Kandahar University
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Pashto: د کندهار پوهنتون
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1990 |
| Chancellor | Professor Hazrat Mir Totakhil |
| Vice-Chancellor | Assoc. Professor Sher Shah Rashad |
| Students | 5,000 (300 females) |
| Location | Kandahar, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan |
Kandahar University (Pashto: د کندهار پوهنتون; Persian: دانشگاه قندهار) is a government funded higher learning institution in Kandahar, Afghanistan. It is one of two universities in southern Afghanistan. Kandahar University (KU) was established in 1990, at a time when the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) was in power under President Mohammad Najibullah. Tooryalai Wesa, who returned to the country after 13 years and is governor of Kandahar province, was the first chancellor of Kandahar University.
Kandahar University provides study in Computer Science, Agriculture, Medicine, Engineering and Education. It has more than 5000 students including 300 girls in seven faculties. The university enrolls around 280 students each year through an entrance exam directly under the control of the Afghan Ministry of Higher Education.
Kandahar University was established in 1990 based on the national developing policy of the government in the education sector in the framework of the Ministry of Higher Education. At first it had only one faculty of agriculture. After that faculties of medicine, engineering, education, sharia law, economics and journalism were established in 1994, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2009 and 2012 correspondingly. In addition to that two faculties (Agricultural and Education) are established as a branch of Kandahar University in Helmand province. Currently, Kandahar University has around 5000 students and 162 full- and part-time professors. Out of 162 professors 28 have MSc and one has a PhD. The university has 1039 alumni from four faculties (agriculture, medicine, engineering and education). The university has night classes for students who are not able to attend during the day as well as in-service employees of public, private and NGOs.
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