The Aga Khan University (AKU) is an elite coeducational university in Pakistan. It was granted its charter in 1983 as Pakistan's first private, autonomous university.^[1] AKU was founded by His Highness the Aga Khan, and is part of the Aga Khan Development Network. AKU has campuses on three continents, but its principal campus is located in the metropolitan city of Karachi, Pakistan. According to the Higher Education Commission ranking of Universities in Pakistan, The Aga Khan University ranked number 1 in Health Sciences, with a cumulative rank score higher than any other university in Pakistan.^[2] The Higher Education Commission has also ranked the Aga Khan University as the number one ranked university overall in Pakistan based on global impact of research.^[3] The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Private schools, or independent schools, are schools not administered by local, state, or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public (state) funds. ... A Chancellor is the head of a university. ... The Āgā Khān IV, or His Highness Prince Karīm al-Hussaynī Āgā Khān IV, KBE, CC, GCC, (Arabic: سمو الأمیر شاہ کریم الحسیني آغا خان الرابع) -- (born December 13, 1936) is the current (49th) Imām of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims. ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... Provost is the title of a senior academic administrator at many institutions of higher education in the United States and Canada, the equivalent of Vice-Chancellor at certain UK universites such as UCL, and the head of certain Oxbridge colleges (e. ... Karachi (Urdu: كراچى, Sindhi: ڪراچي) is the capital of the province of Sindh, and the most populated city in Pakistan. ... Sindh (Sindhī: سنڌ, Urdū: سندھ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and is home to the Sindhis, and Muhajirs and various other groups. ... The Higher Education Commission (HEC) is an organization that facilitates the development of higher educational system in Pakistan[1]. Its main purpose is to upgrade the Universities of Pakistan to be world-class centres of education, research and development. ... University Grants Commission (UGC) of Pakistan, is the sole body in the country with the responsibility to ensure quality education. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, images, videos and other digital assets and hosted on a particular domain or subdomain on the World Wide Web. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women. ... Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Aku can mean: The evil antagonist of Samurai Jack A.K.U., Amir Kabir University, Tehran, Iran The Incredible Aku from Sydney, Australia. ... The Āgā Khān IV, or His Highness Prince Karīm al-Hussaynī Āgā Khān IV, KBE, CC, GCC, (Arabic: سمو الأمیر شاہ کریم الحسیني آغا خان الرابع) -- (born December 13, 1936) is the current (49th) Imām of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims. ... Founded and guided by Aga Khan, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) focuses on health, education, culture, rural development, institution-building and the promotion of economic development. ... Aku can mean: The evil antagonist of Samurai Jack A.K.U., Amir Kabir University, Tehran, Iran The Incredible Aku from Sydney, Australia. ... The Universitätscampus Wien, Austria ( details) Campus (plural: campuses) is derived from the (identical) Latin word for field or open space. English gets the words camp and campus from this origin. ... Color-coded regions of the world based on the seven commonly reckoned continents Dymaxion map by Buckminster Fuller shows land masses with minimal distortion as nearly one continuous continent A continent is one of several large landmasses on Earth. ... Karachi (Urdu: كراچى, Sindhi: ڪراچي) is the capital of the province of Sindh, and the most populated city in Pakistan. ... The Higher Education Commission (HEC) is an organization that facilitates the development of higher educational system in Pakistan[1]. Its main purpose is to upgrade the Universities of Pakistan to be world-class centres of education, research and development. ... The Higher Education Commission (HEC) is an organization that facilitates the development of higher educational system in Pakistan[1]. Its main purpose is to upgrade the Universities of Pakistan to be world-class centres of education, research and development. ...

AKU’s objective is to promote human welfare in general, and the welfare of the people of Pakistan in particular, by disseminating knowledge and providing instruction, training, research and service in the health sciences, education and such other branches of learning as the University may determine.^[1] Aku can mean: The evil antagonist of Samurai Jack A.K.U., Amir Kabir University, Tehran, Iran The Incredible Aku from Sydney, Australia. ...

