Our Vision
A New Era
Today, more than half of our students are living and studying outside Afghanistan, hosted at the American University of Iraq Sulaimani in Kurdistan, the American University of Central Asia in Bishkek, and Bard College in the United States, or living independently and studying online from across the globe. Yet we remain acutely aware of the dangers and challenges faced daily by those students, faculty, staff, and alumni who remain in Afghanistan. We are working without pause to bring all to safety.
The coming year will see the establishment of AUAF’s new branch campus in Doha; the launch of an ambitious new institute for Afghanistan research and teaching, located at the campus of the Venice International University on the Island of San Servolo; and an expansion of online programs to reach students inside Afghanistan’s borders and around the world.
- Online Programs
- Serving Students in Afghanistan & Abroad
- Undergraduate and
Graduate Degree Programs - A New Life for AUAF at Education City
- Research and
Curriculum Development - Preserving Afghan History and Culture
Our Mission
The American University of Afghanistan empowers rising leaders with knowledge, skills, and agency to define their own individual and collective futures.
As a beacon of educational quality and academic freedom, AUAF embraces equal opportunity for women and minorities, preserves and amplifies Afghan history and culture, and creates connections between Afghanistan and global society through teaching, learning, and research.
Our Values
Freedom & Responsibility
Promotion of Pluralistic Ideas
Free Expression & Inquiry
Equal
Opportunity
Individual
Rights
Personal & Professional Integrity
Our Impact
Board of Trustees
- Mr. Arsalan Lutfi Chair
- Mr. Emal Dusst First Vice Chair
- Dr. Kerry Healey Second Vice Chair
- Mr. William Hammink Treasurer
- Prof. Erik Jensen Secretary
- Dr. Ian Bickford President
- Dr. John Alexander
- Mr. Farhad Azima
-
Mr. Christopher
Nixon Cox - Mr. Christian Destremau
- Dr. David Edwards
- Dr. Jonathan Fanton
- Mr. Robert Gangi
- Ms. Shamim Jawad
- Dr. Ayesha Sherzai
- Dr. Nilofar Sakhi
- Mr. Nitin Madhav
- Mr. Harvey S. Schochet
- Ms. Leslie M. Schweitzer
- Mr. David S. Sedney
- Ms. Hanaa Soltan
- Mr. Chris Taylor
- Mr. Sear Yagana
- Ms. Debra Zumwalt
- Dr. Morwari Zafar
- Ms. Christine Drinan
Administration


Academic Affairs

Operations and
Administration

Student and
Institutional Affairs
Make a Difference
With your support, we can help meet the unique needs of AUAF students, faculty, and staff.
Your donation will help ensure that AUAF students can continue their education while our evacuation and rehabilitation efforts are constantly underway. The needs of the AUAF’s students and community members are changing every day and our ability to provide for them during these unprecedented times depends on your donation.

Events
Friends of AUAF hosts an annual fundraising event to corral support for the university and raise donations to ensure that students may continue their education, regardless of their ability to pay.
While the context for our annual event on October 6th, 2021, changed after August 15th, the purpose did not. Friends of AUAF raised an unprecedented amount in donations and the night proved to be successful in re-inaugurating our mission to educate young Afghan women and men for a future of their own making.


