Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University
د سید جمال الدین افغاني پوهنتون کونړ پوهنتون سید جمال الدین | |
| Established | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Chancellor | Shaikh Abdul Malik Mohsen |
| President | Mohammad Gulab Omari |
| Students | 5000 |
| Undergraduates | 5000 |
| Location | , , 34°51′32″N 71°08′24″E / 34.859°N 71.140°E |
| Website | sjau |
The Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University-Kunar (SJAU, Pashto: د سید جمال الدین افغاني پوهنتون کونړ; Dari: پوهنتون سید جمال الدین) is a public university in Asadabad, which is the capital of Kunar Province in eastern Afghanistan. It was established in 2010. The university is named after Jamal ad-Din al-Afghani, the Islamic ideologist of the 19th century. It is under Afghanistan's Ministry of Higher Education.
The university originally offered admission in three faculties: education, theology and agriculture. Over the years it expanded its operation and is considered a reliable institution in the region offering admissions in five faculties and 21 degree programs, adding Economics and Computer Science and concerned departments to the list.