Academic Profile

AKU is a non-denominational institution open to all, irrespective of religion, ethnicity, gender or national origin. Student enrollment is non-discriminatory and among the most competitive in Pakistan. AKU alumni, known as Akuiteshave gone on to assume faculty positions at several prestigious universities in the United States and the United Kingdom. Image File history File links Aku. ...

Forty-four percent of the University’s faculty are women, many in senior posts. Fifty percent of students in the Medical College are also women. The University’s admissions policy is needs-blind and based on merit. Over 33 percent of the students receive financial aid. AKU attracts students from all over Pakistan and several other countries, with diverse backgrounds, cultures and religions on one campus, fostering a sense of camaraderie, and friendship.

In its first two decades, AKU’s major development focus was in the fields of health and education. In the decade ahead, the University plans to move beyond professional education towards becoming a comprehensive university, with the establishment of a Faculty of Arts and Sciences. The new Faculty will offer postgraduate and professional training, with the objective of developing leaders for the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. The Aga Khan University (AKU) is an elite coeducational university in Pakistan. ...

In addition, the University is in the process of planning new academic and research units. These include an Institute of Economic Growth and Society and an Institute of Planning and Management of Human Settlements. Another programme under consideration is an Institute of Human Development, which would be dedicated to advancing the understanding of the effects and conditions of early childhood on subsequent well-being and performance, and the application of this understanding to the development of interventions and evaluation to assess their potential efficacy and applicability. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Scientific Research and Clinical Trials at Aga Khan University

AKU Campus overcast

The Aga Khan Uuniversity emphasizes the importance of scientific research and maintains an advanced and organized infrastructure to support this endeavour. AKU publishes more research articles in peer-reviewed, indexed journals than any other University in Pakistan. Scientific research is an integral part of the academic life at the University; faculty promotions are dependent on publications in indexed journals while most medical students have published by the time they graduate. Research is often described as an active, diligent, and systematic process of inquiry aimed at discovering, interpreting, and revising facts. ... In medicine, a clinical trial (synonyms: clinical studies, research protocols, medical research) is a research study. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 322 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 322 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...

The University maintains a separate Researh Office to guide and support research conducted at the University.^[4] A University Research Council also funds grants after a competitive review process facilitated by a Grants Review Committee.^[5] Particular emphasis is also placed on community related health sciences research. AKU also organizes several International and National research workshops and seminars. A Health Sciences Research Assembly is also held annually whereby faculty and students present their research.^[6]

Recent discoveries made at AKU have made headlines in international and local news outlets.

• Aga Khan University team discover which patients keep on taking their medicine.
• AKU researchers find blood-pressure gene
• AKU Study urges Pakistani families to ‘stop kidding around’
• AKU CHS Research Helps Shape Injection Safety Policy
• AKU Researchers Unravel Genetics of High Blood Pressure

The University is also the site for several NIH cinical trials. ^[7] The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for medical research. ...

Campuses and facilities

One of the many lakes on the medical campus of the Aga Khan University

The Aga Khan University is an international university, currently operating on campuses in Central and South Asia, East Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Existing campuses and international programmes include: Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Map of Central Asia showing three sets of possible boundaries for the region Central Asia located as a region of the world Central Asia is a vast landlocked region of Asia. ... This article is about the geopolitical region in Asia. ...  Eastern Africa (UN subregion)  East African Community  Central African Federation (defunct)  geographic, including above East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easternmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ...

• Faculty of Health Sciences located on a stunningly gorgeous 84-acre campus in the heart of Karachi, Pakistan, built with an estimated cost of 450 plus million US $ in the 1980s^[8]
• Institute for Educational Development in the Karimabad area of Karachi, Pakistan;
• Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations in London, United Kingdom;
• Advanced Nursing Studies (ANS) Programmes at campuses in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda;
• Programmes for capacity development for teachers and nurses in Afghanistan, Egypt and Syria;
• A new campus for the University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences is currently under development. Five hundred sixty acres of land have been acquired just outside Karachi, and Payette Associates are the project architects. The estimated cost of this project is USD $200 million.^[9]

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Sports and rehabilitation Centre

Faculty, staff and patients enjoy the olympic sized swimming pool

The Sports and Rehabilitation Centre is built in a landscaped setting at the AKU Health Sciences campus. The Centre offers facilities of international standard for various indoor, outdoor and water sports. Its Olympic-sized swimming pool is unique in Pakistan. Other features include a sports ground with three cricket pitches and a 480-metre jogging track, four tennis courts, a patients' rehabilitation centre, a children's play area, and a well-equipped gymnasium. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ... Gymnasium can have following meanings: Gymnasium (ancient Greece)—an educational and sporting institution in Ancient Greece Gymnasium—a school of secondary education found in several European countries (approx. ...

