Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University

Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University-Kunar
د سید جمال الدین افغاني پوهنتون کونړ
پوهنتون سید جمال الدین
Established2010
ChancellorShaikh Abdul Malik Mohsen
PresidentMohammad Gulab Omari
Students5000
Undergraduates5000
Location, ,
34°51′32″N 71°08′24″E / 34.859°N 71.140°E / 34.859; 71.140
Websitesjau.edu.af

The Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University-Kunar (SJAU, Pashto: د سید جمال الدین افغاني پوهنتون کونړ; Dari: پوهنتون سید جمال الدین) is a public university in Asadabad, which is the capital of Kunar Province in eastern Afghanistan.[1][2][3] It was established in 2010. The university is named after Jamal ad-Din al-Afghani, the Islamic ideologist of the 19th century. It is under Afghanistan's Ministry of Higher Education.[1][2]

The university originally offered admission in three faculties: education, theology and agriculture. Over the years it expanded its operation and is considered a reliable institution in the region offering admissions in five faculties and 21 degree programs, adding Economics and Computer Science and concerned departments to the list.[4]

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  1. ^ a b "The Minister of Higher Education visits Kunar University and delivers a speech at a grand gathering at Nangarhar University". Radio Television Afghanistan. February 9, 2025. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
  2. ^ a b "Kunar University gets new building". Pajhwok Afghan News. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
  3. ^ "د سيدجمال الدين افغان پوهنتون ته ودانۍ جوړيږي | Dw | 12.06.2011".
  4. ^ راډيو, ازادي (8 June 2011). "کونړ: د پوهنتون لپاره ودانۍ جوړېږي". ازادي راډیو.