Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology Department:

Engineering geology and hydrogeology has been studied as a subject for different field of civil engineering faculty sense establishment of Kabul Polytechnic University. The demand for establishment of this department is felt many years ago, but lack of equipment and material, as well past decades of civil war has forbidden to establish this department.

The engineering geology and hydrogeology subject has taught before in the frame of geological engineering and exploration of mines department. The establishment of engineering geology and hydrogeology has approved in the session of geological engineering and exploration of mines professors on 14.10.1392 with protocol number 79. Base on Kabul Polytechnic University proposal number 40, date 11.04.1393 and approval of academic affairs and cohesion department of MoHE, and proposal number 638 date 12.05.1393 head of legislation and organization development of academic development department, general academic affairs and cohesion department of MoHE, under judgment or decree number (2999/2173) date 18.05.1393 ministry of higher education, the department of engineering geology and hydrogeology is established.

Because this department is newly established, so it doesn’t have enough classrooms and laboratory equipment and other material.

In the future, according to department’s objectives and responsibilities, department recruits young teachers and other high level educated professors to conduct the academic activities like compilation and translation of books, and other researches.

Currently, department has eight scientific members and needs to recruit other young scientific members as well.      

The responsibility of department:

The major responsibilities of the engineering geology and hydrogeology are to train young specialists and skilled engineers according to market demand and necessity of the country in the field to geotechnical investigation for different types of engineering structures. In addition, train young expert and skilled engineers in the field of Hydrogeology to investigate groundwater as a drinking source; moreover, evaluate the negative impacts of groundwater on different engineering structures and construction materials.

The importance for establishment of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology Department:

Nowadays none of engineering structures could not be built without geotechnical investigation, because without understanding of subsurface conditions, are difficult to do the foundation design of engineering structures such as (residential and industrial buildings, high ways, railroads, dames, airports, and other engineering structures). On the other hand, it should be mentioned that despite of importance of such investigations there were not established a department in this field before 2013 to train experts and engineers in the field of engineering geology and hydrogeology.

According to above problems it is necessity to:

• Develop a major department in the field of engineering geology and hydrogeology in the frame of geology and mine faculty in country level.
• Academic and scientific level of studies should meet to present requirements.
•  Improve the capacity of scientific members of department with accordance to new technologies.
• Effort for improvement the quality of higher education and on the other side the national interest should be considered.
• The academic discipline and arrangement should be considered properly.

Objectives of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology Department:

• Standardizing the department according to the current situations and requirements in the country level;
• Updating department’s curriculum according to market demand and Ministry of Higher Education Policy.
• Implementing development programs of Ministry of Higher Education Afghanistan properly.
• Better preparing ways of the implementation methods for educational development programs of Ministry of Higher of Afghanistan.
• Train qualified Engineers in fields of engineering geology and hydrogeology.
• Recruitment qualified persons with higher grade of education (masters and doctors) and try to improve the educational level of available scientific members;
• Teaching properly according to the provided curriculum by using advanced equipment and tools;
• Intensive work for providing teaching materials and books in national languages and promote the culture of standard research.

The main challenges in of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology Department:

Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology is a newly established department, so it is faced with many challenges and the main challenges are as below:

• Deficiency of laboratory and lab equipment;
• Lack of teaching materials in field of engineering geology and hydrogeology;
• Lack of qualified scientific members specially members having high education grade and science grade.

 

Name: Mohammad Ibrahim, Last name: Najaf​, Father Name: Najaf​, Education: PhD, Place of education: Russia (Moscow), Scientific grade: Professor, Duration of service: 37

Number of publication:  40 , Phone No: +93700244194, Email: drnajaf3@yahoo.com

 

 Name: Janaqa, Last name: Satar​, Father Name: Abdul Star, Education: MSc, Place of education: Azerbaijan, Scientific grade: Senior Teaching, Assistant, Duration of service: 15

Number of publication:  15 , Phone No: +93799314780, Email: janaqasatar@yahoo.com

 

Name: Mohammad Hadi, Last name: Asadi​, Father Name: Hussian Ali, Education: MSc, Place of education: Afghanistan (Kabul), Scientific grade: Senior Teaching, Assistant

Duration of service: 3, Number of publication:  6 , Phone No: +93773644508, Email: hadiasadi7@gmail.com, hadiasadi@kpu.edu.af

 

Name: Abdulhalim, Last name: Zaryab​, Father Name: Ahmad Ali, Education: MSc, Place of education: Kazakhstan, Scientific grade: Senior Teaching, Assistant, Duration of service: 6

Number of publication:  8, Phone No: +93774363533, Email: a.zaryab@kpu.edu.af  

 

Name: Mohammad Salem, Last name: Hossaini​, Father Name: Mohammad Ali, Education: MSc, Place of education: Iran, Scientific grade: Senior Teaching, Assistant

Duration of service: 1, Number of publication:  2, Phone No: +93773819822, Email: salem.hossaini@yahoo.com

 

Name: Mohammad Zia, Last name: Jamal, Father Name: Naser Ali, Education: BSc (current student of, master program, Place of education: Afghanistan (Kabul)