Libraries

AKU Library

AKU has several well-equipped libraries on its campuses. The Jivraj Health Sciences Library and the Kurji Periodical Library in the Faculty of Health Sciences are considered among the best in Pakistan and have been recognised by the World Health Organization as training centres. The libraries add appropriate new titles and regularly update their collections, while also providing access to health and education literature databases through MEDLINE, CINAHL and ERIC. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. ... It has been suggested that GoPubMed be merged into this article or section. ... Look up Eric, eric in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

• Jivraj Health Sciences Library - Faculty of Health Sciences, Karachi

Holds 28,000 volumes of books and monographs, with additional books on CD-ROM.

• Kurji Periodical Library - Faculty of Health Sciences, Karachi

Subscribes to nearly 500 journals in medical, nursing and basic science disciplines.

• Institute for Educational Development Library - AKU-IED, Karimabad, Karachi

Subscribes to over 110 professional and scholarly journals, and stocks over 6,000 books and 1,200 reports.

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Student Life

AKU Medical Students sitting in the Quad facing the lecture rooms and the library

Students come from all over Pakistan and several other countries in the world, including the US, Canada and the Middle East after a highly rigorous admission process that includes a competitive entrance exam and interviews. AKU prides itself on the diversity of its student body. Most choose to live in the hostels on the gorgeous medical campus although a fair number of students are locally from Karachi. A popular ritual is T-Half whereby medical students celebrate the half time to their graduation. Male and female students have separate hostels located on campus. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1632 × 1224 pixel, file size: 255 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1632 × 1224 pixel, file size: 255 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the... United States may refer to: Places: United States of America SS United States, the fastest ocean liner ever built. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... Aku can mean: The evil antagonist of Samurai Jack A.K.U., Amir Kabir University, Tehran, Iran The Incredible Aku from Sydney, Australia. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Karachi (Urdu: كراچى, Sindhi: ڪراچي) is the capital of the province of Sindh, and the most populated city in Pakistan. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

A popular ritual is T-Half whereby medical students celebrate the half time to their graduation.

Organization

Faculty of Health Sciences

Medical College

AKU Surgeons

Established in 1983, the Aga Khan University Medical College offers various undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Its curricular objectives include clinical competence both in community settings and hospitals, as well as the assessment of health and prevention of disease in communities through the primary health care programmes that AKU monitors in a number of urban squatter settlements. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Aga Khan University (AKU) was granted its charter in 1983 as Pakistans first private, autonomous university. ... Aku can mean: The evil antagonist of Samurai Jack A.K.U., Amir Kabir University, Tehran, Iran The Incredible Aku from Sydney, Australia. ...

The College has agreements with leading academic institutions, including Harvard University in the United States, McGill and McMaster Universities in Canada and Karolinska Institute in Sweden, which have contributed to faculty and curriculum development. More recent affiliations have been established with the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada and University of Alabama, USA. These partnerships enable higher training and research, specifically in areas where such opportunities are not available in Pakistan. Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) , is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. One of the eight Ivies, it was founded in 1636. ... McGill University is a publicly funded, non-denominational, co-educational research university located in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... McMaster University is a medium-sized research-intensive university located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, with an enrollment of 18,238 full-time and 3,836 part-time students (as of 2006). ... The Karolinska Institute or Karolinska institutet is a medical university in Stockholm, Sweden. ... The Hospital for Sick Children, also known as SickKids, is a world-renowned childrens hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a Canadian public university with its main campus located at Point Grey in the unincorporated Electoral Area A, immediately west of Vancouver, British Columbia. ... Vancouver (pronounced: ) is a city in south-western British Columbia, Canada. ... The University of Alabama (also known as Alabama, UA or colloquially as Bama) is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship campus of the University of Alabama System. ...

