Balkh University

Balkh University
د بلخ پوهنتون / پوهنتون بلخ
TypePublic
Established1987
ChancellorMufti Mohammad Sharif Osmani[1]
PresidentKhalil Kelewal
Academic staff
430[2][3]
Students18,000[2][3]
Location
Mazar-i-Sharif
,
Balkh
,
Afghanistan

35°42′14″N 51°23′42″E / 35.7038°N 51.3950°E / 35.7038; 51.3950
Websiteba.edu.af

Balkh University (Dari: پوهنتون بلخ; Pashto: د بلخ پوهنتون) is the largest public university in Mazar-i-Sharif, which is the capital of Balkh Province in northern Afghanistan.[4] Established in 1986, the university has about 18,000 students.[2] Its current chancellor is Mufti Mohammad Sharif Osmani. His predecessor was Mawlawi Zia ul Haq Zia Karimi.[1]

Balkh University is controlled by the Ministry of Higher Education, which is headquartered in Kabul.[5][6] It is the third-largest in Afghanistan after Kabul University and Nangarhar University. Faculties include medicine, engineering, economics, journalism, literature, law and science. 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.[7]

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.[8]

Following the Taliban takeover in 2021, one of the university's professors, Frozan Safi, was killed after taking part in demonstrations against the regime.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Taliban appointed a new chancellor for Balkh University". rudabe.org. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  2. ^ a b c "To Those who appreciate culture and seek light". Balkh University. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Afghanistan ministry of higher education". Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  4. ^ "45m afs projects launched at Balkh University". Pajhwok Afghan News. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  5. ^ "Turkish language department opens at Balkh University". Pajhwok Afghan News. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  6. ^ "$18m Balkh University hostel inaugurated". Pajhwok Afghan News. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  7. ^ "Balkh University". www.unipage.net. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  8. ^ "A shared horizon: why Pak-Afghan ties matter". The Express Tribune. June 19, 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  9. ^ Nader, Zahra; Ferris-Rotman, Amie (2021-11-05). "Women's rights activist shot dead in northern Afghanistan". The Guardian. Retrieved 2025-10-26.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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