{{Short description|University in Kohistan, Afghanistan}} {{Coord|35|7|36.6|N|69|19|3.3|E|display=title}} {{Infobox university | name = Al Beroni University | native_name = (Persian) دانشگاه البیرونی ''Dāneshgah-e Al Beroni'' <br />(Pashto) د البیرونی پوهنتون ''Da Alberoni Pohantūn'' | image = دانشگاه البیرونی.jpg | image_size = | caption = | motto = ''Excellence in education to Afghanistan''{{cn|date=June 2023}} | established = 1998 | type = Public University | endowment = | staff = | president = | provost = | principal = | rector = | chancellor = Abdul Qahar "Sarwari" | vice_chancellor = Faraidoon Karimi | dean = 9 | academic_staff = 147 | head_label = | head = | students = 4682 | undergrad = 4682 | postgrad = | doctoral = | faculty = | city = Kapisa | state = | country = Afghanistan | campus = | free_label = | free = | colors = {{Color box|black|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|red|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|green|border=darkgray}} Black, red, & green | mascot = | other_name = AU | academic_affiliation = Kabul University | website = {{url|www.au.edu.af}} | address = Kohistan No. 1st District, Kapisa | coor = | logo = }}
thumb|8th chancellor of Alberoni University '''Alberoni University''' ('''AU'''; {{langx|Prs|دانشگاه البیرونی}}; {{langx |ps| د البیروني پوهنتون}}) is located in the small town of Kohistan (population range of under 2,500 inhabitants), Kapisa Province, Afghanistan, about 64 km north of the capital Kabul. Al beroni University is a public institute of higher education, and was inaugurated in 1998 by the Afghan Ministry of Higher Education, Al Beroni University (AU) is a very small ({{Proper name|uniRank}} enrollment range: 1000-1999 students) coeducational Afghan higher education institution. The university is named after Abu Rayhan al-Biruni, a renowned polymath scholar who lived in the 11th century. Al Beroni University (AU) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. 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 fields of study is law, medicine and engineering.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Al Beroni University {{!}} Ranking & Review|url=https://www.unirank.org/af/uni/al-beroni-university/|access-date=2021-01-03|website=www.unirank.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-11-21|title=Al Beroni University: Ranking 2020, Acceptance Rate, Tuition|url=https://edurank.org/uni/al-beroni-university/|access-date=2021-01-03|website=EduRank.org - Discover university rankings by location|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=[Alberoni University]|url=https://university24k.com/en/u/1|access-date=2021-01-04|website=University24K|language=en}}</ref>
<!-- ==Achievements== Alberoni University has {{when|date=August 2013}} graduated about xxx specialists. --> Dr. Abu Najam Niazi is tenth and current chancellor of university.
==Faculties and Departments== Alberoni University has {{when|date=August 2013}} 9 faculties and 32 departments, the students are studying in different faculties and different fields. Right now Alberoni University has 147 faculty members and 4682 students.
Alberoni University faculties<ref>[http://au.edu.af/fa/page/7357/7678] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124041602/http://au.edu.af/fa/page/7357/7678|date=2015-01-24}}</ref>
1. Faculty of Medical (Dean of Faculty: Associated professor Dr. Najeebullah Shafaq) *Departments: *# Department of General Medicine (HoD: Asst. prof. Dr. Abdul Moid Kohistani) *# Department of General Surgery *# Department of Para-clinic
2. Faculty of Engineering (Dean of Faculty: Assct. Prof.Engr.Mateen Haqbeen) * Departments: *# Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (HoD: Asst. Prof. Engr. Yasir Hamwar) *# Department of Civil Engineering (HoD: Asst. Prof.Engr.Hasib Jahish)
3. Faculty of Education (Dean of Faculty: Ascot. Prof. Qadir Wahab) * Departments: *# Department of Mathematics *# Department of Physics *# Department of Chemistry *# Department of History *# Department of Geography *# Department of Islamic Studies *# Department of Biology *4. Faculty of Economics (Acting Dean of Faculty: Prof.Dr.Naim Sharif, Ph.D.)
