Kabul [Afghanistan], August 10 (ANI): 9 personal higher-education establishments in Afghanistan have had their working licences suspended or revoked over alleged ‘ghost college students’, administrative failings and breaches of educational guidelines, Khaama Press reported.
Khaama Press is a web-based information service for Afghanistan.
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Increased Schooling, beneath the Taliban administration, introduced on Sunday that seven establishments had their licences suspended for one 12 months, whereas two others had their licences completely cancelled following inspections and assessments carried out in the course of the spring semester of the 1405 photo voltaic 12 months, the report stated.
The colleges going through a one-year suspension are Barlas College in Jawzjan, Rah-e Saadat and Turkistan universities in Balkh, Azhar and Barna universities in Badakhshan, Rashad College in Faryab, and Payam College in Kabul.
Citing a ministry official, Khaama Press stated the licences of Kohanduz College in Kunduz and Khana-e Danish College in Takhar had been revoked completely.
The inspections discovered establishments allegedly sustaining ‘ghost college students’, poor attendance information, permitting barred college students to take a seat last exams, and missing required administrative and educational constructions, the report famous.
The ministry additionally cited insufficient laboratory tools for medical college students, failure to show the curriculum accepted by the ministry and inadequate alternatives for medical college students to finish sensible coaching in hospitals.
The ministry additionally stated some establishments had timetabled lessons, however lecture rooms have been discovered empty, Khaama Press reported.
The crackdown comes as Afghanistan’s higher-education sector faces wider stress for the reason that Taliban returned to energy in 2021. Restrictions on ladies and women have hit universities and personal establishments notably exhausting. (ANI)