Programme offerings include:

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree

A five-year undergraduate programme equivalent to US MD.

• Master's degree programme in Epidemiology
• Master's in Epidemiology and Biostatistics (joint)
• Master's programme in Health Policy and Management
• PhD programme in Health Sciences

Designed to train professionals in strategic and operational planning, policy analysis, institutional management and in health systems research and development.

• Extensive postgraduate medical education (PGME) programme comprised currently of 20 Residency and nine Fellowship programmes in clinical disciplines.

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School of Nursing

AKU Nurse

The Aga Khan University School of Nursing (AKU-SON) was established in 1980, becoming the first academic component of AKU and its Faculty of Health Sciences. Since its inception, the AKU-SON has played a leading role in establishing an internationally acceptable model for nursing education and practice in Pakistan. The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and McMaster University have provided valuable assistance to AKU-SON. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Canadian International Development Agency is a Canadian government agency which administers foreign aid programs in developing countries. ... McMaster University is a medium-sized research-intensive university located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, with an enrollment of 18,238 full-time and 3,836 part-time students (as of 2006). ...

The School offers several programmes in nursing, including a three-year Diploma Programme, a four year BScN and a two-year Post RN BScN and a Master of Science in Nursing (MScN). The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is a four year academic degree in the science and principles of nursing, granted by a tertiary education university or similarly accredited school. ... A Masters of Science in Nursing is an advanced degree a Registered Nurse may obtain to become an advanced practice nurse, such as a Nurse Practitioner or Clinical Nurse Specialist. ...

The University's first academic initiative outside Pakistan, the Advanced Nursing Studies (ANS) Programme, began in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania in 2001. It is designed to improve the quality of patient care by encouraging practising nurses to enhance their expertise through the pursuit of higher education.

In 2000, AKU-SON received its Charter in the Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI).^[10][11] STTI is an international honour society of nursing, with over a quarter million members representing more than 90 countries through its chapters in colleges and universities in Australia, Canada, China, South Korea, Taiwan and the United States. Sigma Theta Tau is the international nursing honor society. ...

Affiliated teaching hospitals

• Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi
• Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi

The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi (AKUH) was established in 1985 as the primary teaching site of the Aga Khan University’s (AKU) Faculty of Health Sciences. ... The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi is part of the Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS). ...

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Based on the strategic vision outlined in the Aga Khan University Chancellor's Commission Report of 1994 ^[12] the University is in the process of creating a Faculty of Arts and Sciences (AKU-FAS). The Faculty will be located on a new campus just outside Karachi, Pakistan and by 2012 is expected to have up to 1,600 students. It will offer a liberal arts education with the aims of developing skills in critical thinking and analysis, raising proficiency in verbal and written communication, enhancing human resource development in the region, and advancing understanding in particular academic disciplines. In the history of education, the seven liberal arts comprise two groups of studies, the trivium and the quadrivium. ... are you kiddin ? i was lookin for it for hours ... Look up Analysis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary An analysis is a critical evaluation, usually made by breaking a subject (either material or intellectual) down into its constituent parts, then describing the parts and their relationship to the whole. ...

The Faculty's academic prospectus has been developed by a planning group chaired by Dr Robert Edwards, an AKU Trustee and former President of Bowdoin College, and was approved by the University's Board of Trustees in December, 2002. In addition to undergraduate programmes, the Faculty plans to develop a limited number of graduate programmes in its areas of strength, and expects to contribute to widening the curriculum for students in the Medical College and the School of Nursing. Bowdoin College, founded in 1794, is a private liberal arts college located in the coastal New England town of Brunswick, Maine. ...

