1. Partnership of KSU & KU Engineering Dr. Yar M. Ebadi, Dean of College of Business Kansas State University Strengthening Higher Education Program Afghanistan University Linkages with North American Institutions of Higher Education: Lessons Learned and the Way Ahead January 25 – 26, 2011 Indianapolis, IN 1

2. Funded By World Bank Kabul University/ Kansas State University Engineering Partnership Ministry of Higher Education Strengthening Higher Education Program (SHEP) 2

3. 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 3

4. 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 4

5. FacultyAdmissionDeparture Ahmadi HabiburahmanSummer 2008Fall 2010 Feraidon Farhmand AtaieSummer 2008Summer 2010 Mustafa AmiryarSpring 2009Fall 2010 Mohammad FaqirySpring 2009Fall 2010 Abdul Halim HalimSpring 2009Fall 2010 Ahmad SulimanSpring 2009Fall 2010 Mir Seliman WaezSpring 2009Fall 2010 KABUL ENGINEERING 5

6. FacultyAdmissionExpectedDeparture Hemayatullah AziziSummer 2008Summer/Fall 2011 Ahmad Naweed AryanSpring 2009Spring 2011 Aashoqullah FaryadSpring 2009Spring 2011 Ahmad Jawid Kwaja OmariSpring 2009Spring 2011 KABUL ENGINEERING 6

7. 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 7

8. 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 8

9. 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 9

10. 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 10

11. Provide on-the-job mentoring of the administration and faculty Participate in two leadership training workshop’s at KSU Improve Management 11

12. DateTitleAttendees Jan. 11 – 17, 2009Engineering ConferenceHamidullah Amin, Ata Mohammad Nazar, Sayed Maqbool, Abdul Qayaum Karim, Abdul Hamid Layan and Wali Mohammad Hayeri Jan. 15 – 20, 2010Engineering ConferenceNahib Rahman Sabory, Sayed Maqbool, Fairidoon Alkozai, Abdul Qayun Karim, Abdul Hamid Layan, Jan Aqa Alimy and Mohammad Edries Amiryar Workshops 12

13. Develop relationships with institutions and agencies with common goals Establish Engineering advisory council Establish Relationships with External Constituencies 13