Qais Mohammadi

 Abstract This research presents an assessment of the economic impact of Kankor examinations in Kabul city. Economic impact is viewed as direct impact areas attributable to Kankor examinations in terms of employment, income, GDP contribution, and accumulation of tax revenues to the government. The study shows that Kankor examinations as a national product has significant direct economic impact on Kabul city. The estimates that are made based on collection of primary data from a sample size of more than 16,450 students in Kabul city indicates that the conduct of Kankor examinations contributes approximately 2 billion AFN to the GDP. In addition, our study shows that the employment contribution of Kankor examination in Kabul city is more than 950 job created. Furthermore, the conduct of Kankor examinations added more than 1.3 billion AFN factor income in Kabul city and potentially as much as AFN 260 million to the government in taxes annually. Exploring the Economic Impact of Univers...

SOURCE COLLABORATE LEARN MORE REGISTER LOG IN Qais Mohammadi is a Professor of Economics at Kardan University in Afghanistan, where he promotes an active environment of experiential education. In 2019, he was named the ACBSP Regional Teaching Excellence Award winner and recognized in the GBSN Summit in Mumbai. Qais works as a champion of experiential learning, training fellow teachers on best practices, and encouraging them to push outside of their comfort zone.  Below, you will find a Q&A with Qais:  What does experiential learning mean to you?  Experiential Learning is about encouraging students to experience how the real-world works when it comes to their field of study. We engage students in activities out of the class, where they see the difference between theory and application. In other words, experiential learning is a continuous internship where students look at businesses to learn what is going ...