Afghan Scholars Program

Afghan Civil Officials Arrive at UW Evans School of Public Affairs

Government and Nonprofit Officials Travel to Seattle for Advanced Studies

Fifteen government and nonprofit officials from Afghanistan arrived February 13 to study public administration and policy at the University of Washington’s Evans School of Public Affairs.

The students are pursuing Master of Public Policy and Administration (MPPA) degrees at Kabul University and work for organizations including the Afghan Ministries of Justice, Finance, and the Interior; Afghan National Assembly; and the United Nations.

“The future of Afghanistan depends on building strong public and nonprofit sectors,” said Sandra O. Archibald, dean and professor at the Evans School of Public Affairs. “We are proud to help these distinguished professionals gain the skills necessary to build and maintain civil society and governmental infrastructure in their country.”

Over the next three months, these students will pursue intensive studies in leadership, management, and international development and relations, leveraging the Evans School’s strengths in program development and evaluation, public/private/nonprofit partnerships, strategic management, and public policy. They will have the opportunity to learn first hand from public and nonprofit professionals and will work with Evans School faculty members to begin their master’s theses.

The Evans School hosts this program in partnership with the Afghan eQuality Alliances Program, a Global Development Alliance sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through a cooperative agreement with Washington State University.

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