Afghanistan Education News

[Haris]

Acting Minister Of Higher
Education Ministry Meets
Chairman Of Turkish Higher
Education Council


The acting Minister of the Higher Education Ministry in a meeting with the
chairman of the Turkish Higher Education Council emphasized an
acceleration of the education process for more than 300 Afghan students
in Turkey.

A source from the Higher Education Ministry said to BIA, acting minister of
higher education ministry, Sarwar Danish in a meeting with Dr. Yakta Saraj,
chairman of Turkish education council said that Afghanistan’s higher
education ministry allocated the sums of $ 5 million from the government
budget for the educating of Afghan students in Turkey.

These students will be sent according to their capacities in medical,
engineering, agriculture and mines fields for education to Turkish country.

Reciprocally, chairman of Turkish higher education council expressed
readiness towards the training of Afghan students. According to another
report, a delegation of Turkish higher education representatives visited
Kabul and Kabul medical universities and met with Prof. Aminullah Amin
dean of Kabul University and Prof. Shirin Aqa Zarif chairman of Kabul
medical university.

In their meeting the sides talked about the promotion of teachers’
capacities, the creation of training proficiency programs, the creation of
library and equipment of liberators and the participation of teachers in
scientific & research seminars.

Later on, Dr. Saraj Saraj visited the new building of the Turkish department
of Kabul University and laboratories of Kabul medical university. It should
be said that Turkey assists with 100 educational courses to the Afghan
government every year.

[Admin Khan]

The best schools in Afghanistan are Turkish led. They are usually called "Afghanturk leysa".

[Haris]

Nightshift University entry test scheduled on 25th Aug

Nightshift University entry
test scheduled on 25th Aug

KABUL: Officials in the Ministry of Higher Education (MoH) said on Monday
that some 7,900 students were registered to participate in nightshift
university entrance exam.


Speaking at the press conference, Barai Sediqi, Deputy Minister of Higher
Education, said that the registration process of the participants has been
completed and the entrance exam has been scheduled on 25th of this
month. It is expected that some 7,900 students will take part in the
entrance examination process out of which 1,700 will be selected by an
open and transparent process. The test has been scheduled for Kabul
University and the University of Education—considered being the top public
sector universities in the country. It is pertinent to mention that only 900
female candidates are appearing in the test.


The authority said the nightshift exam is the first university entrance exam
in the country while the general entrance examination process would be
held in coming months in other parts of the country. This year some
160,000 students are expected to participate in examination process while
out of this number some 35,000 will be enrolled in universities and the
remaining participants would be enrolled in semi higher education
institutions according to an agreement which has already been signed
between MoH, Ministry of Education (MoE) and Ministry of Public health
(MoPH). He said that this year they have planned to launch the
examination process in all 34 provinces of the country if they found the
transportation, security and climate situations in their favor.


He added that MoH have planned to distribute the guidance books for the
students. The guidance books include hundreds of the exam questions of
the previous years’ process. The guidance chapters would familiarize the
students with examination procedures and the question types

[Haris]

Foreign Scholarships Procedure Finalized

Foreign Scholarships
Procedure Finalized


KABUL: The Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) made the declaration that
the procedure of scholarships for higher education has been finalized and
some 423 students will leave Kabul for India and Turkey for continuing their
higher education soon.


Some 250 of aforementioned scholarship is for under graduates, 180 for
master and the rest for PhD degrees, which totally coast $ 5m and funded
by the government budget, said Barai Sediqi, deputy of MoHE.


Addressing a press conference, he stated that 119 students will depart to
India on scholarship and over 300 other students to Turkey. Efforts are
under way on 1500 other general scholarships for bachelor degree, which
granted by Turkey, India, Kazakhstan, Russia and Pakistan and will be
finalized in near future, he added.


Qualified students selected via exam transparently from capital and
provinces. Examination was held in eight zones of the country in which
some 10,000 students were registered, but out of the mentioned number
6,000 had participated the examination and some 1,324 had been passed
the exam and find the opportunity to continue their higher education in
abroad.


The nominated students will receive higher education in different fields
such engineering, economy, computer science, agriculture and law, the
fields which are necessary for Afghanistan markets and development
process. Some 250 other teachers are on scholarship for PhD degrees in
different foreign countries as well, he added.


Sending of students and teachers on scholarship deems as positive step
toward enrichment of education method in Afghanistan’s Universities and
MoHE will not spare any efforts to boost and implement the process of
granted scholarships transparently across the country. Mr. Sediqi while
informing of expanding of universities to the provinces said that besides
extending of high education facilities, the ministry strives hard to improve
lessons’ quality throughout the country as well. He also hinted to
establishing of an especial board, which will assess and monitor the
governmental and private universities and higher education institutes
regularly and adding that this board will deal legally with the violator
intuitions.


