1. Bakhtar University, Kabul, Afghanistan
Transforming Higher Education Academic and Financial Bridge Relationships to Promote Economic & Academic Development in Emerging Markets
Rick Roque
Abdul Latif Roshan
Higher Education Doctoral Research at American International College, (USA)
Bakhtar University, Kabul, Afghanistan

2. HIGHER EDUCATION TRANSFORMATION Personal Relationships
Economic
Relationships
Personal Relationships
Shared Interest
Trust
Respect

3. Rick Roque Rick Roque, Washington DC (USA) rick@menlocompany.com
B.S. Electrical Engineering, 1991
M.S. Management, 1999
EdD Higher Education Administration,
Studies, , 2010-Present
American International College, (USA)
Bakhtar University, (Afghanistan)

4. Increasing Academic & Financial Capital
As a result, I advise ways an institution can increase its academic and financial capital through 3 key ways:
Innovative application of new student services
Creation of Public-Private Partnerships
International Relationships
(c) Venkatraman, 2008

5. What is Education Transformation?
What does it mean to Transform Higher Education

6. Transformation: Understanding Human Capacity

7. Emerging Markets

8. Globalization: Information & Industrial Growth

9. Education: Response to Globalization
The demands of the market tends to focus on vocational occupations such as:
Engineering
Technical Sciences
Medical Technologies
Is Education Merely Vocational ?
(c) Venkatraman, 2008

10. What is Missing?

11. Human Sciences

12. The Human Network

13. Mobility Technology Access Globalization
Globalization is rooted in 3 underpinnings:
Mobility
Technology
Access

14. 3 phases of Globalization
The 3 phases of Globalization center around the advancement of:
The Nation-State Network
The Corporate Network
The Human Network
(c) Venkatraman, 2008

15. Connecting the Human Network
(c) Venkatraman, 2008

16. Middle Eastern Youth: Driving Globalization
The major factors in contemporary Middlee Eastern Politics:
100M people between ages 15-29
Access to Education is 70%
Unemployment > 25% for Men ages 15-24
Over 50% of men between are unmarried
(c) Venkatraman, 2008

17. This is my driving interest in Afghanistan & Bakhtar University
The Human Network
Is intended to support our differences not diminish them; we should be proud of our respective backgrounds;
Education is not the imposition of one ideology nor is it the control of another.
Discovery. Respect. Tolerance.
This is my driving interest in Afghanistan & Bakhtar University

18. BAKHTAR UNIVERSITY, Kabul, AF
First private higher education
institution in Afghanistan
Founded by Abdul Latif Roshan
Founded in 2005; Chartered 2007
Established Academic Bridge
Relationships with:
Kabul Polytechnic University
Association of Certified Chartered Accountant
Indira Gandhi National Open University

19. Afghanistan: War & Reconstruction
Afghanistan has been stricken in a three decades of war.
The return of peace and the subsequent installation of elected government in Afghanistan, with the active support of international community, has laid out the foundation for establishing private higher education institutions.
Considering the present situation of Afghanistan and keeping in mind the role of education and the millennium development goals (MDGs) and in the Afghan National Development Strategy (ANDS), education is one of the most important goals of the government Islamic republic of Afghanistan ,In this connection, Bakhtar University has been established.

20. Student & Faculty Demographics
3785 Students
31% female
69 % Male
115 faculty members
35 from Pakistan
15 from India
5 Bangladesh
2 Nepal
59 Afghan
25% PhD holders 70% Master Degree Holders 5% Bachelor Degree Holders

21. Academic Progams Undergraduate program of BU
Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Economics
Bachelor of Computer Science
Bachelor of Engineering
Bachelor of Law
Bachelor of Journalism
Bachelor of Political Science
Bachelor of Building Contraction Management
Post Graduate Courses from IGNOU

22. Many Accomplishments:
Successes
First Afghan University to admit women
State of the Art Internet Conference Ctr
Founder of Accountants and Auditors Association
Founder of Distance Education in Afghanistan
Founder of ACCA in Afghanistan
Founder of first Private University in Afghanistan
International Projects:
World Bank Funded Projects (ATP)
Train 2500 government employees
150 MPs studied Law
Asian Foundation Project
Ministry of Defense Project
British Council Project
Etc.

23. Numerous Appreciation Letters
President of Afghanistan
IGNOU
NATO
Afghan Parliament

24. Conclusion
Goals are to expand Academic & Financial relationships in the Middle East, United States & Europe
Work on Academic Transformation with additional programs catering toward human development in post war environments
Focus on Projects with Georgetown University in the United States to focus on Economic Development and the education of other classes of citizens – women etc

25. Questions. Thank You. Rick Roque rick@menlocompany.com 408.914.5895
United States
Thank You.
Abdul Latif Roshan
Kabul Afghanistan