Herat University

Herat University
پوهنتون هرات

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


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