Challenges of Afghanistan Higher Education System

Abstract

The progress of a country requires a strong higher education system. A society's ability is supported by higher education which serves national needs. In today's world, most higher education centers have three main missions; they are responsible for education, research and service provision. These institutions play an important role in various economic, social, cultural and political aspects of the society, therefore they should be given a special look. Studying the place and role of academic institutions in the development process is very important. Today, all over the world, academic institutions are considered the main source and manifestation of the transformation and development of countries, On the other hand, the low quality of higher education shows itself as a problem in the social sphere, and the weaknesses and inadequacies in the educational system show the inappropriate mechanisms for education. The purpose of this research is to criticize and evaluate the state of the country's education system, and the question is what is the main challenge of the higher education system in Afghanistan?, and why since the establishment of the first institution of higher education in the country, the country is still far from development? And why is higher education unable to solve the problem in society? In response to the question, our hypothesis will be that the higher education system has been involved with a set of internal and external challenges, and that is why it could not be effective in solving the problems of the society. This research is based on the descriptive-analytical method, and the method of collecting data and information is library based. The findings of the research show that the higher education in Afghanistan is focused on the old and outdated teaching system and the quality of education has been widely neglected, which has caused the harmful effects of education, lack of output of expert staff and the functional weakness of these academic institutions.