Summary

It is vitally important to arrange well managed advancements for the improvement of every institution. Well planned and effective resources are also crucial to insure progress for the smooth and effective achievement of the predetermined goals. The strategic goals of Nangarhar University set forth in this document reflect the need for improvement for reaching its vision.  In summary, the University is revitalizing and moving forward in a positive direction, confident of a bright future.

The value and significance of a university in academic services to the new generation is crystal clear through out the world.

Considering all the needs and analysis of Nangarhar University, the Five Year Strategic Plan (2011 – 2015) has been developed in order to acquire, identify opportunities, and seek resources for achieving its strategic goals and advancing academic excellence for getting a national and international reputation and recognition in Higher Education. Another purpose of this Strategic Plan is to draw the attention of national and international institutions for their assistance in achieving the designated goals of Nangarhar University.

Introduction

Nangarhar University is the second largest university and it is one of the highly renowned universities in Afghanistan. It has been serving in the eastern zone of the country for the last 47 years in training professionals in different fields to serve in public and private sectors. It has presented many well-trained cadres to the region and society who are constantly busy fostering and serving to bring about the rehabilitation, education, and peace keeping in the country. In addition, they are proud to call themselves as NU graduates.

It is an irrefutable fact world wide that all institutions and systems of our beloved country have been totally devastated over the last three decades of war including that of higher education institutions and Nangarhar University was also seriously affected.  Consequently, everything has deteriorated such as highly qualified staff, curriculum, books, Administration, infrastructure, libraries, relationships, and partnerships. In particular, the curriculum, which plays a key role in the education sector, has not been updated and standardized for decades.

 

Fortunately, with the new political setup, many dramatic changes have been witnessed in Nangarhar University. For example, the university received the help of the Ministry of Higher Education, NGOs and friendly countries in construction of infrastructures and development of academic activities. In addition, it established great ties with world renowned organizations and institutions in extending assistance such as THE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION OF AFGHANISTAN, US DEPSRTMENT OF STATE, ANGel/AeQA, SHEP, ARTF, LA JOLLA ROTARY CLUB CALIFORNIA, FRED HANSEN FOUNDATION, JAPAN WOMEN’S ASSOCIATOION, UNICEF, ADA/PRT, USAID, TEXAS UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT A4, KAS, DAAD, PURDUE UNIVERSITY, ICCR of India, ILLUNISE UNIVRSITY, RUHR UNIVERSITY, BOCHUM GERMANY, TU-BERLIN, SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY and ASMED. Nangarhar University has acquired assistance from the mentioned organizations and is still in contact with some of them in different areas and disciplines. Due to this versatile experience with such great organizations, NU is able to attract more and more assistance from other organizations which are willing to cooperate in higher education.  In the long run, it is hoped that in the coming five years 2011 to 2015, Nangarhar University will be able to achieve its strategic goals and march toward a well-organized and standard university in the country.

1. Background of Nangarhar University

Nangarhar University is the second largest university and is one of the highly renowned universities in Afghanistan. It has been serving the eastern zone of the country for the last 47 years (1963). It has presented many cadres to the region and society who are constantly busy fostering the rehabilitation, education, and peace keeping in the country.

NU has elven (11) faculties i.e. Medical, Engineering, Agricultural, Economics, Language and Literature, Law and Political Science, Veterinary Sciences, Computer Sceince, Science and Education. Its Campus is located in the western part of Jalalabad city near Darnoonta dam on the Kabul-Jalalabad Road. The Kabul River and Jalalabad electrical Power dam have given a natural beauty to the University Campus. Its landscape includes a huge area, Gardens, parks, river, mountains, and various kinds of trees. The Administrative building of the university is located in the central part of main campus.

Furthermore, two faculties Medical and Education and the Computer Science department are located in Jalalabad city. The other seven faculties are on the main campus of the university in Daroonta.

