It’s no secret that AUAF's Business Administration degree leads students to successful entrepreneurship and innovation, based on the number of our students have gone on to create their own start-ups. Behroz Siddiqui, AUAF’s Bachelor o…
Read MoreFrom August to December 2020, the AUAF STM division took part in a mobile learning pilot initiative coordinated by the Humanitarian Leadership Academy, and financed by Save the Children Denmark, in partnership with the Global Health Institute of t…
Read MoreOn Tuesday January 12, the Brookings Institution partnered with the American University of Afghanistan in hosting “New Voices from Afghanistan”. Leaders in Afghan civil society and AUAF faculty members, Muska Dastgeer, Instructor of Gender, Pe…
Read More“The 3rd Annual Higher Education/University Symposium on Entrepreneurship” was held on November 26, 2020. This symposium is an annual collaboration between four key Afghan universities, including Kandahar University, Kabul University,…
Read MoreFarida Amiri, AUAF’s senior Political Science and Public Administration (POL-PAD) student, was selected as one of the ten, and the youngest, delegates representing the Afghan Civil Society at the 2020 Afghanistan Conference on the 23rd and…
Read MoreThe American University of Afghanistan strongly condemns the brutal terrorist attack on Kabul University in which many innocent students were martyred and wounded. Education is the primary tool to help build a better future for Afghanistan. Terroris…
Read MoreAUAF is excited to welcome a new MBA cohort for Fall 2020, following the approval from the Ministry of Higher Education to now have MBA intakes for both the Fall and Spring semesters. The twenty new students arrived on campus on October 20, 2020…
Read MoreThe AUAF Vis Moot Court team earned multiple awards in the October 1, 2020 national competition as they qualified for the international rounds. The Vis Moot is an international competition held each year focused on international commercial arbit…
Read MoreSecurity Council’s Ahmad Shuja Jamal discusses Afghanistan’s International Relations; hears students' views on peace. Some students got a close-up look at Afghanistan's international role during Ahmad Shuja Jamal&rsqu…
Read MoreAmbassador Jawed Ludin, AUAF Board of Trustees (BoT) member and former Deputy Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, visited AUAF on September 26. In a socially distant setting, Ambassador Ludin, who chairs the BoT Building and Grounds committee, held multiple…
Read MoreOn 14th September, AUAF's Business Department and Arete Club organized a virtual lecture with Mr. Zarif Ludin, Head of Marketing Partnership for ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) in Afghanistan to discuss the "Im…
Read MoreShafiqa Khpalwak, a newly-graduated AUAF alumna and a well-known Afghan writer and poet, presented her poem in an event at the Presidential Palace, in the presence of President Ghani, high ranking government officials, and other poets. Shafiqa is…
Read MoreThe Directorate of Scientific Research led by Distinguished Professor de Fez Laso at AUAF is excited to share a new publication: “The Women Have Got The Formula”. This very readable booklet brings science closer to the people of Afghanis…
Read MoreEid Mubarak! This year has been a year like no other with challenges, sacrifices, and tests that we never expected. So it is fitting that we take time to celebrate a holiday with our families and friends, even if not all together. Our AU…
Read MoreLaw graduate (Class of 2016), Ms. Homa Usmany, is featured in an article published by George W. Bush Presidential Center. The article has been written by Michael Bailey, an American psychologist, behavioural geneticist, and professor at Northwestern…
Read More12, September, 2017 Educating women is one of the central aims of the American University of Afghanistan. Oftentimes, females in Afghanistan do experience severe discrimination when it comes to access to education. AUAF seeks to break this stigma by su…
Read MoreZabih Buda, originally from Maidan Wardak province and an AUAF BBA graduate, has co-authored an article with Dr. Julie Freccero and her research team at the University of California, Berkeley. The article is titled “Safer Cash in Conflict:…
Read MoreTo the AUAF Class of 2020 You deserve an extra special celebration, and we will ensure that your graduation on your AUAF campus will be just that, so stay tuned, stay in touch, and we’ll meet again. Hear it more from Davi…
Read MoreHameedullah Saidi is not content to watch his country suffer and is playing an active role to prevent the spread of the corona virus. His social responsibility towards humanity in the current times of need, led him to come up with a useful and effec…
Read MoreHeela Yoon, a recent AUAF graduate, joined United Nations Secretary General Guterres and UN Women Executive Director Mlambo-Ngcuka in delivering remarks during the UN’s 64th Anniversary of Commission on Statues of Women (CSW) on March 9, 2020. …
Read MoreOn March 14th, AUAF hosted the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) for a Student Peace Dialogue. Students and faculty from Kabul, Kapisa, and Parwan provinces joined in the day-long discussion on how to advance peace in Afghanistan. Moham…
