Balkh University

Balkh University
دانشگاه بلخ Dānishgāh-e Balkh
د بلخ پوهنتون Da Balkh Pōhantūn
The Liaquat Ali Khan Faculty of Engineering at Balkh University
TypePublic
Established1987
PresidentKhalil Kelewal
Academic staff
430[1][2]
Students18,000[1][2]
Location
Mazar-i-Sharif
,
Balkh
,
Afghanistan
ColoursBlack, red, and green    
Websitehttps://ba.edu.af/en

Balkh University (Persian: دانشگاه بلخ; Pashto: د بلخ پوهنتون) is a public university located in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of Balkh Province in northern Afghanistan. Established in 1986, the university has about 18,000[1] students and is the third-largest in Afghanistan after Kabul University and Nangarhar University. Faculties include medicine, engineering, economics, journalism, literature, law and science.[3][4]

Printing and publishing scientific journal entitled “Balkh Scientific Journal” and “Marafat” which in both of them publish the works and research of lecturers. Balkh University has monthly outlook (News paper, of cultural and analysis of Balkh University) and Balkh Journalistic monthly newspaper (Department of Journalism outlook.

The students have access to the university's library. Furthermore, the university has dedicated facilities for sports, physical education and sporting events.[5]

As part of its contributions to the rebuilding of Afghanistan, the government of Pakistan expanded the university by adding the Liaquat Ali Khan Faculty of Engineering, a 10 million dollar separate block, completed in 2012.[6]

  1. ^ a b c "Message Of Balkh University's President: Khalillullah Kelewal". Balkh University. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Afghanistan ministry of higher education". Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Harsh Lessons at Balkh University". Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  4. ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency" (PDF). Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Balkh University | Admission | Tuition | University". www.unipage.net. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  6. ^ "Pakistan grants $10m for Balkh University". Pajhwok Afghan News. December 3, 2006. Retrieved 2006-07-11.[permanent dead link]