Scientific grade: Junior Teaching, Assistant, Duration of service: 2, Number of publication:  , Phone No: +93729803754, Email: zjamal.mining@gmail.com

 

Name: Ali Akbar, Last name: Nedam​, Father Name: Ali Hussian​, Education: BSc (current student of, master program, Place of education: India, Scientific grade: Junior Teaching

Assistant, Duration of service: 2, Number of publication:  , Phone No: +93744997151, Email: aliakbarnedam@gmail.com

 

(Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology) department Curriculum:

First Semester:

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credit Number
GM-EGH101	Islamic Culture	1
GM-EGH102	History of Afghanistan	1
GM-EGH103	Foreign Language-English	2
GM-EGH104	Sport	1
GM-EGH105	High mathematics I	3
GM-EGH107	General Chemistry	3
GM-EGH108	Plane Geometry and Technical drawing	2
GM-EGH109	Basics of Computer I	2
GM-EGH110	General Geology I	3
GM-EGH111	Constitution of Afghanistan + Law of Higher Education	1
Total Number of Credit for the First Semester		19

 Second Semester:

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credit Number
GM-EGH201	Islamic Culture	1
GM-EGH202	History of Afghanistan	1
GM-EGH203	Foreign Language-English	2
GM-EGH205	High mathematics II	3
GM-EGH206	Physics I	3
GM-EGH212	Inorganic Chemistry	3
GM-EGH213	Plane Geometry and Technical drawing	2
GM-EGH209	Basics of Computer II	2
GM-EGH210	General Geology II	3
GM-EGH-P1	Practical Work, General Geology	1
Total Number of Credit for the Second Semester		21

Third Semester:

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credit Number
GM-EGH301	Islamic Culture	1
GM-EGH303	Foreign Language-English	2
GM-EGH305	High mathematics III	3
GM-EGH314	Analytical Chemistry	2
GM-EGH306	Physics II	2
GM-EGH315	Mechanics of Material I	2
GM-EGH316	Engineering Geodesy I	2
GM-EGH317	Mineralogy and crystal optics	3
GM-EGH318	Historical Geology	2
Total Number of Credit for the Third Semester		19

Fourth Semester:

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credit Number
GM-EGH401	Islamic Culture	1
GM-EGH403	Foreign Language	1
GM-EGH405	High mathematics IV	2
GM-EGH406	Physics III	2
GM-EGH415	Mechanics of Material II	2
GM-EGH416	Engineering Geodesy II	2
GM-EGH419	Structural Geology and Geological Mapping	3
GM-EGH420	Geology of Afghanistan	2
GM-EGH421	Mechanics of fluids	2
GM-EGH422	General Engineering Geology	3
GM-EGH-P2	Practical Work, Engineering Geodesy	1
Total Number of Credit for the Fourth Semester		21

Fifth Semester:

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credit Number
GM-EGH501	Islamic Culture	1
GM-EGH523	GIS I	2
GM-EGH524	Geotectonic	2
GM-EGH525	Geomorphology and Quaternary Deposits	2
GM-EGH526	Environmental Geology	3
GM-EGH527	Applied Petrology	2
GM-EGH528	Hydrology	2
GM-EGH529	General Hydrogeology	3
GM-EGH530	Soil Science	3
Total Number of Credit for the Fifth Semester		20

Sixth Semester:

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credit Number
GM-EGH601	Islamic Culture	1
GM-EGH623	GIS II	2
GM-EGH631	Remote Sensing	3
GM-EGH632	Geophysics I	3
GM-EGH633	Exploration drilling	3
GM-EGH634	Regional Hydrogeology	2
GM-EGH635	Groundwater Dynamics I	3
GM-EGH636	Soil Mechanics I	2
GM-EGH-P3	Practical Work, Geological Mapping	1
Total Number of Credit for the Sixth Semester		20

Seventh Semester:

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credit Number
GM-EGH701	Islamic Culture	1
GM-EGH737	Sedimentology	2
GM-EGH732	Geophysics II	3
GM-EGH735	Groundwater Dynamics II	3
GM-EGH738	Hydrogeological Investigation Methods I	3
GM-EGH739	Engineering Geological Investigation Methods I	3
GM-EGH740	Work Safety	1
GM-EGH736	Soil Mechanics II	2
GM-EGH741	Rock Mechanics I	2
Total Number of Credit for the Seventh Semester		20

Eighth Semester:

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credit Number
GM-EGH801	Islamic Culture	1
GM-EGH842	Engineering Economics	2
GM-EGH838	Hydrogeological Investigation Methods II	3
GM-EGH843	Hydro-geochemistry	2
GM-EGH839	Engineering Geological Investigation Methods II	3
GM-EGH841	Rock Mechanics II	2
GM-EGH844	Introduction to Foundation	2
GM-EGH845	Engineering project management	2
GM-EGH846	Water Supply	2
GM-EGH-P4	Practical Work, Engineering Geological and Hydrogeological Investigation	1
Total Number of Credit for the Eighth Semester		20

Ninth Semester:

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credit Number
GM-EGH-P5	Internship	4
GM-EGH-T	Bachelor Thesis	8
Total Number of Credit for the Ninth Semester		12