You know what happiness is?
Studying at the American University of Afghanistan!
Quraisha Sherzad
LATEST NEWS
17 AUAF Alumni started their Fulbright Journey for the 2019-21 Cohort
We are proud to announce the arrival of AUAF's 17 Alumni as part of Fulbright Scholarship Program's 2019-2021 cohort as they start their academic journey to pursue Masters degrees in the United States. After an orientation at the University of Cal…
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AUAF's Law Students' Moot Court Team, Champions of the Sixth Afghanistan National VIS Moot Competition
Congratulations to AUAF Law students’ Moot Court team—victors of the Sixth Afghanistan National Vis Moot Competitions held on Friday, October 4. The AUAF Vis team also received the award for Best Respondent Memorandum and Best…
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Artlords Held a 3-Day Art Exhibition at AUAF
From 8th till 10th October, Artlords held a 3-day Art Exhibition for the AUAF community to showcase their creative arts and paintings. AUAF students, staff and faculty actively participated in the exhibition.
Read More17 AUAF Alumni started their Fulbright Journey for the 2019-21 Cohort
We are proud to announce the arrival of AUAF's 17 Alumni as part of Fulbright Scholarship Program's 2019-2021 cohort as they start their academic journey to pursue Masters degrees in the United States. After an orientation at the University of Cal…
Read MoreSplendours of Medieval Afghan Art
On October 3rd, AUAF organized a program for the exhibition of “Splendours of Medieval Afghan Art”. This event inaugurated permanent display of AUAF of the state-of-the-art reproductions of paintings from the kingdoms of Kabul and Hera…
Read MoreAUAF and USIP held a Peace Summit
On September 22nd and 23rd AUAF and the United States Institute for Peace held a Peace Summit at AUAF. The event was organized to facilitate the establishment of a framework for peace by Afghan peace studies students from AUAF, Kandahar University, Shaikh…
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AUAF's Law Students' Moot Court Team, Champions of the Sixth Afghanistan National VIS Moot Competition
Congratulations to AUAF Law students’ Moot Court team—victors of the Sixth Afghanistan National Vis Moot Competitions held on Friday, October 4. The AUAF Vis team also received the award for Best Respondent Memorandum and Best…
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Astronomy Club Organized "Waxing Gibbous Moon" and Planetarium show at AUAF
On October 7th, the AUAF Astronomy Club organized a session for the AUAF community to expand their knowledge about the “Waxing Gibbous Moon”. At the same time, the Club presented a Planetarium show in one of our central classroom buildings. &n…
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AUAF's Biannual IT Day
On October 3, the lobby of the Bayat Institute of Technology buzzed with excitement as the STM Department, in close collaboration with the AUAF Computer Science Club (CSC), opened its second IT Day. In a two hour-long showcase, students demonstrated…
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Artlords Held a 3-Day Art Exhibition at AUAF
From 8th till 10th October, Artlords held a 3-day Art Exhibition for the AUAF community to showcase their creative arts and paintings. AUAF students, staff and faculty actively participated in the exhibition.
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AUAF Clinic Organized One-Day Blood Donation
AUAF's Student Government Association with the collaboration of AUAF Clinic organized one-day Blood Donation on October 8th. The purpose of the donation was to honor the victims of attacks, month of Muharram and Martyr's Week. AUAF community sho…
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Snow Leopards, the Champions of Mini-Soccer Tournament of Fall 2019 Semester!
AUAF held a Mini-Soccer tournament from September 23rd through Oct 1st. Nine teams participated with two teams making it to the final after several competitive matches. The final game came down to the Snow Leopards vs. the Cavemen, with the Snow Leopard…
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Faculty Spotlight
Asadullah Jawid
Assistant Professor of Mathematics Asadullah Jawid recently had a particularly timely paper published in the Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy. Publication in such prestigious peer-reviewed international journals is one of the hallmarks of AUAF’s commitment to scholarly research. Originally from a remote village in Ghazni province, Professor Jawid first joined AUAF’s STM Department in 2012, and returned to us in 2019. He has a Bachelor degree in Mathematics from Kabul University. He won DAAD scholarships to pursue graduate studies, earning his Masters in Applied Mathematics at Bonn University in Germany, and in 2015 began his PhD at the University of Kiel. His paper addresses a key developmental issue in rural Afghanistan: farmers’ adaptation to climate change and the impact of external interventions. In the classroom, he urges students to understand the value of the opportunity they have at AUAF.
Dr. Victoria Fontan
Dr. Victoria Fontan opened the Fall 2019 semester with three important pieces of advice for AUAF incoming students, stemming from her own student experience at the University of Limerick: 1) Take responsibility for your own learning, 2) Make the most of your time at AUAF and 3) Embrace diversity. As Dean of Faculty, Associate Provost and Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at AUAF, Dr. Fontan draws upon a wealth of experience that she is regularly sharing across AUAF and beyond. She is the author of three books, and numerous peer-reviewed publications and commentaries. Her key research areas include Critical Terrorism Studies, Decolonial Peace Studies, and Transformative Education (Co-Creation of knowledge within classrooms). Dr. Fontan’s action research is also being featured in “Zero Impunity” (https://zeroimpunity.com), a trans-media project and documentary aiming to end impunity for sexual violence in conflict and peace. The film is currently featured in the official selection of several key film festivals around the globe. Later in September, she will join with the US Institute of Peace to convene a Peace Summit at AUAF, where students from multiple Afghan universities will shape a victims-centered peace framework for Afghanistan.
