Paktia University

Paktia University (Pashto: د پکتيا پوهنتون :‎) is a public institution in the city of Gardez in Paktia Province, eastern Afghanistan. The Governor office of Paktia Province presented a proposal to the Transitional government of Afghanistan to make a University of Paktia in 03/07/2003, And according to the order , it was recognized as a non-profit and a bachelor graduate-based level foundation in 16/10/2003.[1]

Paktia University

:د پکتيا پوهنتون
Established	2004
Students	5,000
Location	Gardez , Paktia , Afghanistan
Website	http://www.pu.edu.af/

Paktia University was established in 2004. Until March 2009, the university shared a building with a teacher training college.[2]

The institution has an enrollment of approximately 5,000 students with a dominant number of male students. It consists of two faculties in fields of agriculture and education, medical, law and political science, engineering, economics. There are approximately 145 professors.

The Universities acceptance rate is 55% and total enrollment is 1,500.[3]

Aryana University merger

Aryana University was a private higher education institute for the Afghan refugees based in Peshawar, Pakistan. After long requests by the people of Paktia Province, the university was merged into Paktia University.[4]

Before the merger, the institution had an enrollment of approximately 1,000 students in the faculties of Agriculture and Education. After the merger, the number of students was increased to approximately 3,000 with an addition of three more faculties: Medical, Engineering and Law.[4]

References

1. "About university | Paktia University". pu.edu.af. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2009-08-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. "Paktia University | Education Fee | Admission - Counselor Corporation". Retrieved 2021-02-05.
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-03. Retrieved 2011-04-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)