NU has 325 lecturers and Professors (Academic Staff). The qualification of the lecturers and professors varies from Bachelors, Masters to PhD degrees. (See appendix No 2 for detail). NU has 6915 male and 262 female students from various parts of the country in different faculties and departments (see appendix No. 1 for details). 4289 out of 7177 students have been accommodated in the dormitory. The enrollment of students is based on Entry test system conducted by the Ministry of Higher Education called Kankor. Every year more than 2000 fresh students are enrolled who come from different provinces of the country. Furthermore, more than 1000 students are continuously graduated, who serve in national and international organizations. All in all, since its establishment, NU has supplied 12,911 professional male and female graduates in different disciplines. (See appendix No 1 for detail) 

Approach and Methods of the Strategic Planning Process

Along with the initiation of (SHEP), Nangarhar University began to organize a strategic planning committee, consisting of 5 experienced and dedicated faculties, chaired by the chancellor. The committee sought additional members from stakeholders, the community, and student body. 

The University is recognized as a respected institution in the community and the committee has exchanged ideas with its leaders.  The leadership of the University is active in the formal and informal functions in Jalalabad City, in part to encourage the city to incorporate the university in its own vision and to build close links between the university and the community.  The chancellor of the university is an active member of the Provincial Administrative Council which discusses matters in Nangarhar Province, including the university, once a week.    It also holds meeting with several international organizations, soliciting their contribution in rehabilitation of the university.  The construction of Veterinary College building and a dining room for College of Medicine by the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT), a guest house, and an International Learning Center and a female Dorm to accommodate 100 students are examples of the results of such contacts.  In the regional and local level, the university has frequently received material support from the governor office.

2: Vision and Mission

Vision

Nangarhar University aspires to educate its students in accordance to the Islamic, national and democratic ideals and values.  It fosters active participation in the rehabilitation and development of Afghanistan and is strong enough to meet all the academic requirements of the region and the world at large.

Mission

Nangarhar University is an academic higher education institution. It aims to educate a new generation in different disciplines in order to serve the society, region and the world.  In addition, it endeavors to lead in providing solutions to the current issues and problems through research. All in all, NU strives to be among the leading institutions to bring about peace, solidarity, dignity and prosperity to the society.

3: SWOT (Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) Analysis of Nangarhar University

 

Strength

Weakness

The second largest university on national level with a long history Significant Geo-Strategic location in the Eastern Zone Recognized by UNESCO Having high ranking, experienced lecturers and administration staff Young foreign MA degree holder lecturers  Many faculties and departments Partnerships and affiliations with the foreign universities   Strong relations with donor institutions. Comparatively competent students to avail themselves of the job opportunities Existence of a modern dormitory for female students Value and support of society Availability of internship program for students in governmental and non-governmental organization Access to Internet

Lack of enough lecturers and vacancies Lack of MA and PhD professors Unfamiliarity of some lecturers with English and other foreign languages Some over age lecturers Lack of land for the physical infrastructure development Lack of social and scientific research centers and its personnel Lack of standard teaching and administrative blocks Lack of standard laboratories and technicians Lack of teaching materials and computer facilities Out dated administration system and lack of database Less number of female students Drawbacks in publication and advertisement Lack of transportation

 

Opportunities   Presence of the National Strategic Plans, Higher Education Strategic Plan and Provincial Strategic Plan The existence of international assistance agencies and their relations Cooperation & coordination with provincial authorities Scholarships, and Fellowships availability Willingness of the experts to come back to the country. Capacity building programs availability Employment facilities for graduated students. Internship programs in government and NGOs Possibilities of IT implementation

Threats   Shortage of appropriate cooperation within the appropriate  departments and organizations Inability to  accomplish the projects on time Less-coordination among work teams No Academic autonomy No financial autonomy No administrative autonomy Budget limitations Untrustworthiness on the consistency of the foreign assistance Complicated bureaucracy Social obstacles for female students. Inequality in number of male and female students. Increasing number of students and limited facilities Occupation of more than 50% university land

4: Goals of Strategic Plan

The highest goals of this strategic plan are to accomplish the rehabilitation and development of the academic and infrastructure of Nangarahar University. So, to achieve these goals the internal and external resources of the university are to be efficiently utilized.

