Higher Education Tour of Four Cities and Seven Universities

The higher education delegation of Afghanistan completed its visit to Australia on 23 November 2018, departing Brisbane back to Kabul. The delegation was led by Professor Hamidullah Farooqi, Advisor to the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on Higher Education and Chancellor of Kabul University. The one week visit, from 19 to 23 November was sponsored by the Government of Australia and direct support of Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

The Afghan delegation have visited eight universities and higher education institutions. In Melbourne the met senior representatives of Melbourn and RMIT Universities. In Perth the delegation visited the Curtin University. In Sydney they met officials from University of Technology of Sydney and at last stop they were able to call on Queensland and Grafitt Universities’ authorities. In Melbourne, the Higher Education delegation visited Open University Australia consortium. 

The purpose of this tour of education delegation was to identify and utilize the potential, expertise and experiences of selected Australian universities towards enhancing the quality of higher education in Afghanistan. This covers cooperation in the various fields including agriculture, mining, water management, curriculum development, distance and online learning and PhD programs.

Australia has been one of the major partners of Afghanistan. Higher education has become a priority sector in bilateral relations.