Al-Beroni University

35°7′36.6″N 69°19′3.3″E / 35.126833°N 69.317583°E / 35.126833; 69.317583

Alberoni University

(Persian) دانشگاه البیرونیDanishgah-e Alberoni (Pashto) دالبیرونی پوهنتون Da Alberoni Pohantūn
Other name	AU
Motto	Excellence in education to Afghanistan[citation needed]
Type	Public University
Established	1998
Academic affiliation	Kabul University
Chancellor	Abdul Qahar "Sarwari"
Vice-Chancellor	Faraidoon Karimi
Dean	9
Academic staff	147
Students	4682
Undergraduates	4682
Address	Kohistan No. 1st District, Kapisa , Kapisa , Afghanistan
Colors	Black, red, & green
Website	www.au.edu.af

Alberoni University (AU; Persian: دانشگاه البیرونی; Pashto: د البیروني پوهنتون) is located in the small town of Kohistan (population range of under 2,500 inhabitants), Kapisa Province, Afghanistan, about 64 km north of the capital Kabul. Alberoni University is a public institute of higher education, and was inaugurated in 1998 by the Afghan Ministry of Higher Education, Al Beroni University (AU) is a very small (uniRank enrollment range: 1000-1999 students) coeducational Afghan higher education institution. The university is named after Abu Rayhan al-Biruni, a renowned polymath scholar who lived in the 11th century. Al Beroni University (AU) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. The AU beginning with a faculty of Medical and Engineering. It is the fifth largest university in Afghanistan after Kabul University, Nangarhar University, Balkh University and Herat University. The university has 9 faculties and 32 departments. The most popular fields of study is law, medicine and engineering.^[1][2][3]

Dr. Abu Najam Niazi is tenth and current chancellor of university.