Jeffrey Sachs Director, SDSN, and Director, Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University, USA
Jeffrey D. Sachs is a world-renowned professor of economics, leader in sustainable development, bestselling author, and syndicated columnist whose monthly newspaper columns appear in more than 100 countries. He is the co-recipient of the 2015 Blue Planet Prize, the leading global prize for environmental leadership, and many other international awards and honors....
SDSN
The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) has been operating since 2012 under the auspices of the UN Secretary-General. SDSN mobilizes global scientific and technological expertise to promote practical solutions for sustainable development, including the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement. We aim to accelerate joint learning and promote integrated approaches that address...
Background and Rationale
On 25 September 2015, all 193 UN member states agreed on 17 universal and ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to be achieved by 2030. These goals reflect the three major aspects of the global challenges we face, namely economic development, social inclusion, and environmental sustainability. As one of the most vulnerable members of the global community, Afghanistan observes very serious challenges...
July 13, 2019, following obtaining the highest mark among the six accredited public and private universities which is nationally a great milestone for Kateb University, the Chancellor of the University is in US and signed MoUs with Stratford University to work together on online studies, conducting joint researches and other areas of cooperation....
Kateb University has been awarded the official Certificate of Academic Accreditation from Ministry of Higher Education.
In a ceremony held by ministry of higher education on July 7, 2019, Kateb University received the national academic accreditation. Through the event the certificate of national academic accreditation distributed to the 6 public and private universities that have successfully passed the accreditation process.
Kateb University was included into the process of Quality Assurance and Accreditation...
A workshop on new teaching methods was held Workshop on New Learning Methods and (PBL) Problem Based Learning Workshop on 13/04/1398 by the Faculty of Medical Medicine in collaboration with Professional Development Center (PDC) with the presence of Dr. Musa, Vice Chancellor of Kateb University Was held in the conference hall of Kateb University. First, Dr. Abbas Ali Ramozi, Head of Medicine Faculty,...
Nabi Sroosh
Director General of Policy and Results
Mr. Nabi Sroosh is the Director General of Policy and Results based Monitoring and National Focal Point for the SDGs in the Ministry of Economy of Afghanistan. He prepared Afghanistan SDGs progress report for the 2nd Voluntary National Review (VNR) and presented to the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) which was held in July 2017, UN HQ, New...
On June 23, 2019 Annual Kateb Job Fair took placed at gathering hall of Kateb main branch with participation of 15 organizations. 3000 students and graduates from Kateb and other universities participated in the fair. The fair was conducted by Kateb Students Development Center (KSDC) with cooperation of Jobs.af. Kateb Job Fair is a great platform to companies who search employees or interns.in...
Seminar on "Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)" was held on June,30 at Kateb University's Barchi branch conference hall. The event which was organized by Research Center for Economic & Management Sciences, presented by Wali Farhat, Kateb's Strategic Communication Adviser.
Mr.Farhat explained background of SDG and elaborated 17 goals of sustainable development. In addition, participants were oriented on how SDGs can address challenges facing the world...