5: Objectives of the Strategic Plan

• Academic Progress   
• Development of the physical infrastructure.
• Enhancement of relations with domestic and international institutions and organizations.
• Rehabilitation and improvement of administrative system.
• Gender equality.
• Integration of information technology.

6: Strategies for Achieving the Objectives

I. Academic Progress

1:  To increase the number of academic staff and improve their knowledge   

• Increasing the number of professors from 325 to 500 (for more details see appendix No.2)
• Increasing the percentage of female professors from 2% to 5%.
• Sending 25% of 137 master’s degree holder lecturers abroad for PhD (see appendix No. 2 for detail).
• Sending 30% of 160 Bachelor’s Degree holder lecturers abroad for Master’s (see appendix No. 2 for detail).
• Sending lecturers and professors abroad to attend international fellowship, conferences, seminars, workshops and research.
• Keeping the talented and capable professors.
• Providing training opportunities to professors in English and other international languages.
• To facilitate academic, research and practical projects for lecturers and professors.

2. Establishment and upgrading of Faculties and Departments

• Establishment of Science Faculty (see appendix No. 3 for detail)
• Upgrading the Computer Science Department to Faculty status (see appendix No. 3 for detail)
• Establishment of 28 new departments in various faculties (see appendix No. 3 for detail)

3. Establishment of Research Centers.

• Establishment of Research Centers for natural and social sciences.
• Appoint 50 researchers and staff for the Research Center.
•  Making arrangements of Budget for the projects and activities of the Research Center.
• Establishment of relations with research centers in different countries to gain their assistance for the research programs of the Research Centers
• Send abroad researchers for research training
• Designing research projects for the private sector in order to solve their problems and needs
• Convincing governmental and nongovernmental organizations to implement their research projects in coordination with university research centers.
• Publishing the final reports of the coordinated achievements and results of the research center.
• Establishment of well equipped laboratories for some faculties.

 

4. Improvement of teaching process and the development of suitable curriculum 

• Develop standard curriculum in accordance with the international norms.
• Facilitate the implementation of new curriculum.
• Providing material and equipment for effective teaching processes
• Introduction of Computer subjects to all the faculties
• Standardized Monitoring and evaluation of accomplished activities and assignment of students.
• Balance the theory and practice of teaching processes
• Active involvement of students in theoretical and practical learning process. 
• Assigning a committee for the evaluation of teaching processes.
• Introduction of the Credit System

 

 5. Enrollment and capacity building of students:

• Annual enrollment of 25% new students. (see appendix No. 3 for detail)
• Increasing the current number of female students from 3.7% to 20% by Encouraging female school graduates to take part in the Kankor and providing on the campus accommodation and transportation.
• Initiation of master’s programs in education, sharia and languages and literature faculties.
• Send students abroad for bachelor and master programs
• Arrangement of conferences, seminars and workshops.
• Arrangement of debates and competitions of NU students with the students of other universities
• Active involvement of students in theoretical and practical learning process.
• Arrangement of academic trips within the country and abroad
• Facilitate the internship programs for the students.

 

6. Standardizing the main library:

 

• Train professional staff for the library.
• Improve libraries of every faculty.
• Create a database system for the central library. 
• Supply the latest printed books for the library in the fields of Agriculture, Engineering and Economics.
• Supply of translated and printed books in Engineering, Agriculture and Economics to the library
• Provide a photocopy facility for the students in the library.

 

II. Development of physical infrastructure

 

1: Recovering occupied university land.

• To draw attention of the key officials.
• To acquire the assistance of law and justice in this regard

2: Construction of modern and well equipped classrooms and offices for different faculties.

