Herat University

Herat University

پوهنتون هرات
File:Herat University logo.png University Logo
Motto	Herat University as a preeminent University in Afghanistan
Type	Public University
Established	1988
President	Dr. Abdul Zaher Mohtasebzadeh
Academic staff	409
Students	10,730
Undergraduates	6,246
Location	Herat , Herat Province , Afghanistan
Campus	Urban
Colors	Black, red, and green
Website	www.hu.edu.af

Herāt University (Persian: پوهنتون هرات / Dānešgāhe Herāt; officially پوهنتون هرات / Pohantūne Herāt) is located in Herat, the capital of Herat Province, in western Afghanistan covering Herat, Badghis, Ghor and Farah Provinces. Herat University is a public institute of higher education, and was inaugurated in 1988, beginning with a faculty of Literature and Humanities. The first President was Abubakr Rashed. It is the second largest university in Afghanistan after Kabul University. The university has 14 faculties and 45 departments. The most popular field of study is Education/Pedagogy and around one-third of the university's 10,500 students are women.

Achievements

Herat University has graduated about 6039 specialists.

Faculty

Herat University has 14 faculties and 45 departments, the students are studying in different faculties and different fields. Right now Herat University has 334 faculty members and 10429 students.

Herat University 14th faculties are Agriculture, Applied Science, Computer Science, Economics, Education (Pedagogy), Engineering, Fine & Arts, Journalism, Law & political Science, Literature & Humanities, Medicine, Public Administration, Theology & Islamic Studies and Veterinary Science. The university offers degree programs on four campuses within the Herat and three sub Higher Education institutes in Farah, Ghor and Badqis.

Programs

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

Students Statistics at Herat University in 2012

Afghan students standing in front of the main campus of Herat University

No.	Faculty	Male	Female	Total
1	Agriculture	651	150	801
2	Applied Science	470	297	767
3	Badqis Agriculture	232	6	238
4	Badqis Education	92	48	140
5	Computer Science	307	90	397
6	Economics	716	156	872
7	Education (Pedagogy)	1278	1232	2510
8	Engineering	616	65	681
9	Fine & Arts	100	122	222
10	Islamic Studies (Theology)	536	208	744
11	Journalism	202	60	262
12	Law & Political Science	437	215	652
13	Literature & Humanities	379	416	795
14	Medicine	423	342	765
15	Public Administration	342	119	461
16	Veterinary	106	16	122
	Total	6887	3542	10429

See also

• List of universities in Afghanistan