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For over two years, the Department of Economics at HEIK has played a leading role in economics education, research, and public service. HEIK introduced undergraduate studies in economics more than three years ago. HEIK’s approach to graduate training in economics has been widely emulated at other leading institutions.
The HEIK Economics Department today is a vibrant collection of faculty and students. The department’s distinguished scholars have received numerous awards, including gold medals and many are Fellows of the Kabul University and Kabul Education University. Many faculty members have served in various elected offices and some are members of the American Afghan Chamber of Commerce.
The department offers exceptional opportunities for undergraduate and graduate study and research. The HEIK Economics Department is one of the nation’s preeminent economic research and teaching institution. It is a leader, in graduate training, and it offers the most rigorous undergraduate economics education of any Afghan college or university.
The department is intellectually healthy. New ideas and new directions in economic research are being developed and pursued with vigor. The faculty is strong. Both diplomas and graduate students are actively engaged in learning and research. The department attracts a considerably large undergraduate student enrollment . During the 2009-2010 academic year, 109 undergraduates enrolled in economics courses, 53 undergraduates were majoring in economics, and the rest of them were intending to pursue their diploma level education in Department of Economics.
As the Internet has enabled electronic dissemination of information to replace traditional print media, the HEIK Economics Department has taken steps to develop a presence in cyberspace. The department’s website provides up to-date information on department programs and seminars. It includes links to the many web pages maintained by faculty, who often post research papers, policy papers, data sets, and even computer programs on their sites. Graduate students and economics researchers from around the world visit these web pages to download current research. Our faculty’s research papers are often widely read and cited months or years before they are published in academic journals.
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