• Construction of well equipped buildings for Sharia, Law, Literature, Agriculture, Medical, and Economics faculties.
• Construction of new Administrative building of the university.

 

3. Construction of the hostels:

• Construction of three hostel blocks for male students.
• Refurnish the existing Hostel buildings.
• Protect hostels’ environment.

4. Construction of a new and modern building for exhibitions, conferences, seminars and workshops.

5. Making of parking lots at university

6. Pavement of on the campus roads

7. Construction of clinics on campus.

8. Provide sport equipment and the construction of gymnasium at university

9. Rehabilitation of the swimming pool.

 III. Enhancement of relations with domestic and international institutions and organizations

1: Establishment of Relations:

• Establishing an International Relations Department at the administrative frame work of the university
• Building relations with world institutions for academic cooperation through students and Professors’ exchange programs.
• Bringing in professors from international institutions through protocols.
• Facilitate the access and membership of NU professors in international academic institutions and societies.
• Establish new affiliations and partnerships with the foreign universities and promote the existing ones.

2: Publication and exhibition halls.

• Strengthening the publication department and its magazine.
• Publication of magazines of Sharia, Law, Economics and Agriculture faculties.
• Arranging meetings in order to propagate the achievements of NU.
• Conduct ceremonies in order to motivate the stakeholders of the university and get the assistance of the influential authorities and communities
• Participation of university on national/international radio/T.V programs
• Active participation of University in debates on national issues

IV.      Rehabilitation and Improvement of Administrative System

1: Creating positions for the administrative staff

2; converting out-dated administrative system into modern/ modernizing administrative system

•  Equipping administration with new technologies and computers
• Training administrative staff in computer technology
• Creating database system

3: Making efforts for financial independence

4: Increasing 25% university budget every year to meet the demands and development requirements of the university

5: Making efforts for administrative independence.

6: Achieving academic independence.

V.      Gender Equality

1: Keeping balance between male and female students.

• Increasing 3.7% of female students to 20% in the coming five years
• Offering a specific incentives to female students in the Kantor exam for NU
• Encourage  female students of eastern zone to take part in Kankor
• Involving female students in academic activities
• Appointment of female lecturers to motivate female students 
  • Providing transportation to female students

 

• Expansion of girls’ on the campus accommodation.

 

• Integration Information Technology.

 

1. Taking full advantage of current Information Technology.
2. Creating particular rules and regulations for the use of Information Technology.
3. Managing Information Technology in the teaching process.
4. Providing professional trainings for lecturers in IT.

 

2: Foundation and development of Information Technology.

• Improvement of computer- internet labs in different faculties.
• Preparing computer relevant trainings to professors, students and other related staff.
• Establishment of a center for video conference. 
• Installation of projectors in some of the faculties
• Development of university’s website with the establishment of ICTN with the assistance of DAAD.

 

7. Overview of Accomplished Activities

 

Nangarhar University has accomplished many activities in different areas with the help of national and international organizations. These have resulted in boosting the importance of the university. In addition, they have proved to be helpful in the achievement of the goals of university. So, the link of such activities is persistent. Some of them are completed and the other are in progress and their evaluation is as follows:

 

1)     Academic Field:

• Capacity building for lecturers (a number of lecturers participated in national and international conferences, seminars, workshops, educational and research programs).
• Master’s and Doctorate (almost 40 young lecturers have master degrees and about 15 other lecturers are currently studying master programs in various universities of the world (See appendix No. 1 for detail), meanwhile some of the lecturers are studying in doctoral programs).
• In addition to these achievements, the lecturers of university arranged educational and research programs for the employees of governmental and nongovernmental organizations.

 

• Providing materials and equipments for effective teaching processes.

 

Some of the governmental and nongovernmental organizations donated computers, online library access, Internet, books, projectors, photo copy machines, printers, chairs, desks, file cabinets and many other types of stationery to Nangarhar University.

 

3) Reconstruction and development of physical infrastructure.

