This official trip continued up to 17th October 2008. That was designed to exchange of views and ideas on “Economic Development strategy for Afghanistan’s rehabilitation”. The core and important economical issues such as Monetary Policy, Trade Policy, Fiscal Policy, International Financial Policy, Industrial Policy, Development of Human Capitol Policy, Agriculture Policy and
Policy related to the Social Overhead Capital in accordance to the Korean experiences and successes in mentioned fields were discussed comprehensively.
At the end of the program, each two members of the Afghan delegation separately prepared and presented a country report about the Afghan economy. In addition, this program included visits from industrial areas and famous companies in Korean and global industrial firms, as well as visit of some cultural sites that included good experiences to the Afghan delegation.

The Certificates Distribution for Student of Arts College
On 12th October, 2008 there was a ceremony to admire the students of Fine Art Faculty for their artistic activities that they carried out for the International Peace Day.
On the International Peace Day, that the lecturers and Kabul University students attended the event, Prof. Hamidullah Amin, the President of Kabul University was also present. This program was launched by NCPR’s Peace Studies Department and Kabul University Research Center.

NCPR's Scientific Research Projects for 2008
According to its policy and goals, NCPR each year carries out a series of research projects about Afghanistan's very important issues and problems. Based on this policy three very important research projects are launched by the departments of Law and Political Sciences, Economic and Social Sciences during the current year. The mentioned projects are as follows:
• The Role of Law in Afghanistan and How to Improve it.
• Reconstruction of the Agriculture sector in Afghanistan and Its Impact on the Afghans.
• Social Criteria of Durable Peace and Security in Afghanistan.
The first project activities are in their third phase. The second project is in its relevant literature review phase. The third project activities are progressing very well. The researchers and their assistants collected all their relevant data and they are working on their data analysis in this project. When the researchers finish their work then the reports of these three research projects will be published and we will hand them over to relevant agencies, readers and scholars who are eager and desirous to read them.

International Peace Day

The International Peace Day was established by a United Nation Resolution in 1981 and first celebrated in September 1982 on the opening day of the United Nations General Assembly. On the 7th September of 2001 the General Assembly officially declared the 21st of September as the permanent date for the Internation-al Day of Peace with the aim to invite “all Member States, organizations of the United Nations system, regional and non-government organizations and indivitulas to commemorate, in an appropriate manner, the International Day of Peace, including through education and public awareness, and to cooperate with the United Nations in the establishment of the global ceasefire”.

With the patronage of Prof. Hamidullah Amin, Chancellor of Kabul University, NCPR and the Kabul University Scientific Research Center organized the participation of teachers and students at the celebration of the Peace Day. Students of Kabul University contributed actively to the Peace Day in a creative way by painting pictures and writing poems about their imagination of peace as well as by journalistic work.

Prof. Usmani, Director of the Kabul University Scientific Research Center, expressed his views regarding International Peace Day: “Peace is essential for all human beings and a successful social development of the country. But peace couldn’t be built in one day, it is a continuing process. Peace doesn’t evolve from an open space. Further, the meaning of peace is referring back to war – without war there wouldn’t be the need to speak about peace in Afghanistan. Today is the time for Afghanistan to find ways for reconstruction and development in order to support and to secure sustainable peace built by equality”.

On Sunday 12th of October 08, the NCPR held a program to admire the students of arts faculty and handed over the letters of appreciation to the best paintings. Consequently, the chancellor of Kabul University admired the tasks of NCPR, SRC and Arts faculty to the Pace Day through a letter of appreciation.

Peace-Building and Textbook Writing Workshops for the lecturers of Afghanistan Universities:
	The NCPR and CPHD held a Peace Building and a Textbook Writing Workshop for 42 lecturers of Afghanistan Universities financially supported by USIP. The Peace Building Workshop was held from 10-13th of August in CPHD conference room facilitated by Mrs. Jacqueline Wison and Maria Jessop of United
State Institute of Peace (USIP) covering principles of Peace Building and other related matters of Peace. The Textbook Writing Workshop was held from 14-26th of August 2008 in NCPR conference room facilitated by Prof. Dr. Alef Shah Zadran of NCPR and Prof. Dr. M. Zafar Iqbal of Allama Iqbal Open University of Islamabad, Pakistan. The workshops was covering the principles of textbook writing, domains of learning characteristics of different parts of a textbook, assessment of lessons and students learning and how to incorporate principles of Peace Building into Textbook Writing and the standards for Textbook Writing and Textbook evaluation were taught. Both workshops successfully ended by handing over certificates on 26th of August 2008.
Learning program of Research Methods in Writing Monograph and Presenting Seminars
National Center for Policy Research (NCPR) has launched a learning program on the use of Research Methods in Monograph Writing and Presenting Seminars for the senior students of Social Sciences Faculties at Kabul University from 24th of August. About 1000 students (all seniors) of the Faculties of Social Sciences of Kabul University are participants of this program. The Program for each Faculty is 10 days carrying out by professional and experienced lecturers individually. The goal of this program is to fill the big gap of standard scientific research, which exists in Higher Education Institutes of Afghanistan.
The journey of the NCPR’s Director to Berlin & Bochum
Dr. Hamidullah Noor Ebad, Director of NCPR, had an official journey to Germany from 4-12 August 2008. In a meeting of the director with the main office of Konrad Adenauer Stiftung the sole donor of NCPR, it was decided that the NCPR will be in-charge of its budget independently and will work as the partner of KAS. In the journey to Bochum the profound cooperation of NCPR with Bochum University was discussed. Dr. Babak Khalatbari the country representative of KAS in Afghanistan and Pakistan accompanied the director of NCPR during this trip.