Kabul University consists of 14 faculties and education in Agriculture, education in Economics, education in Pharmacy, education in Islamic Studies,education in Law, education in Language and Literature, education in Science, education in Engineering, education in Journalism,; education in Veterinary medicine, education in Social Science, education in Psychology, education in Geoscience and education in Fine Arts.
Here is some debate on the name of the university.Officially, the university is known by the pashto name Da Kabul Pohantun.Recently, it has been suggested to use three different official names in Pashto, {ersian (Daneshgah-e-kabul), and English (University of Kabul), most of all, because Persian-speaking students feel discriminated by the governmental ban of the Persian word for university. This lead to clash between students and the police in November 2008, as mostly Persian-speaking students demanded to lift the ban on Persian words to get easy education.
Previously, the Minister of Culture, Information, Tourism and Youth Affairs, Karim Khoram, had officially banned the use of Persian expressions in government institutions and in state-controlled media,and a journalist for a state newspaper was fined for using the Persian word for university in a report.
Kabul University was established in 1931 during the reign of Mohammed Nadir Shah and then Prime Minister Mohammed Hashim Khan, opening its doors one year later to students from across the country in order to provide education. Having benefited from partnerships with the governments of France, Germany, Russia and the United States the university became one of the finest institutions of its kind in Asia, the intellectual heart of the country.
In 1960's foreign-educated scholars populated the campus, exposing the new generation to new topics such as Commusim, feminism, and capitalism.Students influenced during this era included Ahmad Shah Massoud, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, Dr.Faiz Ahmed, and Saydal Sokhandan.
Many different political groups were influenced in the university such as Khaliqis, Parchamis, Scolayees, Ikhwanies, and etc.
For education it is estimated that the university will need $64 million US dollars to function again on a basic level.In January 2004, to provide education the campus had only 24 computers and one stethoscope.As part of its recovery program, Kabul University has established partnerships with four foreign universities, including Purdue University and the University of Arizona to provide education to its students.
In 2007, Iran donated $800,000 to Kabul University's dentistry faculty. It also donated 25,000 books to the university with a good intention of providing to the students. At present, the main library of Kabul University is the best-equipped library in Afghanistan its students more informative education. The library is equipped with many computers, books and maganizes providing its students best education.
In July 2010, a newly constructed Faculty of Arts building was inaugrated. the $10 million project was funded by Pakistan.
STRUCTURE
- The Faculty of Law and Political Science, has two departments: education in law and Management (political science)
- The Faculty of Science, has five departments: education in Computer Science, education in Biology, education in Chemistry, education in Mathematics and education in physics.
- The Faculty of Engineering, has four departments: education in Architecture, education in Civil, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering. An estimated 600 students are taking classes there.
- The faculty of pharmacy, has five departments.education in Pharmacognosy,education in Pharmacology, education in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, education in Pharmaceutics and education in Biochemistry and education in Food Analysis.It has seven functioning laboratories and recently the new curriculum of this faculty has been approved and is being impleted.An estimated 400 students are taking education there.
- The Faculty of Agriculture, has six departments: education in Agricultural Economics, education in Agronomy, education in Animal Science, education in Forestry and Natural Resourses, education in Horticulture, and education in Plant Protection.
- The faculty of Veterinary Science, has five departments: education in Paraclinioc, Preclinic, clinic, education in Animal Husbandry, and education in Food Hygiene.
- The Faculty of Journalism, has two departments: education in Radio and television and education in Printing press.
- The Allama Iqbal faculty of Arts, built a cost of around $10 million by neighboring Pakistan was established in 2010. The building contains 28 classrooms, two seminar-halls,library, two computer labs, 20 faculty offices.It covers an aera of 143,379 square feet(13,320m2), which would help the university in accommodating several faculties of social sciences.Afghan and Pakistani officials inagurated the new building in July 2010