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Aga Khan University
Aga Khan University is a private research university based in Karachi, Pakistan. It is a non-profit institution and an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network. It was founded in 1983 as Pakistan's first private university. Starting in 2000, the university expanded to Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, the United Kingdom and Afghanistan.
AKU began life as a health-sciences university. It is among the largest private health-care providers in Pakistan and East Africa. AKU hospitals were the first in those regions accredited by U.S.-based Joint Commission International.
More recently, the university has initiated programmes in teacher education, the study of Muslim civilisations, journalism, early childhood development and public policy. The university has also launched an undergraduate liberal-arts programme to educate future leaders in a wide range of fields and establish additional graduate professional schools.
Founded in 1983 by Prince Aga Khan IV, The Aga Khan University (AKU) stands as one of the agencies within the Aga Khan Development Network. In 1964, plans for the construction of the Aga Khan Hospital and Medical College were announced by the Chancellor. Subsequently, in 1980, the contract for the main complex of Aga Khan University Hospital and Medical College was signed in London.
A significant milestone occurred in 1983 when the Charter of the university was presented to the Chancellor by the former President of Pakistan, establishing it as the first private international university in Pakistan. That same year marked the graduation of the first class from the university's School of Nursing. The inauguration of Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi followed in 1985.
The university's medical college witnessed its first batch of graduates in 1989. In 1994, the Institute for Educational Development in Karachi was inaugurated. The year 2001 saw the launch of the Advanced Nursing Studies Programme in Uganda, while in 2002, the Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations was established in London.
Continuing its expansion, Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi was upgraded to Aga Khan University Hospital in 2005. The following year, in 2006, the Institute for Educational Development in East Africa was inaugurated, alongside the French Medical Institute for Children in Kabul, managed by AKU.
In 2007, the Examination Board conducted its first Secondary School Certificate examinations. The year 2015 marked a significant achievement for Aga Khan University, Tanzania, as it was granted a University Charter by President Jakaya Kikwete. In 2012, the Graduate School of Media and Communications, Institute for Human Development, and East Africa Institute were founded.
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Aga Khan University
Aga Khan University is a private research university based in Karachi, Pakistan. It is a non-profit institution and an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network. It was founded in 1983 as Pakistan's first private university. Starting in 2000, the university expanded to Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, the United Kingdom and Afghanistan.
AKU began life as a health-sciences university. It is among the largest private health-care providers in Pakistan and East Africa. AKU hospitals were the first in those regions accredited by U.S.-based Joint Commission International.
More recently, the university has initiated programmes in teacher education, the study of Muslim civilisations, journalism, early childhood development and public policy. The university has also launched an undergraduate liberal-arts programme to educate future leaders in a wide range of fields and establish additional graduate professional schools.
Founded in 1983 by Prince Aga Khan IV, The Aga Khan University (AKU) stands as one of the agencies within the Aga Khan Development Network. In 1964, plans for the construction of the Aga Khan Hospital and Medical College were announced by the Chancellor. Subsequently, in 1980, the contract for the main complex of Aga Khan University Hospital and Medical College was signed in London.
A significant milestone occurred in 1983 when the Charter of the university was presented to the Chancellor by the former President of Pakistan, establishing it as the first private international university in Pakistan. That same year marked the graduation of the first class from the university's School of Nursing. The inauguration of Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi followed in 1985.
The university's medical college witnessed its first batch of graduates in 1989. In 1994, the Institute for Educational Development in Karachi was inaugurated. The year 2001 saw the launch of the Advanced Nursing Studies Programme in Uganda, while in 2002, the Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations was established in London.
Continuing its expansion, Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi was upgraded to Aga Khan University Hospital in 2005. The following year, in 2006, the Institute for Educational Development in East Africa was inaugurated, alongside the French Medical Institute for Children in Kabul, managed by AKU.
In 2007, the Examination Board conducted its first Secondary School Certificate examinations. The year 2015 marked a significant achievement for Aga Khan University, Tanzania, as it was granted a University Charter by President Jakaya Kikwete. In 2012, the Graduate School of Media and Communications, Institute for Human Development, and East Africa Institute were founded.