Organization:Balkh University
دانشگاه بلخ Dānishgāh-e Balkh د بلخ پوهنتون Da Balkh Pōhantūn | |
 The Liaquat Ali Khan Faculty of Engineering at Balkh University | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1987 |
| President | Khalil Kelewal |
Academic staff | 430[1][2] |
| Students | 18,000[1][2] |
| Location | , Balkh , Afghanistan |
| Black, red, and green |u}}rs | Black, red, and green |
| Website | https://ba.edu.af/en (2020 archive) |
Balkh University (Persian: دانشگاه بلخ; Pashto: د بلخ پوهنتون) is a public university located in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of Balkh Province in northern Afghanistan. Established in 1986, the university has about 18,000[1] students and is the third-largest in Afghanistan after Kabul University and Nangarhar University. Faculties include medicine, engineering, economics, journalism, literature, law and science.[3][4]
Printing and publishing scientific journal entitled “Balkh Scientific Journal” and “Marafat” which in both of them publish the works and research of lecturers. Balkh University has monthly outlook (News paper, of cultural and analysis of Balkh University) and Balkh Journalistic monthly newspaper (Department of Journalism outlook.
The students have access to the university's library. Furthermore, the university has dedicated facilities for sports, physical education and sporting events.[5]
As part of its contributions to the rebuilding of Afghanistan, the government of Pakistan expanded the university by adding the Liaquat Ali Khan Faculty of Engineering, a 10 million dollar separate block, completed in 2012.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Message Of Balkh University's President: Khalillullah Kelewal". Balkh University. https://ba.edu.af/dr. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Afghanistan ministry of higher education". http://www.mohe.gov.af/?lang=en&p=gov&nid=35.
- ↑ "Harsh Lessons at Balkh University". http://iwpr.net/report-news/harsh-lessons-balkh-university.
- ↑ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency". http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home/opendoc.pdf?tbl=SUBSITES&id=4110b0384.
- ↑ "Balkh University | Admission | Tuition | University". https://www.unipage.net/en/13654/balkh_university.
- ↑ "Pakistan grants $10m for Balkh University". Pajhwok Afghan News. December 3, 2006. http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2006/12/03/pakistan-grants-10m-balkh-university.[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
External links
- Balkh University English
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