Kabul Education University

What Kabul Education University does

Kabul Education University (KEU, formerly Shaheed Rabbani Education University / SREU) is a public higher education institution headquartered in Kabul, Afghanistan, operating under the direct oversight of the Ministry of Higher Education. Founded in 2003, the university holds a national mandate as Afghanistan's sole dedicated teacher-training institution, producing professional educators for both higher education institutions and secondary schools. It serves approximately 2,060 newly admitted students each year through the centralized national Konkur entrance examination, and offers Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate programs across 9 faculties — Natural Sciences, Languages & Literature, Computer Science, Social Sciences, Educational Sciences, Psychology, Islamic Sciences, Special Education, and Physical Education & Sports Sciences — totaling 30 degree programs.

KEU generates revenue primarily through Afghan Ministry of Higher Education appropriations (including dedicated development budget allocations for capital projects such as the on-campus mosque and health clinic) and tuition and academic fees set by ministry policy. The university has expanded its digital footprint through e-learning partnerships with AfghanX and edX, and operates an in-house ICT Center that administers online examinations for staff recruitment and provides IT services. Supporting infrastructure includes a library, scientific journal, graduate studies center, professional development center, on-campus health clinic, cafeteria, sports gymnasium, auditorium, and residential hostels. The institution is led by President Mawlawi Abdul Hakim Hamadi and employs 69 staff.

The university operates exclusively within Afghanistan's borders with no geographic expansion signals, no private investment activity, and no disclosed revenue figures. Its strategic activity has centered on campus facility buildout — including the 2016 mosque inauguration, the 2019 Professional Development Center opening, the 2023 health clinic completion, and cafeteria restoration — together with incremental digital learning integration through third-party platforms.

Name

Kabul Education University

Legal name

Kabul Education University

Website

https://keu.edu.af

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Kabul Education University is Afghanistan's sole public university dedicated to training professional teachers for higher education and secondary schools, admitting 2,060 students annually across 9 faculties and 30 programs under the Ministry of Higher Education.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education (Teacher Training)

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Graduate Schools of Education (M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D.) (EDAHAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Instructional Delivery & Pedagogy (School-Led) (EDAJAFAB)

Keywords

• Higher education
• Teacher training
• Academic degree programs
• E-learning platforms
• Educational services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kabul

HQ country

Afghanistan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Academic Fees: Revenue generated from student tuition and academic fees for various degree programs including Bachelor, Master's and Doctorate levels
2. Government Funding: Public university funded by the Afghan Ministry of Higher Education with development budget allocations for construction and infrastructure projects

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kabul Education University is a public higher education institution that delivers undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degree programs across nine faculties (Natural Sciences, Language & Literature, Computer Science, Social Sciences, Educational Sciences, Psychology, Islamic Sciences, Special Education, and Physical Education & Sports Sciences) with a national mandate to train professional teachers and specialists for Afghanistan's higher education and secondary school systems. The university supplements on-campus instruction with e-learning course access via AfghanX and edX partnerships and operates an in-house ICT Center that administers online examinations and provides IT training. Supporting campus infrastructure includes a health clinic, library, mosque, cafeteria, sports gymnasium, auditorium, residential hostel, professional development center, and a scientific journal for academic research publication.

Product overview

Kabul Education University is a higher education institution in Afghanistan specializing in teacher education. The university operates a unified academic platform offering undergraduate and graduate programs across nine faculties including Natural Sciences, Languages & Literature, Computer Science, Social Sciences, Education & Vocational Studies, Psychology, Islamic Sciences, Special Education, and Physical Education & Sports Sciences. The university provides e-learning services through AfghanX and edX partnerships, and operates an ICT Center that administers online examinations. Supporting infrastructure includes a health clinic, library, mosque, cafeteria, sports gymnasium, auditorium, residential blocks, and a professional development center. The institution also publishes a scientific journal for academic research dissemination.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AfghanX: E-learning platform offering AfghanX courses
• edX

Products and services

• Bachelor's Degree Programs
• Master's Degree Programs
• Doctorate Degree Programs
• E-learning Platform (AfghanX) AfghanX is an e-learning platform offered by the university that provides online courses, allowing students to access educational content digitally.
• edX Online Courses The university offers access to edX online courses, enabling students to take Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) from the edX platform.
• ICT Center Services The ICT Center provides information technology services including online examination administration for staff positions, IT training programs, and technology support for the university community.
• On-Campus Health Clinic On-campus health clinic providing medical services to students, faculty, and staff of the university.
• University Library University library providing academic resources, research materials, and study spaces for students and faculty.
• On-Campus Residential Housing (Hostel) On-campus housing facilities for students in residential blocks managed by the General Hostel Management office (مدیریت عمومی لیلیه).
• Professional Development Center Center inaugurated to provide professional development opportunities for faculty and staff, supporting ongoing educator capacity building at the university.
• University Scientific Journal University-affiliated academic journal publishing research in education and related fields, managed by the University's Scientific Journal Office (آمریت مجله علمی پوهنتون).

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,060 new students admitted annually (academic year 1405)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Setareh Sobh (ستاره صبح) Development InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1402Development organization partnered with the university to establish and operate the Health Clinic project, providing healthcare services for professors, staff, and students. Clinic inaugurated on 12/1/1402 (Solar Hijri) with university leadership and institute representatives present
• Ministry of Higher Education, AfghanistancoreOthers · 1 January 1398Primary regulatory authority providing oversight, funding, and policy direction for the university's operations and academic programs
• Ministry of Hajj and Religious AffairsminorOthersGovernment ministry that funded the construction of the university mosque (Masjid Sharif) at a cost of 8.9 million Afghanis from the ministry's development budget. Mosque completed on 2 Sonbola 1395

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Kabul University: Largest general public university in Kabul, sharing the same national Konkur admissions system, Ministry of Higher Education oversight, and operating environment as KEU. Comparable as a domestic HE peer but broader in mission (not teacher-training focused).
• American University of Afghanistan: Private, US-affiliated university operating in Kabul under the same Afghan regulatory umbrella. Comparable as a domestic higher-education alternative for students who clear the national Konkur, with partial overlap on faculty and infrastructure challenges.
• University of Peshawar: Public research university in neighboring Pakistan offering education degrees and serving a similar South Asian / Muslim-majority student population. Comparable on public-university higher-ed delivery, though not solely teacher-training focused.

Direct peers

• International Islamic University Islamabad: Public Islamic higher-education institution offering undergraduate and graduate programs across multiple faculties with strong teacher-training components. Directly comparable in faith-based higher-ed context, public governance, and regional positioning.
• Allama Iqbal Open University: Major Pakistani open/distance-learning university delivering teacher education and continuing professional programs at scale. Comparable to KEU's e-learning push via AfghanX and edX, and to its role as a mass educator-training provider.
• Tarbiat Modares University: Iranian public university focused on graduate-level teacher education and educational research. Comparable in mandate to train secondary and tertiary educators, with similar faculty-school structure and Islamic-region operating context.
• University of Education, Lahore: Pakistan's premier dedicated teacher-training university offering B.Ed., M.Ed., and doctoral programs across multiple education faculties. Highly comparable to KEU in mission (producing professional teachers), public-university governance, and scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/K_Education_Uni
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@kabuleducationuniversityuser44
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kabul-education-university-afghanistan

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments

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