Herat University

Herat University
پوهنتون هرات
University Logo
Motto Herat University as a preeminent University in Afghanistan
Type Public University
Established 1988
President Prof. Dr. Abdullah Faiz
Academic staff
 409252
Students 10,730
Undergraduates 6,246
Location Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan
Campus Urban
Colors Black, red, and green             
Website hu.edu.af/en English

Herāt University (Persian: دانشگاه 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.FacultyMaleFemaleTotal
1Agriculture651150801
2Applied Science470297767
3Badqis Agriculture2326238
4Badqis Education9248140
5Computer Science30790397
6Economics716156872
7Education (Pedagogy)127812322510
8Engineering61665681
9Fine & Arts100122222
10Islamic Studies (Theology)536208744
11Journalism20260262
12Law & Political Science437215652
13Literature & Humanities379416795
14Medicine423342765
15Public Administration342119461
16Veterinary10616122
Total6887354210429

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Coordinates: 34°22′08″N 62°12′43″E / 34.3690°N 62.2120°E / 34.3690; 62.2120

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