5. Faculty of Law and Political Science (Dean of Faculty: Ascot. Bismillah Mateen) * Departments: *# Department of International Relations *# Department of Public Law *# Department of Private Law *# Department of Criminal Law
6. Faculty of Literature (Dean of Faculty: Ascot.Prof.) * Departments: *# Department of Farsi Language *# Department of Pashto Language *# Department of English Language *# Department of Arabic Language
7. Faculty of Journalism * Departments: *# Department of Press *# Department of Radio & TV
8. Faculty of Agriculture (Dean of Faculty: Ascot. Prof.FazelRab Aria) *# Department of Horticulture Sciences *# Department of Agriculture Economics *# Department of Plant Sciences *# Department of Animal Sciences]
9. Faculty of Sharia Law (Dean of Faculty: Prof. Dr. Rafe Alimi, Ph.D.)
==Students statistics in 2015== {| class="wikitable" |- ! No. !! Faculty !! Male !! Female !! Total |- | 1 || Faculty of Engineering || 480 || 5 || 485 |- | 2 || Faculty of Medical || 111 || xx || xx |- | 3 || Faculty of Law & Political Science || xxx || 6 || 238 |- | 4 || Faculty of Economics || 92 || 48 || 140 |- | 5 || Faculty of Journalism || 307 || 90 || 397 |- | 6 || Faculty of Sharia Law || xx || 156 || xx |- | 7 || Faculty of Education || xxx || 1232 || 2510 |- | 8 || Faculty of Agriculture || 616 || 65 || xxx |- | 9 || Faculty of Literature || 100 || 122 || 222 |-
| || '''Total''' || '''xxx''' || '''xxx''' || '''xxx''' |}
Alberoni University has 9 faculties with about 32 Departments. AU has a campus, buildings for its 3 faculties, laboratories for Medical, Engineering and Education faculties, libraries, lecture rooms and lecturers.
== Notable people == <!---♦♦♦ Only add a person to this list if they already have their own article on the English Wikipedia ♦♦♦---> <!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order by LAST NAME ♦♦♦---> *Abdul Malik Hamwar, ex-minister of Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development from December 2001 - July 2002.
== Controversy over Chancellor of University Selection == According to Civil Higher Education Law of Afghanistan which published in Official Gazette No. 1195 on November 11, 2015 <ref>{{Cite web|title=[Afghanistan > Education, vocational guidance and training]|url=http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_lang=en&p_isn=102061&p_classification=09|access-date=2022-08-04|language=en}}</ref> The head of the institute of higher education in Afghanistan should be selected from high academic rank members of faculty of the institute, if they have the academic rank of professor, professor, etc. through free, secret and direct elections to the majority of vote of academic members of that institute of higher education for a period of three years.<ref name="eduaf">{{cite report |url=http://law.acku.edu.af/fa/download/file/fa/2361/74956 |title=قانون موسسات تحصیالت عا ی ملکی ل |date=2022 |publisher=Afghanistan Ministry of Justice |page=20 |quote=".. رئیس موسسه تحصیالت عالی از جمله اعضای کادر علمی موسسه در صورتیکه دارای رتبه علمی پوهاند، پوهنوال و پوهندوی باشد توسط اعضای کادر علمی موسسه تحصیالت عالی از طریق انتخابات آزاد ، سری و مستقیم به اکثریت آراء برای مدت سه سال انتخاب میگردد. انتخاب مجدد رئیس موسسه تحصیالت عالی صرف برای یک دوره دی ر صورت گ رفته میتواند..}} Quote:</ref> However, since 2001 it is selected by President of Afghanistan.<ref>{{Cite web|title=[Taliban’s pick for Kabul University chancellor had called for killing ‘spy journalists]|url=https://theprint.in/world/talibans-pick-for-kabul-university-chancellor-had-called-for-killing-spy-journalists/737984/|access-date=2022-08-04|language=en}}</ref> In 2021, the chancellor of Al-Biruni University resigned from his position due to threats from Taliban fighters.{{cn|date=August 2022}} He previously sent a complaint letter about the threatening behavior of the representative Abdul Baqi Haqqani to Ministry of Higher Education.<ref>{{Cite web|title=[شکایت رییس دانشگاه البیرونی از برخورد تهدیدآمیز نماینده فوقالعاده عبدالباقی حقانی]|url=https://8am.af/al-biruni-university-president-complains-about-the-threatening-treatment-of-the-extraordinary-representative-abdul-baqi-haqqani/|access-date=2022-08-04|language=fa}}</ref>
==International Partner universities== The cooperation, especially with Iranian universities is more focused for faculty exchange and networking. In 2016, the university signed a partnership with University of Mazandaran to promote faculty exchange and networking. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.int.umz.ac.ir/index.aspx?fkeyid=&siteid=99&pageid=9905&newsview=12086|title=انعقاد تفاهم نامه همکاری دانشگاه مازندران با دانشگاه البیرونی افغانستان|publisher=University of Mazandaran|access-date=12 September 2022|archive-date=12 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912082224/http://www.int.umz.ac.ir/index.aspx?fkeyid=&siteid=99&pageid=9905&newsview=12086|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{{colbegin|colwidth=30em}} * {{flagicon|Iran}} University of Mazandaran {{colend}}
==See also== *List of universities in Afghanistan
== References == {{reflist}}
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