The new ICTI will bring a very much needed boost of knowledge to both students and technical personnel of the Ministry of Communications, Afghan Telecom and Afghan Mobile. Other organisations, both from the public and private sectors, will also take profit.

The project is the result of a generous donation from the Islamic Republic of Iran and the coordination of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

The following sections describe the ICTI facilities, the training curriculum for full-time students and the series of short courses that will be available to the industry at large.

Two types of diplomas will be issued

• An ICTI Technician Diploma obtained after having successfully passed two years at the ICTI.
• An ICTI Engineer Diploma obtained after having successfully passed two years at the ICTI plus the two years of the ICTI Technician programme, or two years plus the equivalent requirements of the ICTI Technician Programme.

Equivalent requirements will be assessed, on an individual basis, by a Committee in charge of Admissions, duly appointed by the ICTI Director General.