Read MoreOn 8th of March, AUAF Peace and Transitional Justice club with coordination of the US-Afghan Alumni Network held first of a series of symposia with the overarching theme of a Victim-Centered Peace. The Student Peace Dialogue hosted students from p…
Read MoreAUAF’s STM Department organized an IT POSTER DAY on February 27 in collaboration with Kabul Polytechnic, Kabul, Rana, Avicenna, and Gawharshad Universities. The event's goal is to extend the visibility of students' creativity beyond…
Read MoreOn Thursday, February 27, 2020 AUAF Model United Nation Club invited Elbe Ariana International Model United Nations (EAIMUN) to provide instruction about their overall activities and their upcoming conference. The MUN Club aims to guide the…
Read MoreOn Monday February 19th, AUAF’s Political Science Club hosted a lecture of AUAF professor, Dr Dale Walker, on Migration, Alienation & Subcultures: The Impact on Receiving Societies. The lecture included the causes of human migration wh…
Read MoreAUAF's Law Department hosted KAWUN Institute of Higher Education which is stationed in Balkh province, Northern part of Afghanistan. A group of family law clinic students and faculty visited to experience the method of teaching in two law classe…
Read MoreOn February 8th 2020, AUAF paid tribute and honored the legacy of Dr. Sharif Fayez, Founder of the American University of Afghanistan, starting with a Khatm e Quran by the AUAF community and followed with the recitation of the Holy Quran (Khatma…
Read MoreThe Office of Student Affairs organized the Club Fair on Thursday, January 30, 2020, in order to provide the opportunity for AUAF community to meet with the existing and active student-led clubs at AUAF. Overall, there wer…
Read MoreThe orientation program for the newly admitted MBA, Undergraduate and Academy students was organized from 18th January, to 23rd January, 2020. AUAF community welcomed its students with passion as an exciting program of events and activities was put togeth…
Read MoreThe American University of Afghanistan was honored to join with other leading Afghan universities (Kabul and Kabul Polytechnic) at President Ghani’s meeting on January 16 with representatives of the Kabul academic community as he outlined his roadma…
Read MoreThe American University of Afghanistan thanks the Government of Afghanistan, and particularly Afghan President, H.E. Dr. Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, for their support over the three-plus years that our two professors, Kevin King and Timothy Weeks were held by…
Read MoreOn December 5th, the American University of Afghanistan organized a one-day Exhibition in which vendors displayed their different products including jewelry, ceramics, calligraphy, miniature paintings, and carpets. AUAF community had the opportunity…
Read MoreOn 25th November, the Student Government Association (SGA) of the American University of Afghanistan organized the annual cultural festival. The program was built around the theme of “Cultural Diversity and Unity" among all students on campus.…
Read MoreThe President’s Honor and High Honor Awards are prestigious awards bestowed upon students with outstanding academic performance. In the award ceremony on November 28th, AUAF President joined the Registrar Office in awarding 61 students with Hon…
Read MoreAs our AUAF MBA students begin their Thesis research, one of the early steps is to present their proposed research topic to their advisor. This semester, the AUAF community joined in that process at the MBA Poster Session where each student had to p…
Read MoreOn 21st November, AUAF’s Political Science Club hosted Sr. Deputy Minister Security of Ministry of Interior. (Check title), General Khoshal Sadat. Following a warm welcome by AUAF community, he inspired students with his patriotism and hi…
Read MoreOn 18th November, the American University of Afghanistan in coordination with Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) held a workshop for AUAF's Business students. Officials from the DAB gave a series of talks on several financial topics, including: monetary p…
Read MoreOn November 14th and 15th, 2019, the AUAF Debate and Diplomacy Club hosted its first ever AUAF Excellence in Debate Tournament. AUAF joined with four other universities for an intensive two-day, six-team competition (Kabul, Kabul Polytechnic,…
Read MoreThe 1st AUAF Building Research Capacity Workshop took place at AUAF on 31 October 2019. This workshop, “How to Write and Publish a Research Paper”, was the first of a planned series of workshops organized by AUAF’s Division of Science, T…
Read MoreOn 11th and 13th November, Speech Club organized an Inter-University Public Speaking Championship Competition on which more than 20 Students participated. This was the opportunity for students to share and showcase their public speaking ski…
Read MoreOn Monday November 4th, AUAF Student Government Association (SGA) organized a guest speaker program. Mr. Tamim Asey, the former deputy minister for policy and strategy at the Ministry of Defense delivered a speech titled, “Afghanistan: A Prisoner of…
Read MoreCongratulations 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 B…
Read MoreOn 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…
Read MoreOn 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…