It’s worth to be mentioned that MHE claimed that the scholarship is
granting through transparent process for eligible students without
considering any tribal, language and son significant, but students often
complained of lack of transparent process in procedure of scholarships and
they believe the scholarships’ dividing between ministers, deputies,
members of parliament and other influential figures.

[Haris]

Afghan-Korea Trainees Recieve Certificates

Afghan-Korea Training
Center Trainees Recieve
Certificates




The graduates of Afghan-Korea training center received certificates after
undergoing a six month training in technical vocations. Around 120 trainees
have received training in computer, tailoring and English language. Minister
of labor, social affairs and the ambassador of Korea spoke on the occasion
and distributed the certificates to the trainees. The Afghan-Korea vocation
training center was established in 1384 and so far has graduated hundreds
of students in various technical vocations.

[Haris]

20 New University Departments to be Formed

New Departments To Be
Formed In Government
Universities


Deputy Minister of higher education informed the media of creation of
20 new departments at the government universities and said that the
private non-standard educational institutions will be closed. He added that
creation of these departments shall upgrade the capacities of education.
He stressed that those private educational institutions which have no
standard programs similar to the Kabul University will be closed after
assessments. He pointed further that the ministry of higher education
intends to establish universities and higher education institutions in all
provinces till 1394. He informed that 7,900 volunteer students are included
in the list of exams of private higher education organizations of which only
1700 will be enrolled.

[Laila]

New Departments To Be
Formed In Government
Universities


Deputy Minister of higher education informed the media of creation of
20 new departments at the government universities and said that the
private non-standard educational institutions will be closed. He added that
creation of these departments shall upgrade the capacities of education.
He stressed that those private educational institutions which have no
standard programs similar to the Kabul University will be closed after
assessments. He pointed further that the ministry of higher education
intends to establish universities and higher education institutions in all
provinces till 1394. He informed that 7,900 volunteer students are included
in the list of exams of private higher education organizations of which only
1700 will be enrolled.

similar to which KU programs?

I am happy to hear those private institutions are to be closed, they are a big joke.

[Haris]

I think it was basically saying the courses/programs the private institutions were offering which the KU was not offering (or are not in line with what the KU is doing) are to be closed. I don't know what the specific programs are however.

If possible could you elaborate on the private institutions?
I don't know much about their situation in Afghanistan.


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Just an update regarding this:

He informed that 7,900 volunteer students are included
in the list of exams of private higher education organizations of which only
1700 will be enrolled.

Entry Exams Taken From 8,000 Applicants To Night
Higher Education Institutions

The exams were organized in four educational zones in which around 8,000 both male
and female students from government and private foundations had taken part. A
spokesperson of the higher education ministry stated that the exams for volunteer
applicants of the provinces will be taken in the near future. It is said that this year
the ministry of higher education has attracted around 1510 applicants to the night
higher educational institutions of Kabul University. Deputy Minister of Higher Education
Ministry Mohammad Osman Baburi and some other officials supervised the entrance
exams.

Bakhtar News Agency - Entry Exams Taken From 8,000 Applicants To Night Higher Education Institutions

[Haris]

Some in the business/commerce sectors are asking for those closed instutions to be re-opened..


Closed Private schools must be reopened: ACCI



KABUL: Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) asked the reopening
of the private schools banned by the Ministry of Education (MoE) last week charged
with providing sub-standard education services.


Deputy of ACCI, Khan Jan Alikozai suggested that it would be better if the matter
should be coordinated with ACCI.


Member of the executive board of ACCI, Aazarakhsh Hafezi asking the MoE to support
the private schools as under the constitution’s article 10, 11 and 13 regarding private
education sector.


Meanwhile, education ministry has said that they have closed the low quality schools
while the good ones’ were appreciated.


Deputy Minister for MoE last week in his press conference has said that most of the
classes of the closed schools were taught by the 12th grade with poor knowledge.


It is worth of mentioning that there are around 250,000 students learning in private
schools taught by 15,000 instructors.

Closed Private schools must be reopened: ACCI

[RanadahRanadah]

Public private sector close partnership important for prosperty cooperation and assisting each others is important rather than closing or underminging anyone

[Haris]

KABUL: Citizens of Kabul appreciated the recent step of the Ministry of Education
(MoE) in which the ministry has banned some 10 schools which were not implementing
the rules and regularities of MoE.

Since last few months MoE had launched an evaluative process in which the ministry
has assessed some 67 private schools in Kabul city out of which 10 of them were
found irresponsible in providing quality education, not implementing the rules and
regulations of the MoE, imposing of high fees, and other likewise failures which in
result the offenders were terminated and their licenses were invalidated by the
ministry. Out of the assessed schools some 17 of them were warned in same time 14
of them were notified to improve their education quality and 11 schools were
pecuniary fined. But a good number of them were appreciated for providing high
quality lessons for their students.