Institute for Educational Development

AKU-IED

The Aga Khan University Institute for Educational Development (AKU-IED) was established in 1993. Its facilities are located in a Professional Development Centre (PDC) which functions as a training and support facility for professional teachers and education managers. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

AKU-IED focuses on the development of educational systems in the developing world. Its major focus is on improving the performance of teachers and other stakeholders (education managers belonging to public and private sectors) through professional development, ultimately leading to school improvement. It also engages in outreach activities through a network of Professional Development Centres in Pakistan, Central Asia and East Africa. The Aga Khan University (AKU) is an elite coeducational university in Pakistan. ... Map of Central Asia showing three sets of possible boundaries for the region Central Asia located as a region of the world Central Asia is a vast landlocked region of Asia. ...  Eastern Africa (UN subregion)  East African Community  Central African Federation (defunct)  geographic, including above East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easternmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. ...

The Institute offers a series of professional development programmes for teachers and other educators, as well as graduate programmes.

Professional programmes:

• A two-month Certificate in Education: Curriculum Areas
• A ten-week Certificate in Education: Educational Leadership and Management
• A one-year field-based Advanced Diploma in Education: Curriculum Areas
• A one-year Advanced Diploma in Education: Educational Leadership and Management

Graduate programmes:

• Master of Education programme

Focused on teacher education. The aim of the programme is to produce graduates who are exemplary teachers and effective teacher educators.

• PhD programme

A four-year, full-time programme that aims to develop high quality educational researchers who will be able to undertake a range of responsibilities and leadership roles in research and development.

The Institute offers its programmes in cooperation with schools and a number of partner institutions including the Aga Khan Education Services, non-governmental organizations, community-based organisations, and some public educational institutes. It has developed these programmes with assistance from its partners - the University of Toronto and the University of Oxford. Teacher education refers to the policies and procedures designed to equip teachers with the knowledge, attitudes, behaviours and skills they require to perform their tasks effectively in the school and classroom. ... Aga Khan Education Services (AKES) is one of four agencies of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) supporting activities in the field of education. ... The University of Toronto (U of T) is a coeducational public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The University of Oxford (usually abbreviated as Oxon. ...

Examination Board

The Aga Khan University Examination Board (AKU-EB) offers high quality examinations in English and Urdu, conforming with international standards for examinations. It was established in response to appeals made to University in 1995 by a group of schools in Karachi seeking an alternate examination board that encouraged the development of reasoning and critical skills rather than rote learning in its examinations. Following consultations with educationists, policy makers and successive government administrations, the University's Board of Trustees approved the proposal in 2000. The AKU-EB was granted recognition by the Government of Pakistan through an Ordinance passed in November, 2002. Partial funcding for the establishment of the AKU-EB came from USAID,^[13] sparking opposition by conservative religious parties in Pakistan.^[14] The United States Agency for International Development (or USAID) is the US government organization responsible for most non-military foreign aid. ...

Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations

AKU-ISMC MA students outside the campus in London

In 2002, the University established the Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations (AKU-ISMC) in the United Kingdom. The Institute aims to strengthen research and teaching on the heritage of Muslim societies in all its historic diversity. The Institute studies systems of moral and ethical thought, structures of governance and public life and artistic and creative expressions in all forms. In addition, the Institute will seek to create opportunities for interaction among academics, traditionally trained scholars and other professionals so as to deepen understanding of pressing issues of public life affecting Muslim societies. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Research is often described as an active, diligent, and systematic process of inquiry aimed at discovering, interpreting, and revising facts. ... In education, teachers are those who teach students or pupils, often a course of study or a practical skill. ... Heritage can refer to: Cultural heritage Cultural traditions Heritage tourism Inheritance Kinship and descent Natural heritage A novel in the BBC Books series See also English Heritage UNESCO World Heritage Site This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Turkish: Müslüman, Persian and Urdu: مسلمان, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of Islam. ... Diversity is the presence of a wide range of variation in the qualities or attributes under discussion. ... A moral is a one sentence remark made at the end of many childrens stories that expresses the intended meaning, or the moral message, of the tale. ... Ethics is a general term for what is often described as the science (study) of morality. In philosophy, ethical behavior is that which is good or right. ... Politics is the process by which groups make decisions. ... The Bath, a painting by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926). ...

