Education is the key precondition of reconstruction and stability in Afghanistan inducing this process in every other sector. Demand for higher education in Afghanistan is very high, however the quality of education has been influenced by the lack of technical equipment and facilities, as well as of trained staff. The aim of this project is to support the development of human potential via improvement of the quality of higher education in Afghanistan. The project will contribute through establishing and building of a laboratory, development the syllabus and training of the staff at the Faculty of science of the Heart University. The goals of this project correspond with the development strategy of the Afghan government, the strategy of the international community participating in the reconstruction of Afghanistan and the medium-term strategy of Slovakia for development cooperation. The project fits with the goals of call for proposals SAMRS/2014/AFG/01 of the Slovak agency for international development aid (SAMRS) for year2014. The realization of this project at the Herat University will involve the establishment and building of a laboratory for basic bioprocesses in food analysis. The project includes the design of the laboratory works by experts from Slovakia, the installation of equipment, training of teachers at STU in Bratislava and at the HU, preparation of laboratory manual book, joint leading of the laboratories for a specified time. Realization of this project will significantly contribute to the deepening of knowledge and experience of teachers, students and graduates at the HU and it will also bring a number of social, economic and ecological advantages.