Nangarhar University

Nangarhar University
Nangargar University
د ننګرهار پوهنتون
Established 1962
Academic staff 9
Students 5,971[1]
Location Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Website nangarharuniversity.org

Nangarhar University (Pashto: د ننګرهار پوهنتون) is a government-funded higher learning institution in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. It is the second largest university in Afghanistan.[2] It has approximately 250 faculty and 3,500 students.[3]

Nangarhar University was established in 1962 as a medical college.[4] It was later merged with other local colleges to become a full-fledged university. It now houses faculties in agriculture, engineering, education, medicine, theology, pedagogy, political science and veterinary medicine.[5]


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Faculties

Nangarhar consists of many faculties including engineering, political science, economics, teachers' training, veterinary, and computer science. Nangarhar Medical Faculty (NMF) is the second largest medical school in Afghanistan.

They also take part in an elearning program organized by Afghans Next Generation e-Learning.[6]


Notable alumni

See also

References




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