• Construction of a clinic and buildings for the veterinary sciences faculty with the aid from (PRT).
• Construction of a building for engineering faculty with the financial assistance of World Bank.
• Construction of the new central library with WB funds contribution through SHEP.
• Construction of a girls’ hostel with the aid from La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club.
• Construction of guest house with the La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club in San Diego of USA.
• The development of English Language Curriculum and the provision of books and other relevant material accomplished under the partnership of San Diego State University and funded by World Bank.
• The construction of Stephen R. Brown International Learning Center
• Construction and reformation of animal and botanical form for Agriculture faculty.
• Construction of building for Science faculty.
• Reconstruction of classrooms of Languages and Literature faculty.

 

Plan of Action

 

College of Engineering

• Nangarhar University  signed a 30 months partnership with San Diego State University for Civil and Environmental Engineering program, the deliverables of the partnership  are:
  1. Acceptance of 8 Engineering Professors for MS studies into the Engineering program, of SDSU
  2. Providing short term intensive training opportunities for 10 Engineering faculty members during summer institutes in SDSU
  3. providing Academic Training opportunity for Academic manager of Engineering college
  4. Revising and updating the curriculum in accordance with the new knowledge and technology

             Achievements under SHEP

• provided laboratory Equipments to Engineering College with a total cost of $ 150,421 to be installed in the new building
• Supplied 10 Laptops and 10 projectors with a total fund of

      $ 29,090

• Refurbished the existing building of the Engineering College, while its extension construction is in progress, costing US$ 590,535.
• 3000 student Chairs have been provided with a total cost of

$ 33,000 funded

• Provided Internet connection to the 10 station computer center in Engineering College with a sum of $ 16,911
  • Recruited contract instructors for teaching in Computer Science department with a total sum of $ 24,920
  • Supplied 50 Desktop computers with all accessories for teaching Computer Based Design course of the revised curriculum plus 30 desktops for ETT with a total value of $ 95,432

 

Plan for Engineering College

• Place a small professional library in the new building
• Provide furniture for the new Engineering building
• Advance to office automation
• Institute capacity building programs through NU/SDSU Engineering partnership

 

The English Department in the Literature and Languages College

 

Achievement under previous Strategic plan

 

• Signed NU/SDSU 36 months English Program partnership contract under SHEP with a total value of $ 2,000,000 funded.
• Revised English curriculum is being implemented in first and second years.
• E coaching persists on a continuous basis between NU and SDSU
• Provided Training opportunity for English Department Faculty members in SDSU
• Supplied text books for the 1^st and 2^nd year students with total value of

                     $ 125,869

• Provided classroom equipments for the English program with a total cost of $7120.

 

Additional related achievements

• Completed the construction of International learning center and Guest House and furnished them with a total cost of $ 145,000 funded by the LJGT Rotary Club of San Diego, USA.
• Supplied 50 Laptop computers to ILC for the purpose of Distance learning and e coaching with a total value of $ 88,525.
• Provided Dedicated Bandwidth to ILC through the NATO SILK Afghanistan Project and the buildings of the university are connected through the fiber networking
• Bought a heavy duty copier and printer to ILC with a total cost of $ 3500
• Provided 30 Desktop computers for the English Through Technology (ETT) of English Program with a total value of $ 95,432 funded by SHEP/WB

 

Plans for future

1. Continue English Program partnership extension till the first cohort get graduated, meaning additional two years.
2. Construct English and Hindi Languages Departments building and provide furniture with an estimated cost of $ 1,000,000 pledged by the Government of India
3. Provide books, furniture,  and book shelve for the library
4. provide internet connection for the library
5. Provide books for senior and junior classes of the English program

 

 

The Renovation of the University Electric System

 

Achievement under previous Plan period

 

Electrical System

The NU electricity system is renovated with a total cost of $ 78,882 Funded by SHEP/WB.

 

Animal Clinic

An animal clinic for Veterinary Sciences College is constructed; costing around US$55,000 is funded by Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT).

