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ProgramsAfghanistan

Programs in Afganistan

Kandahar Renewable Energy Curriculum

ConDev partnered with the Conflict and Development Foundation, Kandahar University and FHI360 to develop Afghanistan’s first energy engineering bachelor’s program. With a market-oriented curriculum focused on practical application, this collaboration enabled Kandahar University faculty and graduates to better advise Afghanistan’s energy sector. This partnership was funded through USAID’s Afghanistan University Support and Workforce Development Program.

Improving Oil and Gas Education at Jawzjan University

The Center on Conflict and Development at Texas A&M University (ConDev) partnered with Jawzjan University in Afghanistan to strengthen the country’s higher education sector and create a market-oriented curriculum that increases students’ exposure to innovative technologies. This program was funded by USAID’s University Support and Workforce Development Program (USWDP).

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ConDev’s research focuses largely on mitigating conflict related to four program areas, which were hand-picked based on their potential to combat key drivers of international conflict:

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