa Province ** Kohistan Hesa Awal District, a district in Kapisa Province, created within the form ...

(population range of under 2,500 inhabitants),

Kapisa Province Kapisa (Pashto/Dari: ) is the smallest of Afghanistan's thirty-four provinces and is located in the north-east of the country. It has an estimated population of 496,840 people and an area of , making it the most densely populated province apar ...

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, about 64 km north of the capital

Kabul Kabul (; ps, , ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province; it is administratively divided into 22 municipal districts. Acco ...

. 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 ( enrollment range: 1000-1999 students) coeducational Afghan higher education institution. The university is named after Abu Rayhan

al-Biruni Abu Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni (973 – after 1050) commonly known as al-Biruni, was a Khwarazmian Iranian in scholar and polymath during the Islamic Golden Age. He has been called variously the "founder of Indology", "Father of Co ...

, a renowned

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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 Kabul University (KU; prs, دانشگاه کابل, translit= Dāneshgāh-e-Kābul; ps, د کابل پوهنتون, translit=Da Kābul Pohantūn) is one of the major and oldest institutions of higher education in Afghanistan. It is in the 3rd ...

Nangarhar University Nangarhar University ( ps, د ننګرهار پوهنتون) is a government-funded higher learning institution in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. It is the second largest university in Afghanistan. It has 13 colleges and 15,385 students. Nangarhar Uni ...

Balkh University Balkh University ( fa, دانشگاه بلخ; ps, د بلخ پوهنتون) is a public university located in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of Balkh Province in northern Afghanistan. Established in 1986, the university has about 18,000 students and is ...

and Herat University. The university has 9 faculties and 32 departments. The most popular fields of study is law, medicine and engineering. Dr. Abu Najam Niazi is tenth and current chancellor of university.

Faculties and Departments

Alberoni University has 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 1. Faculty of Medical (Dean of Faculty: Associated professor Dr. Najeebullah Shafaq) *Departments: *# Department of General Medicine (HoD: Asst. prof. Dr. Abdul Moid Kohistani) *# Department of General Surgery *# Department of Para-clinic 2. Faculty of Engineering (Dean of Faculty: Assct. Prof.Engr.Mateen Haqbeen) * Departments: *# Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (HoD: Asst. Prof. Engr. Yasir Hamwar) *# Department of Civil Engineering (HoD: Asst. Prof.Engr.Hasib Jahish) 3. Faculty of

Education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Va ...

(Dean of Faculty: Ascot. Prof. Qadir Wahab) * Departments: *# Department of Mathematics *# Department of Physics *# Department of Chemistry *# Department of History *# Department of Geography *# Department of Islamic Studies *# Department of Biology *4. Faculty of Economics (Acting Dean of Faculty: Prof.Dr.Naim Sharif, Ph.D.) 5. Faculty of Law and Political Science (Dean of Faculty: Ascot. Bismillah Mateen) * Departments: *# Department of International Relations *# Department of Public Law *# Department of Private Law *# Department of Criminal Law 6. Faculty of Literature (Dean of Faculty: Ascot.Prof.) * Departments: *# Department of Farsi Language *# Department of Pashto Language *# Department of English Language *# Department of Arabic Language 7. Faculty of Journalism * Departments: *# Department of Press *# Department of Radio & TV 8. Faculty of Agriculture (Dean of Faculty: Ascot. Prof.FazelRab Aria) *# Department of Horticulture Sciences *# Department of Agriculture Economics *# Department of Plant Sciences *# Department of Animal Sciences] 9. Faculty of Sharia Law (Dean of Faculty: Prof. Dr. Rafe Alimi, Ph.D.)

Students statistics in 2015

Alberoni University strives to serve the public and is dedicated to building a prosperous and well educated society by generation of knowledge through conducting research, dissemination of knowledge through training, and to advancing applications of knowledge in the private and public sectors. Alberoni University trying to build its institutional development more efficiently and effectively and it has 9 faculties with about 32 Departments. AU has access to about appropriate facilities and equipment in order to realize its commitments: a new campus, modern and beautiful buildings for its 3 faculties, advanced laboratories for Medical, Engineering and Education faculties, rich libraries, well equipped lecture rooms, and most importantly, capable lecturers who make our university a superior institute.

Notable people

* Abdul Malik Hamwar ex-minister of

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from December 2001 - July 2002.

Controversy over Chancellor of University Selection

According to Civil Higher Education Law of Afghanistan which published in Official Gazette No. 1195 on November 11, 2015 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. Quote: However, since 2001 it is selected by President of Afghanistan. In 2021, the chancellor of Al-Biruni University resigned from his position due to threats from Taliban fighters. He previously sent a complaint letter about the threatening behavior of the representative

Abdul Baqi Haqqani Abdul Baqi Haqqani Bashir Mohammad, or Abdul Baqi Haqqani ( ; born ) is an Afghan and senior member of the Taliban. He became acting Higher Education Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan following the Fall of Kabul in August 2021. ...

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International Partner universities

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 The University of Mazandaran is a state university located in Mazandaran province of Iran, headquartered in the city of Babolsar. The University of Mazandaran, currently the largest state higher education center in the north of Iran, and had fo ...

to promote faculty exchange and networking. *

References

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