Gawharshad University
university in Kabul, Afghanistan
Gawharshad University (GU) is an institution of higher education in Kabul, Afghanistan.
History
After the overthrow of the Taliban regime in 2001, the people and government of Afghanistan started reconstruction and rebuilding different sectors, including higher education. According to government policy, private sectors are allowed to participate in different sections including higher education. More than 80 private universities are active in Kabul and many other provinces such as Mazar-e-Sharif, Herat, Jalalabad, Qandahar, and Ghazni. Gawharshad University is the most successful and well known one, and its activities are under the Afghan Ministry of Higher Education.
GU was established as a small non-profit private University in 2010 by Sima Samar; the current head of Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC).
Board of trustees
Dr. Sima Samar, former vice president and former Minister of Women Affairs and the current head of Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC)
Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, the former Finance Minister, and the current President of Afghanistan
Dr. Dadfar Spanta, the former Foreign Affairs Minister, and the present Head of National Security Council
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