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The American University of Afghanistan is a private, non-governmental, and not-for-profit institution of advanced learning, the first such in Afghanistan’s history. The University stands strong for academic freedom and is non-political, non-sectarian, co-educational, student-centered, corruption-free, internationally-supported, and ethical in all dealings. Opened in 2006, it is Afghanistan’s highest quality university. Higher education for the professions, applied general studies, and English usage define most academic programs.
Operating efficiently and transparently while growing rapidly, the American University of Afghanistan is guided by important principles:
- Freedom and responsibility, democracy and fairness
- National and professional leadership
- Equal opportunity for men, women and qualified students with diverse backgrounds
- Preparation for world competitive careers
- High achievement, international quality and support for national reconstruction
- Best practices in American-style higher education
- Aggressive development of curriculum in specific fields of academic study
Programs
Current programs
- Business Administration
- Foundation Studies Program, including English as a Second Language
- Information Technology
- Liberal Arts Studies
- Professional Development Institute
Future programs
- Public Sector Management and Democratic Governance (new)
- Law (new)
- Public Health, Community Medicine, and Healthcare Management (new)
- Agricultural production, industry, and business (new)
- Business Management and Entrepreneurship (expansion)
- Engineering and Information Technology (expansion)
- Applied General Studies (expansion)
- Educational methods and management, teacher education (new)
- International relations, diplomacy, foreign trade (new)
- Architecture (new)
- More engineering fields (civil, mining, and industrial engineering, and construction management) (new)
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