Rabbani University honours master’s degree graduates

 KABUL said on Thursday.

In January 2008, SREU established the master’s programme with assistance from USAID-funded University Support and Workforce Development Programme (USWDP) and technical expertise provided by the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

USWDP provided full-tuition scholarships to all 24 graduates, who are Afghan public university faculty members, to support the objective of the Ministry of Higher Education to have all professors hold at least a graduate degree.

The two-year programme promotes equity and excellence in teaching and learning by integrating educational theory, research, practice, and policy to develop professional faculty with a broad capacity to improve education throughout Afghanistan.

“As leaders, teachers and educators, these new graduates shoulder an awesome responsibility. It will fall to them to guide the next generation of Afghans. But they are well prepared and they will make a tremendous difference in the future of this country,” noted USAID Mission Director Herbie Smith.

SREU Chancellor Zabiullah Assadi said: “The Master of Education degree built the skills and knowledge of public university faculty from Kabul and provinces to better teach the next generation of Afghanistan…”

USAID and USWDP are working with 11 public universities across Afghanistan to develop programmes that provide market-based skills and knowledge.

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