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The University of Nebraska at Omaha began its involvement with Afghanistan
in 1972. In 1974, the Arthur
and Daisy Paul Afghanistan Collection was donated to the Center;
in 1975, an institutional linkage with Kabul University was established.
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The Center has obtained nearly $60 million in grants and contracts to support technical assistance programs, training, and educational exchanges, including the Education
Sector Support Project (ESSP), Afghan
Scholarship Program (ASP), Weber
Scholarship Program (WSP),
ARRENA
Project, the Afghanistan
Teacher Education Project (ATEP), the Japan
International Cooperation Agency Afghanistan Community Development
Study (JICA), and the Fulbright Program. |
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In addition, the Center publishes self-study and classroom language materials for Dari, and a Dari-English Dictionary. Research Associates of the Center are engaged in an ongoing Atlas
of Afghanistan Project . |
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For more than 30 years, members of the CAS staff have regularly responded to requests for consulting services from federal agencies, the media, the private sector, and citizen intiative groups. In the six months following September 11, 2001, the Director and Assistant Director of the Center have provided over 2,500 interviews to local, national, and international
media sources. |
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The Center demonstrates its commitment to Afghans and Afghanistan by
maintaining a Field
Office in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Center continues its
cooperation with the current Afghan government and its Ministry of
Education. |
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UNO
and the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) collaborate to revitalize health care in Afghanistan and improve educational opportunities for Afghan health care professionals.
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The Center regularly assists scholars of Afghanistan studies, graduate students, government officials, and members of the media around the world in their research pursuits. |
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Over 500 Afghans have come to UNO as participants in exchange programs and other projects managed by the Center. More than 100 faculty and staff from the University of Nebraska have participated in projects related to Afghanistan. |
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The Center has provided training, coordination, development, and management for almost all sectors of education in Afghanistan: adult literacy, manpower development, gender equity, teacher training, and curriculum development. |
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