Read MoreOn 26th September, AUAF along with The State Ministry for Peace and the American Institute for Afghanistan Studies (AIAS) organized a panel discussion on Afghan Peace Process: The Way Forward. This event is part of a continuing series to bring a wide rang…
Read MoreFrom 8th-12th September, AUAF organized an Internal Chess Tournament of the Fall 2019 semester. Around 30 students participated and made the tournament a huge success. Mohammad Mehdi Qambari and Ahmad Farzan Pirzad made it to the finals after competitive…
Read MoreAUAF Alumna, Sweeta Muhammad Ishoq, returned to campus this week to share her experience as the first ever Schwarzman scholar from Afghanistan. Sweeta described her recently-concluded year in Beijing as a Schwarzman scholar as a life-changing experience a…
Read MoreAUAF’s Science, Technology and Mathematics (STM) Division held its first meeting with members of Kabul University and Kabul Polytechnic University to discuss possible collaboration areas. The wide-ranging discussion included faculty exchange,…
Read MoreStudent Government Association (SGA) Transition Ceremony On September 1st, AUAF's Office of Student Affairs organized a transition ceremony for the previous year’s SGA team to hand over its duties and responsibilities to the newly elected SGA…
Read MoreAUAF is excited to welcome new students on the first day of student orientation of Fall 2019 semester. Dr. Victoria Fontan, new Associate Provost and Dean of Faculty of AUAF, and Dr Arni Arnthorsson, Associate Provost and Chairman of the Business Departme…
Read MoreUSAID Internship Program with the US Embassy in Kabul - Female Only AUAF is excited to announce six attractive internship opportunities with the US Embassy - Kbl to interested and qualified female students, who will graduate within the next 12 months o…
Read MoreThe American University of Afghanistan’s Debate Club was represented at the United Asian Debating Championship (UADC), the largest debating competition for schools throughout Asia. There were over 600 participants at this event which was held i…
Read MoreAUAF Olympics! AUAF’s Student Affairs organized AUAF Olympics from April 10th- May 3rd. The Olympics included verity of games including Mini-Soccer, Volleyball, 5K Run (for celebration of International Earth Day), Female Biking Race, 100m Run, Relay…
Read MoreOn Thursday, April 26th, 2018, AUAF’s student affairs organized career fair at AUAF. Career Fair is our university-wide career fair, held every semester, which is designated as the university’s premiere career-oriented event.The AUAF Career Fair is a grea…
Read MoreOn Wenesday, April 18th, Political Science Club at AUAF held a guest speaker event for "H.E. Air Chief Marshal Gagan Bulathsinghala" the Ambassador of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to Afghanistan. The speech was on How Sri-Lanka Successfu…
Read MoreOn April 11th and 12th, the Student Government Association in collaboration with the Office of Student Affairs held two days event to celebrate Nawroz - Persian New Year. On the first day, the event began with a welcome speech, then the Celebration of Naw…
Read MoreOn Monday March 26th AUAF held a Khatm-e- Quran to honor Mahdi Hussaini AUAF student martyred in the suicide attack on the first day of Nawruz, 21st March 2018. AUAF community is saddened by this brutal attack and stands with the family and friends of Mah…
Read More3/22/2018 Kabul, Afghanistan It is with great sadness to inform that AUAF community lost another bright member. Mahdi Hussaini was martyred in the suicide attack on Kart-e-Sakhi on the first day of Nawruz, 21st March 2018 along his brother and brother-in…
Read MoreOn Thursday, February 8th, AUAF’s Business department hosted Saad Mohseni, Chairman and Founder of Moby group. The event started with welcome remarks by Dr. Rod Monger, chair of Business department, followed by a key note speech by Saad Mohseni, about ent…
Read MoreOn Wednesday, February 14th, AUAF’s communications department in collaboration with the ArtLords, organized an art event at AUAF. The purpose of this event was to start the art journey officially and introduce students to the ArtLords. The event started w…
Read MoreThe NewCo Awards, started in 2015, serve as recognition of AUAF Business Students' creativity and ingenuity, as well as reinforcing the integration of undergraduate functional coursework. The senior students in Strategy and Policy class complete a capston…
Read MoreThe Maqsudi Social Entrepreneurship Competition challenges AUAF-MBA students to use rigorous business principles to create sustainable, positive solutions to some of Afghanistan’s most challenging problems—poverty, health, education, hunger, environmental…
Read MoreThe President’s Award includes Honor and High Honor awards which are awarded each fall and spring semester. This Academic Excellence Award is intended to recognize success in the classroom, outstanding educational growth and encourage undergraduate studen…
Read MoreOn Tuesday, December 12th, AUAF Law Students Association invited Mr. Mohammad Moheq, senior adviser to the president on social and cultural affairs. Mr. Moheq delivered a lecture on Human Rights in Islam to AUAF community. AUAF students and professors par…
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