 

Veterinary Science College building

A two floor modern building with financial assistance of over $250,000 of Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) for veterinary science college is constructed and is being used.

 

The colleges of Shari’a and Law and Political Science

Plans for Future

Construct and furnish colleges of Sharia and Law, each with a cost of $ 1,600,000 through ARTF/WB

 

The College of Education

 

USAID has awarded $40,000,000 to promote quality of education in colleges of education in the country. The Education College of Nangarhar University is, therefore, assisted by this project.  Accordingly, six faculties from Nangarhar University’s education college have completed intensive 13 weeks English course at American University in Kabul. Additionally, two faculty members were awarded scholarship for graduate study in USA; they are back after obtaining master degree.

 

Through the same project with a cost of US$1,000,000, a building with modern class rooms will be constructed in the College of Education premise.

 

NU Administration building

1. A building to accommodate relevant administrative staff of the university will be constructed and furnished with a total cost of $ 800,000 from WB/SHEP.

 

NU Science Building

Funded by the government of Pakistan, this three floor huge building is in the finishing touches. The cost of building reaches to US$4,000,000.

Dormitories

 

The number of female students at the University is very small, only 264 females of 6942 males.  The main reason for the small numbers is the lack of dormitory for women.  Nangarhar Universities is a top choice for women students along with Kabul University.  However, parents are generally unwilling to send their daughters to the University without properly supervised and secured housing. Fortunately, La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club has funded the construction of a female dorm to house 100 persons on the main campus in Daronta. The construction and furnishing cost reached to $ 145,000 and the $90,000 respectively.

 

Construction of Auditorium Building

 

The construction of the auditorium is in the design stage; as mention above, it will bear a price tag of $900,000 which will be provided by WB through SHEP

 

Construction of NU Boundary Wall with a total cost of $ 700,000 through SHEP

 

The design for the wall has been completed and the construction process has started and will be completed soon.

 

College of Education Learning Center:

 

USAID through La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club’s foundation has provided funds for the construction of this building on the campus of College of education in the city. The construction is in progress and will be completed soon. The total funds for this building is to the tune of $290,000

 

Develop a revised master plan for the university physical build up by a Bangladesh Design Company.

 

Evaluation and review; review of implantation, and revision

 

Evaluation of the activities, assigned to the strategic plan, shall be performed regularly by the academic council of the university, since the council constituents represent each college.  The accomplishment will be recognized and failure will be marked for correction.  Also, a special committee, Executive Committee, is formed that follows up on activities promised in strategic plan of the university. The activities in the strategic plan will be assessed thoroughly once a year and those that are problematic shall be dealt with. The chancellor will assume the over all responsibility of monitoring and supervision of the strategic and financial plan working with the strategic plan executive committee and the academic council.

 

Financial Plan and Time Table for Implementation

As mentioned above, the university physical and academicals infrastructure had deteriorated dramatically over the years as had the quality of teaching and research.  Achieving our vision and goals requires that we identify priority activities.  Generally, the strategic plan executive committee of the university sets priority according to the goals in the strategic plan and the urgency of the need; however, a few activities are prioritized due to the availability of funds.

In order to successfully reach to our strategic goals, a financial plan is proposed herewith for the following activities:

 

Improve the knowledge of the faculty in teaching, research, and service 

 

Improving the knowledge of the faculty requires opportunities for existing faculty to obtain Master and PhD degrees through partnership and scholarship from friendly countries; enhanced working condition, including office space, instructional equipments, and research facility via SHEP and other projects. Fortunately, the university has signed three partnerships contracts, two with a university in USA and another with a university in Germany, over the last three years. The university has been awarded 33 scholarships for graduate study by various countries and organization.

 

Enrolled better educationally qualified students to NU, particularly, increase the number of female students.

