and the education process as a whole in Afghanistan was negatively affected. Expect for some religious education, girls and women were forbidden to learn. Even for men, the curriculum was highly dominated by religious studies instead of science, technology, literature, etc. Islam requires education for all, both men and women.
Purdue-initiated activities include:
Redevelopment of University programs in agriculture, education, and engineering.
Visits to purdue by 16 Afghan University Faculty members to discuss advancements in higher education, staff capacity building, and curriculum modernization.
Donation and shipping of 160 desktop computers and textbooks and other teaching materials to Kabul.
Partnership in a U.S. Departments of Agriculture/U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Education Capacity Building Porject to redevelop university-level agricultural education in Afghanistan. This included renovating facilities, setting up a teaching farm, offering staff development, and helping junior staff members earn master's degrees.
Afghan professors proficient in English.
Establishment of the USAID- funded Advancing Afghan agriculture Alliance, which links development of co- and extra-curricular activities to graduate education for junior faculty members. Through this program, bright, young Afghans go to other countires for basic education in agriculture, then return and teach.
Collaboration with staff of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestok (MAIL) to being linking MAIL and universities through activities such as the national livestock assessment.
Establishment of the purdue/ USAID Afghan Merit Scholar Program for oint Afghan Faculity master's education in agriculture at purdue.
