MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): The American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) has been renamed as Afghan International University (AIU) which would only cater for postgraduate studies, Acting Higher Education Minister Nida Mohammad Nadeem said on Saturday.
Nadeem, who visited northern Balkh province, held a meeting with students of the Balkh University in Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital.
The minister said the American University of Afghanistan’s name had been changed to Afghan International University and his ministry was trying to provide opportunities for Afghans to study at the doctorate level.
The private non-profit Western-style academic institution was established . . .
