Graduation Ceremony
On Friday 6th of April 2018, Kateb University held a commencement ceremony for its 7th graduating class of 2018. Around 400 student graduated with Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Law and Political Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Medical, Economics and Sociology.
Graduation Ceremony
In a message congratulating the class of 2018, the University Chancellor said, “It is indeed a very proud moment for all of us at Kateb. 400 students graduating at a time means that each...
entrance test
Kateb University conducted its Spring 2020 semester’s university entrance test
Kateb University conducted its Spring 2020 semester’s university entrance test for its undergraduate and graduate programs on Friday, 13th March, 2020. The entrance test was conducted with the presence of a monitoring committee from the Ministry of Higher Education.
We appreciate the decision of all of the students who participated in the exam and...
ISI article by Dr. Syed Hamid Mousavi, Professor of Medicine Faculty, entitled, “Mapping the Change on Incidence, Case Fatality Rates and Recovery Proportion of COVID-19 in Afghanistan Using Geographical Information Systems” was published with impact factor of IF:1.9 in Archives of Medical Research Journal. Dr. Syed Hamid Mousavi is the main author of this international project. It is noteworthy that the work of...
SDSN Afghanistan is a national network of the Global United Nations Sustainable Development. We provide a platform to mobilize resources, and combine scientific and technological knowledge from the government, private sector, academia, and civil society to provide evidence based solutions that will guide the nation towards achieving 2030 Global Agenda.
This network pledges its commitment towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by promoting knowledge creation,...
SDSN Afghanistan is focused to implement three main themes of action during 2020 to 2030 in order to combat the challenges that hinder the progress of the nation towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals. The three main themes of action are:
1) Awareness and Engagement
Institutional awareness through a quarterly publication of policy research journal on SDG progress
Private and public...
Key responsibilities of the secretariat include observation of SDSN Afghanistan’s day to day operation, implementation of the programs, development of new initiatives, and management of the resources.
Mr. Ali Ahmad Yousefi, Chancellor of Kateb University and designated Chair of SDSN Afghanistan
Mr. Zia Shefaie – Designated Co-Chair of SDSN Afghanistan
Mr. Wali Farhat – Network Manager SDSN Afghanistan
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While we are only 10 years away to 2030, yet due to lack of institutional awareness on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), lack of platform for sharing experiences, best practices, and knowledge, and lack of community awareness on SDGs hinder the nation's progress towards achieving SDGs. SDSN Afghanistan is committed to address these challenges. In order to maximize awareness across educational organizations, research institutes...
Education plays a vital role in achieving the SDGs. In order to increase access to quality education, SDSN Afghanistan is considering a three-tier solution. Firstly, we will conduct a systematic study of higher education in Afghanistan with the aim of formulating recommendations for improvement. Secondly, we intend to increase access to higher education by providing quality affordable programs in our faculties. Thirdly, we...
To develop solutions for the SDG-related challenges that hinder academia’s and education institutions’s progress towards achieving SDGs in Afghanistan, SDSN Afghanistan has identified specific solutions. In order to address these issues, we will develop a data center that houses primary and secondary data on the current situation and progress towards A-SDGs. This center based in Kateb University and administered by qualified staff, will...
On 22nd of April 2020, SDSN Afghanistan participated in a 24 hours webinar on happiness and sustainability, and presented a one hour panel discussion of “Afghanistan peace process: Role of women- opportunities and challenges”. Respective speakers each Ms. Jamila Afghani, Ms. Zarqa Yaftali, Ms. Fiona Gall and Dr. Mohammad Musa Jafari highlighted the following topics:
Afghan Government’s Stance on Role of...