This activity requires improvement in the quality of education in secondary schools. NU proposes to expand programs to teach high school teachers in evening classes up to the level of bachelor degree,

The Strategic Plan Executive Committee is concerned about the low enrollment of female students and for this reason the construction of female dormitories is set as a high priority.  The leadership has provided five buses that are donated by the government of Pakistan, to transport students, between Daronta and Jalalabad City free of charge.  The salaries of drivers and conductors and fuel are paid by the provincial government.

Several businesses, the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) and Development Alternative Incorporation (DAI) in Nangarhar Province are financing the internship service programs for students of Engineering and Agriculture Colleges.  There have been occasions that these interns are employed in these businesses.

 

Encourage and support diversity

 

Under the Alternative livelihood Program the Governor office through the Provincial Development Meeting had promised to fund the construction of Dormitories for 900 students and paving the roads inside the university with a total fund of $ 2,000,000.

 It is worth mentioning for the diversity and attraction of more female students Japan Women Association provided around US$120,000 for the construction of a dormitory to house about 100 students.  The dormitory is located on the college of Education campus and is being used by female students of various colleges since the year of 2007. The La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club has provided Kitchen appliances and a computer Lab for the this dormitory

 

Another dormitory which will house 100 students is completed on the main campus in Daronta, funded by La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club of San Diego. Its total construction and furnishing cost reaches to $ 235,000.  The dormitory has female occupants now.

Collaboration with Universities Abroad

The Engineering College partnership costing additional $1.9 million is also signed with San Diego State University, is progressing well.

Bochum University in Germany has entered in partnership with Nangarhar University, which provides MS studies opportunities for the faculty members of Economy College of Nangarhar University. It has provided MS studies opportunities to 4 professors who are currently teaching and 8 more are in Germany to obtain their Post graduate degrees.

Ruhr University also cooperation with NU and provide capacity building opportunities. In the meantime, TU Berlin provided MSc studies opportunities for 4 NU professors who are currently teaching at the computer Science Department and it is also planned to send more Profs for MSC studies.

Currently two Vet Science and Agriculture college Professors are busy in MSc studies in Peshawar Agriculture University. In the meantime 4 more professors are studying in Peshawar Ag University through the funds provided by SHEP.

Integration of computers and information technology into teaching, administration, and research

The NU faculty gets computer training in the Computer Center by qualified computer trainers. In the meantime Internet access has been provided through the 10 station computers in the Computer Center.

The USAID has donated six computers to the Shari’a and law school with Internet connectivity and has provided a trainer to teach English Language and the use of IT to faculty of Sharia and Law colleges. Beside, foreign experts in various subjects conduct short term conferences and workshop for the faculty of the two colleges, mentioned above.

 

The NU/SDSU English program partnership also, provides training in the use of technology in classes to the faculty, regardless of their association to their colleges.

 

USAID has assisted college of veterinary by providing desks and chairs for its library, desktops and laptops computers, some microscopes, and internet connection via VSAT.

 

Develop a modern library to include a digital component

 

The Construction of Library building, financed by SHEP, has been completed, and it will assist faculty and students to enhance their knowledge and skills.

 

Update the curriculum to world-class standards

 

Through partnerships, the English Language curriculum is revised by SDSU in consultation with Literature and Languages College. It is in its 4th year of implementation. However, the revised curriculum of the Engineering College has also in its 2^nd year of implementation.

The study and revision of the curriculum of Economics College is also under process and the NU is expecting to be in accordance with international standard.

 

Conclusions

 

Nangarhar University is moving forward rapidly toward a modern higher education institute.  The strategic plan is designed to reach and achieve the university’s vision and mission. It means that the university is determined to bring about changes that will guarantee excellence in education for all regardless of their gender, ethnicity, language, religion, region, and nationality. The university is committed to providing highly qualified graduates to society, so they will play a positive role in the reconstruction of Afghanistan.

