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Partnership of KSU & KU Engineering
Dr. Yar M. Ebadi, Dean of College of BusinessKansas State University
Strengthening Higher Education Program
Afghanistan University Linkages with North American Institutions of Higher Education: Lessons Learned and
the Way AheadJanuary 25 – 26, 2011
Indianapolis, IN
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Funded By World BankKabul University/ Kansas State University
Engineering Partnership
Ministry of Higher Education Strengthening Higher Education Program
(SHEP)
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Raise the quality of the faculty
Reform and implement the new curricula
Improve teaching
Increase access to information technology and library
resources
Raise level of English proficiency
Improve management
Establish relationships with external constituencies
Partnership Primary Goals
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KU faculty member’s sent to KSU for Master’s degree
Partnership team assists Dean of Engineering to recruit
faculty members
Engineering faculty member hired to teach Engineering
Chemistry
Develop relationships with agencies and institutions to
increase the number of graduate degree’s
Assign a KSU professor to each assistant professor to
serve as a mentor
Raise the quality of the faculty
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Faculty Admission Departure
Ahmadi Habiburahman Summer 2008 Fall 2010
Feraidon Farhmand Ataie Summer 2008 Summer 2010
Mustafa Amiryar Spring 2009 Fall 2010
Mohammad Faqiry Spring 2009 Fall 2010
Abdul Halim Halim Spring 2009 Fall 2010
Ahmad Suliman Spring 2009 Fall 2010
Mir Seliman Waez Spring 2009 Fall 2010
KABUL ENGINEERING
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Faculty Admission ExpectedDeparture
Hemayatullah Azizi Summer 2008 Summer/Fall 2011
Ahmad Naweed Aryan Spring 2009 Spring 2011
Aashoqullah Faryad Spring 2009 Spring 2011
Ahmad Jawid Kwaja Omari Spring 2009 Spring 2011
KABUL ENGINEERING
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Reform curriculum in each of the four departments in the
faculty of Engineering to reflect international standards
Assist faculty members in developing new courses in
each of the four departments and revise existing courses
Implement a credit system for courses
Reform and Implement the New Curricula
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Prepare course syllabi for the courses and identify educational
outcomes
Assist faculty members in selecting appropriate teaching
materials and supplies
Provide training in the contemporary pedagogy
Replace reliance on a single final exam with continuous quizzes
and exercise to assess student learning
Provide contemporary textbooks to both teachers and students
Institute monitoring and assessment of courses
Improve Teaching
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Develop a robust expandable IT system plan to support usage of
computers
Specify the hardware and software necessary to implement the IT
system
Fully train staff to maintain and operate IT system
Reference library with automated book location and management
Electronic/virtual library with on-line access to the major
departments
Train library staff to establish, maintain, and operate the library
Automated text book management system
Increase Access to Information Technology and Library Resources
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Provide a program of English instruction
for members of the Faculty of Engineering
Establish and operate a sub-department
staffed by teachers able to teach technical
English
Change medium of instruction to English
Raise Level of English Proficiency
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Provide on-the-job mentoring of the
administration and faculty
Participate in two leadership training
workshop’s at KSU
Improve Management
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Date Title AttendeesJan. 11 – 17, 2009 Engineering Conference Hamidullah Amin, Ata Mohammad
Nazar, Sayed Maqbool, Abdul Qayaum Karim, Abdul Hamid Layan and Wali Mohammad Hayeri
Jan. 15 – 20, 2010 Engineering Conference Nahib Rahman Sabory, Sayed Maqbool, Fairidoon Alkozai, Abdul Qayun Karim, Abdul Hamid Layan, Jan Aqa Alimy and Mohammad Edries Amiryar
Workshops
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Develop relationships with institutions and
agencies with common goals
Establish Engineering advisory council
Establish Relationships with External Constituencies
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