“My two children had followed their lessons for six months in a private school located
near by our house, but during the six months they had not learnt even one page of
the books so I decided to pull them back and later enroll in a public school where they
had studies their lessons for two years”, said Gholam Qudous Asghar resident of
Kotisangi area of the city. He alleged that the administrative board was repeatedly
notified but nothing happened towards bringing quality education in their school. He
welcomes the recent step of the MoE and stressed that if the MoE seriously follows
this procedure for a long time it will oblige all the private schools to work for providing
quality educations for their students.

Rahim Sultani, student of a private higher education institute in the city said to the
AT; some of the private schools just work to channel money to their pockets not to
provide proper educational system to the students. He stressing this group of the
schools don’t comply the rules and regulations of the MoE because receiving of money
from the children is the first criterion for them not quality educations.

This was the first ever that the Ministry of Education makes such efforts to inspect all
the private schools in the country because the private sector is still fledgling one and
has no longtime background in providing educations in the country. For the first ever
private education system was introduced around eight or nine years ago in the
country when the current rule came to power.

But owners of the closed schools claim that their schools were providing quality
educations and are not agree with the MoE on completely banning of their activities.


Muqbel Hossini, in charge of the Tamadon private school says the major problem that
obliges them to impose high fees to students is paying of high tax to the government.

It is to be mention that currently some 531 private schools are active throughout the
country, mostly in urban areas, out of which some 251 have been providing
educations in Kabul city. According to the reports, some 160,000 students have been
learning lessons in private schools that institutes 2pc of the all the students being
learnt in all public and private schools throughout the country.


Masses appreciate MoE action against de-graded schools

[Haris]

3 Closed Schools Reopened
in Kandahar


Three closed schools were reopened in a series of reopening measures to reactivate
the schools helping up to 650 children to enjoy education as a result, a statement
said on Wednesday.

According to a statement issued to Wakht News Agency by the Kandahar media
office, 3 schools had been reopened providing education for more than 650 students
in the restive southern province of Kandahar over the last few days.

The statement said that schools were reopened by the interference of the Ulema
(religious scholars) tribal elders and influential figures as well by support from the
Kandahar governor in Zhiri district of the province. The schools were called Pir
Muhammad high schools, Nowrozi and Shaheed Abdul Majid primary schools that have
been closed due to unrest and insurgencies since the last 6 years in the district.

This is while three other schools had been established in the eastern Nangarhar
province last day.


Wakht News » 3 closed schools reopened in Kandahar 2011-09-07 17:40

[Haris]

Private Universities Pave The Way
For Youth Education

The Minister for Information and Culture Dr. Sayed Makhdoom Raheen
expressed his satisfaction at the ongoing efforts by the private sector in
the field of education in Afghanistan. Dr. Raheen was speaking on the
occasion of signing of various bilateral agreements between the Deputy
Ministry of Youth Affairs and the three private universities namely
Vanguard, Maryam and Ghergistan, in Kabul on Monday.

The three agreements provide higher education for over 600 youth in the
country. Dr. Raheen appreciated the efforts being made by the Deputy
Ministry of Youth Affairs in trying to get an access to higher education for
the Afghan youth.

The Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs Mr. Timur Shah Ishaqzai, said such
agreements with other universities there are facilities which could provide
education for 24000 students in the country. He said efforts are on to see
if the fee can be reduced by 50 to 90 percent so as to make higher
education more accessible to the students.


Bakhtar News Agency - Private Universities Pave The Way For Youth Education

[Haris]

MoE struggles to raise literacy rate

KABUL: The Ministry of Education (MoE) in a joint venture with its partner donors’
agencies has planned to provide basic education to almost 0.6m Afghans countrywide
mainly focusing on illiterate females this year, officials said on Sunday.

Amanullah Iman, the spokesperson of MoE, while talking to Afghanistan Times revealed
that the ministry has taken the initiative to equip the Afghan people with at least
basic education in all the 34 provinces of the country where 65% of the total
population remains illiterate including a high percentage of female illiteracy.

He explained that more than 26,000 mobile literacy centers along with 89 permanent
literacy schools are running across the country, where 600,000 Afghans are getting
education in which 63% comprises of female students. The program has also provided
job opportunities to over 4,000 professional teachers, he added.

“The MoE literacy campaign’s focus will be extended to the rough terrain and insecure
districts having high percentage of illiteracy. In order to achieve this goal, national
and international donor agencies must come forward to partner with the ministry”, he
demanded.

He highlighted that enrolment level gradually raised in ‘literacy training courses’ adding
last year some 500,000 people joined the literacy training centers however this figure
exceed to 600,000 at the current year, which demonstrates a remarkable increase.

Mr. Iman pointed out that MoE will exert utmost efforts to accelerate literacy training
facilities and educate over one million illiterate people throughout the country in the
next two year. Moreover, for the last eight years, MoE had shown tremendous
success and grant 2.5m people with literacy training opportunity and succeeded to
increase literacy figure up to 35% across the country.

It is worth to mention that due to snarling-spate of insecurity over 4m children are
deprived of education facilities in remote and insecure districts.


MoE struggles to raise literacy rate