Afghanistan launches plan for higher education

Five research universities are to be set up in Afghanistan by 2014. This and other targets are outlined in the National Higher Education Strategic Plan (NHESP) launched by the Afghan Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) in December.

The plan builds on a series of consultation workshops organized by the MoHE with Afghan universities in 2009, with support from UNESCO and the World Bank. It also builds on the previous strategic plan for higher education developed by the MoHE with the support of the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) in 2004.