 

The implementation of the strategic plan requires joint efforts of faculty, students, government, community, stakeholders, international organization, and individuals. The leadership of the university is confident to achieve this and is proud to announce that several of these institutes have already contributed to the rehabilitation of the university and looks forward to additional assistance. The strong backing of members of Parliament helps assure government support for Nangarhar University in the future.  The students, faculty, administrators, and the community, are enthusiastically supporting this effort. The leadership is dedicated to implementing this strategic plan and is very optimistic about achieving the goals for the University

 

 

Appendices

 

The number of faculty, academic staff, departments and students of Nangarhar University                                                Appendix - 1

NO	Faculty	Establishment Year	Number and Degree of Academic Staff			Studying abroad		Number of existing  department	Number of existing Students		No of Graduated Students	No of Graduated Students In coming 5 years
			Ph.D	Master	Bachelor	Ph.D	Master
1	Medical	1963	1	61	41	0	3	14	516	63	3306	500
2	Engineering	1978	1	9	9	0	6	3	830	2	1666	800
3	Agriculture	1978	2	17	7	0	5	5	958	2	1594	1100
4	Education	1978	0	19	28	0	1	7	1311	66	1820	1700
5	Language and Literature	1984	2	7	25	0	0	5	1198	42	1164	1260
6	Economics	1984	2	8	5	0	0	3	560	8	1507	650
7	Sharia	1993	6	10	11	0	4	3	507	51	600	640
8	Law and Political Science	1993	0	2	8	0	0	2	505	24	763	600
9	Veterinary	1994	0	8	7	0	4	4	283	2	376	500
10	Computer Science	0	0	3	3	0	0	1	256	2	115	280
Total			14	144	144	0	23	47	6924	262	12911	8030

 

Number of existing academic staff, their appointment and promotion                                                          Appendix - 2

No	Faculty	No. of existing Academic Staff			Academic staff appointment			Promotion		No of Retired Professor
		Ph.D	Master	Bachelor	Ph.D	Master	Bachelor	From Bachelor to Master	From Master to Ph.D
1	Medical	1	61	44	5	5	10	7	10	10
2	Engineering	1	9	15	2	4	6	2	10	0
3	Agriculture	2	17	12	5	5	5	5	10	0
4	Education	0	19	29	7	10	10	10	15	0
5	Language and Literature	2	7	25	3	6	10	5	15	1
6	Economics	2	8	5	3	5	10	4	8	0
7	Sharia	6	10	14	4	8	10	5	11	0
8	Law and Political Science	0	2	8	2	4	6	2	8	0
9	Veterinary	0	8	11	2	4	6	3	10	0
10	Computer Science	0	3	3	1	4		2	5	0
11	Science	0	0	0	3	5	8	2	6	0
TOTAL		14	144	167	37	60	81	47	108	11

 

Number of existing and prospective departments and annual enrolment of students                                                                        Appendix - 3

NO	Faculty	Existing  Departments	Prospective Departments	Annual enrolment of students										Total
				2011		2012		2013		2014		2015		Male	Female
				Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
1	Medical	14	16	80	20	80	30	80	40	80	40	80	45	400	175
2	Engineering	4	5	110	10	110	10	110	10	110	10	110	10	550	50
3	Agriculture	5	8	100	40	110	45	120	50	130	55	140	60	600	250
4	Education	8	12	450	200	500	200	550	250	600	250	600	300	2700	1200
5	Language and Literature	5	7	350	50	400	50	420	8-	420	90	450	100	2040	370
6	Economics	3	5	150	50	150	50	170	80	180	90	200	100	850	370
7	Sharia	3	6	200	50	250	70	300	8	300	80	350	100	1400	308
8	Law and Political Science	2	3	130	30	130	40	140	50	140	50	150	70	690	240
9	Veterinary	3	6	100	20	100	30	110	35	120	40	130	50	560	175
10	Computer Science	1	4	80	20	80	30	90	40	90	45	100	50	440	185
11	Science	0	4	100	20	120	30	120	40	130	50	140	80	610	220
12
TOTAL		48	76	1850	510	2030	585	2210	683	2300	800	2450	965	10840	3543