U.S. University Awarded Grant From State Department to Assist Kandahar University

Posted by Kerri S. Hannan / November 10, 2010

Afghan female students discuss a math problem at the University of Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug 2002.[AP]

About the Author: Kerri Hannan serves as Information Officer at the U.S. Embassy Kabul in Afghanistan.

Ball State University in the United States received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of State to help Kandahar University develop curriculua that will emphasize free market principles and entrepreneurship for its new College of Economics.

Members of Kandahar's Economics Department will work with faculty members from Ball State's nationally ranked Center for Entrepreneurship to create courses in entrepreneurship, business development, and economic development.

The purpose of the grant is to provide Afghanistan with added economic development opportunities and integration into the international trade and business community, which lends itself to greater… more »

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