The Afghan Economic Society (AES) is the first countrywide academic society in Afghanistan.
It was initiated upon the initiative of lecturers, all with a Master Degree from the RUB University, from the Faculties of Economics and Management of the University of Kabul, University of Balkh, University of Herat, University of Kandahar, University of Khost, University of Nangarhar, University of Faryab, University of Bamyan, University of Paktia and others in the beginning of 2016. We have an office in Kabul, Afghanistan as well as in Bochum, Germany.
The main activities and objectives of the AES are the following:
All researchers took part in an academic programme (Bachelor upgrading, Master programme or Phd) offered by the Ruhr-University Bochum with the support of the DAAD from funds of the German Foreign Office, from the World Bank, from the Ministry of Higher Education of Afghanistan, from the NRW-Ministry of Science and Research as well as the NATO and other donors since 2004.
The AES is funded by the DAAD until 2019.
Website: www.afghaneconomicsociety.org