(Persian) دانشگاه البیرونی Dāneshgāh-e Alberoni (Pashto) دالبیرونی پوهنتون Da Alberoni Pohantūn |
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Motto | Excellence in education to Afghanistan |
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Type | Public University |
Established | 1998 |
Chancellor |
Prof.Dr.Mohammad Farid Barnayar |
Vice-Chancellor | Prof.Dr.Mohammad Naim Sharif |
Dean | 9 |
Academic staff
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147 |
Students | 4682 |
Undergraduates | 4682 |
Address | Kohistan No.1st District, Kapisa, Kapisa, Afghanistan |
Colors | Black, red, and green |
Affiliations | Kabul University |
Website | www.au.edu.af |
Coordinates: 35°7′36.6″N 69°19′3.3″E / 35.126833°N 69.317583°E
Prof.Dr.Mohammad Farid Barnayar
Al-Beroni University(Persian: دانشگاه البیرونی / Pashto: د البیروني پوهنتون) is located in Kohistan, one of District of Kapisa Province, in central Afghanistan, about 64 km far away from the capital Kabul. Alberoni University is a public institute of higher education, and was inaugurated in 1998 by the Afghan Ministry of Higher Education.The university is named after Abu Rayhan al-Biruni, a renowned polymath scholar who lived in 11th century Khorasan. The AU beginning with a faculty of Medical and Engineering. It is the fifth largest university in Afghanistan after Kabul University, Nangarhar University, Balkh University and Herat University . The university has 9 faculties and 32 departments. The most popular field of study is Medical and Engineering.