Alumni, current students, teachers and parents celebrated the daylong event at the secondary school building located in Uttara Model Town marking the 30th year of the Aga Khan School Dhaka. The event was organized by the school as well as the Aga Khan School Dhaka Alumni Association (AKSDAA), said a press release on Sunday. Read…
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Aga Khan University education conference kicks off with calls to end 19th century curriculum — NTV
The 2nd Annual Aga Khan University Education conference is underway in Kampala to improve, innovate and change. The Ministry of Education and sports has come up with a Teacher policy that will focus on the profession until one retires. The Vice Provost, Prof Kweku Bentil who spoke at the 2nd Aga Khan University Education conference…
New Education and Business Agreements Announced in India|Premier of Ontario Visits the Aga Khan Academy, Hyderabad
Premier Kathleen Wynne Premier Kathleen Wynne of the Province of Ontario, Canada visited the Aga Khan Academy, Hyderabad on 4 February 2016 during a trade mission to India. The Premier toured the campus and spoke to students during her visit. Click here to read the news release from the Premier’s Office. Source: Aga Khan Academies…
Award-Winning Photographer Leads AKDN Student Photography Workshop — Aga Khan Academies org
</ Award-winning photographer Fredric Roberts is leading a week-long photography workshop for high school students in Hyderabad. The workshop has been organised jointly by the Aga Khan Academy, Hyderabad and the Aga Khan Foundation, both of which are part of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). The workshop allows Fredric Roberts to bring his passion…
Education in Afghanistan: The Contributions of the Aga Khan Development Network —Video
Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) Published on 3 Jul 2015 After nearly three decades of armed conflict, Afghanistan had one of the lowest school attendance rates in the world, particularly for girls. In 2009 the Aga Khan Foundation started supporting 216 schools for boys and girls in the remote provinces of Baghlan, Bamyan and Badakhshan….
AKA (Aga Khan Academy) Mombasa’s 9th Diploma Graduating Class Reaches New Heights
This year’s graduating class is the most successful in AKA, Mombasa history, scoring an average of 34.4 points (last year’s average was 32.9) and earning over $4.1 million in scholarships and financial aid. Without a doubt, this class has given us much to celebrate. Benefiting from the school’s strong Middle Years Programme, 6 of the…
WEBCAST: Reaching Children in Fragile & Conflict-Affected States |Video on education by Aga Khan Foundation Canada
Aga Khan Foundation Canada Published on 3 Jul 2015 Original date of webcast: February 27, 2014 ->>>>><<<<<-
Gilgit-Baltistan education strategy is close to being finalized, Secretary Education — Pamir Times Net
June 25, 2015: Aga Khan Development Network and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Australian Government concluded a successful five year project ‘Education Development and Improvement Programme (EDIP)’ that has enhanced access, equity and quality of education with increased gender parity, participation and sustainability of community interventions. EDIP has improved the teaching and…
45 Aga Khan candidates to join world’s top varsities — Nation co Kenya
About 45 of the 71 candidates at Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa, are set to join top universities in the world. Pupils of Aga Khan Academy Mombasa presents Oriental song during the Kenya Music Festival at Aga Khan Academy on August 10, 2014. About 45 of the 71 candidates at Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa, are set…
Aga Khan Academy (AKA) Hyderabad head visits Bangladesh — The News today com
Dr Geoffrey Fisher, Head of the Aga Khan Academy (AKA), Hyderabad, India, was in Dhaka to brief parents about the academy at an event held at the Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre recently, said a press release. The Aga Khan Academy, Hyderabad is an International Bacca-laureate World School and is the second in a network of…
The Aga Khan Academies News Letter April 2015| First Teacher Exchange, Sharing Expertise, Turning Inspiration to Success and more …
FEATURED STORY: AKA’s First Teacher Exchange “Meeting people in India helped me to make connections between what I had imagined, read and heard about, and the reality on the ground,” says AKA, Mombasa teacher Evelyn Awino. Evelyn traded classes and countries for two months with Sheherbanoo Fathi, a teacher from AKA, Hyderabad, as part of…
The Aman Family: Becoming Citizens of the World — Aga Khan Academy, Hyderabad India
“The Aga Khan Academy, Hyderabad is imparting to our children a holistic education and learning experience that prepares them for life and challenges in today’s world.” Both children in the Aman family attend the Aga Khan Academy, Hyderabad. Son Ayan is a residential student in grade 11, and daughter Anahita is a day student in…
How to Fix Poor Quality Education in South Asia — World Bank’s Feature story
Arne Hoel/World Bank STORY HIGHLIGHTS In today’s world of rapid technological change and increasing global competitiveness, South Asian countries need a well-educated and skilled workforce to sustain long periods of growth. While the region has made tremendous gains in expanding access to schooling over the past decade, a new report by the World Bank says…
Ugandan teachers ‘less interested in professional development’ — Daily Monitor com Uganda
An analysis of teachers seeking scholarships under the Aga Khan University Institute of Educational Development has shown that Ugandan teachers are least interested in professional development in East Africa. According to Ms Elizabeth Gabona, the director of higher technical vocational education at the Ministry of Education, even at the Ministry, when opportunities emerge, the few…
Great Nations Need Great Schools – The Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad
Head of Academy, John Puddefoot with students at the Aga Khan Academy, Hyderabad “All sorts of things matter in a school,” says John Puddefoot, Head of the Aga Khan Academy, Hyderabad. “Perhaps what matters most is something that no architect can design and no teacher can teach: the feel of the place, whether when…
62pc of third graders can’t read an Urdu sentence – The News International Pakistan news report
Karachi: A report has identified serious shortcomings in the quality of education, as it shows over 62 percent of Class-III children could not read a single sentence of Urdu/Sindhi of the Class-II level, while more than 85 percent of them failed to read a story text. “snip” The children’s learning levels in English reading and…
Aga Khan university Convocation in Dar es Salaam: University Governing Bodies Urged to Cultivate Quality Standards – AKU News
University Governing Bodies Urged to Cultivate Quality Standards Standards will enable employability and free movement of graduands across East Africa community February 9, 2012 Governing bodies for education must recognize the need to establish quality standards for institutions, not only in Tanzania but across the EAC, for it is through these standards that university graduates…
India: The AKDN in India Brochure (2011) – Relief Web News
Aga Khan Development Network Download PDF (2.02 MB) On a visit to an AKDN rural support programme in the mid-1980s, His Highness the Aga Khan saw that, contrary to prevailing thinking that suggested rising incomes alone would solve poverty, there was a need to bring a variety of inputs and disciplines to…
