Herat University - Purdue University Partnership
The Purdue University College of Agriculture has
a U.S. Department of State partnership with the Herat University Faculty of
Agriculture in Herat, Afghanistan. The partnership is designed to strengthen
the teaching and research capacity of faculty at Herat University, and to
expose faculty, staff, and students to new ideas in agriculture, education, and
development.
The HPP will
incorporate applied, collaborative research training into the program to
strengthen HUFA staff’s ability to understand and use research procedures and
practices that meet generally accepted professional standards. The Purdue
faculty engaged in the HPP are senior rank faculty and staff and have strong
professional records—including teaching, extension, and research. Purdue
faculty will direct collaborative research activities and applied research
activities that meet generally recognized, international standards for
research.
There are three
annual components to the Herat-Purdue Partnership:
- The
Visiting Faculty Fellowship is a program for mid-career, experienced faculty
members who have completed an MS degree and have at least two years post degree
teaching experience. This program is
conducted for 16 weeks from August – December.
- The
Intensive Training Fellowship is for junior faculty members how have not
completed a MS or have less than two years post MS teaching experience. This program is conducted for 9 weeks in
January – March.
- The
Student Exchange program is for students between the third and fourth year in
the BS program. This is a two week
program conducted late July.
Programatic Reports
1012017 Final Report Sobat.pdf