Afghan students graduate from a major university and others receive scholarships

U.S. Ambassador Karl W. Eikenberry congratulates one of the 32 graduates at the first-ever graduation ceremony at the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul on May 26, 2011. Photo: US Embassy

32 Afghan students celebrated their graduation yesterday from the American University of Afghanistan. The students, including eight women, received bachelor’s degrees in business, information technology, computer science, political science, and public administration. These Afghan students have made history as they are the American University of Afghanistan’s first graduating class. United States Ambassador Karl Eikenberry participated in the ceremony and gave the keynote speech. First Lady Michelle Obama sent a congratulatory letter and former First Lady Laura Bush produced a video message that was played on two projectors.

In other education news, today Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) reported that “as many as 729 Afghans have been offered scholarships in the fields of medicine, engineering, information technology, business administration, agriculture, economics, natural sciences and teaching”. 600 of the scholarships have been granted by the Pakistani government and 129 “under the university-to-university cooperation program between educational institutions in Afghanistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab”, said the report. Considering the need for doctors in Afghanistan, Pakistan had allocated 120 scholarships for degrees in medical sciences, Pakistan’s Ambassador Mohammad Sadiq told PAN.

May 27, 2011 · admin · No Comments
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