Institute's programme offerings:

• Master of Arts in Muslim Cultures
• Certificate Course for Educators

Role of Religion in the University

Although AKU was established by the Imam of the Ismaili Muslims, the University is open to people of all religions and does not discriminate on the basis of religion. The campus has students, faculty and staff of both genders and a variety of religious backgrounds, including Muslims, Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, Parsis and atheists. In fact the number of Ismailis among the medical student and faculty population is low testament to the merit-based induction at the university. AKU is among the few institutions in Pakistan where open and contentious academic debate on religion is possible. Aku can mean: The evil antagonist of Samurai Jack A.K.U., Amir Kabir University, Tehran, Iran The Incredible Aku from Sydney, Australia. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The IsmāʿīlÄ« (Urdu: اسماعیلی IsmāʿīlÄ«, Arabic: الإسماعيليون al-IsmāʿīliyyÅ«n; Persian: اسماعیلیان Esmāʿīliyān) branch of Islam is the second largest part of the ShÄ«a community, after the Twelvers (Ithnāʿashariyya). ... A Muslim is a believer in or follower of Islam. ... A Muslim is a believer in or follower of Islam. ... This article is about the religous people known as Christians. ... This article is about the Hindu religion; for other meanings of the word, see Hindu (disambiguation). ... Statues of Buddha such as this, the Tian Tan Buddha statue in Hong Kong, remind followers to practice right living. ... a person from Pars (the middle-Persian word for Fars), a region now within the geographical boundaries of Iran, and is roughly the original homeland of the Persian people. ... For information about the band, see Atheist (band). ... The Ismaili ( اسماعيلي, Persian Esmaaili) branch of Islam is the second-largest Shia community, after the Twelvers who are dominant in Iran. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Aku can mean: The evil antagonist of Samurai Jack A.K.U., Amir Kabir University, Tehran, Iran The Incredible Aku from Sydney, Australia. ...

Seal

The AKU Seal

The Seal (Logo) of the Aga Khan University is a visual representation of the principles which underlie the founding of the University.^[15] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

The circular form of the Seal has its visual roots in the rosettes of early Islamic periods. It also symbolizes the world and reflects the internationality of the Aga Khan University. At the centre of the Seal is a star or sun representing light - a universal symbol of the enlightenment that education provides. The light is also symbolic of Nur (Divine light). Antarctica Oceania Africa Asia Europe North America South America Middle East Caribbean Central Asia East Asia North Asia South Asia Southeast Asia SW. Asia Australasia Melanesia Micronesia Polynesia Central America Latin America Northern America Americas C. Africa E. Africa N. Africa Southern Africa W. Africa C. Europe E. Europe N... link titleThe word international can mean: Between nations or encompassing several nations. ... This article is about the astronomical object. ... The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. ... Prism splitting light Light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength that is visible to the eye (visible light) or, in a technical or scientific context, electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength[1]. The elementary particle that defines light is the photon. ... Look up Enlightenment in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The word Nur has several meanings: -nur is an indo-european root denoting water or river. ...

The star incorporates 49 points to commemorate the University's founding by His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan, the Forty-Ninth Imam of the Ismaili Muslims. The outer ring circumscribes a Quranic Ayat (3:103) rendered in classic thuluth script and reads as follows: The Ä€gā Khān IV, or His Highness Prince KarÄ«m al-HussaynÄ« Ä€gā Khān IV, KBE, CC, GCC, (Arabic: سمو الأمیر شاہ کریم الحسیني آغا خان الرابع) -- (born December 13, 1936) is the current (49th) Imām of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The IsmāʿīlÄ« (Urdu: اسماعیلی IsmāʿīlÄ«, Arabic: الإسماعيليون al-IsmāʿīliyyÅ«n; Persian: اسماعیلیان Esmāʿīliyān) branch of Islam is the second largest part of the ShÄ«a community, after the Twelvers (Ithnāʿashariyya). ... The Quran (Arabic al-qurʾān أَلْقُرآن; also transliterated as Quran, Koran, and less commonly Alcoran) is the holy book of Islam. ... Ayah is the Arabic word for sign or miracle. ... Thuluth (Arabic: ثلث one-third) is a script variety of Arabic calligraphy, which made its first appearance in the fourth century of the Hegira (11th century AD). ...

وَاعْتَصِمُوا بِحَبْلِ اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا وَلَا تَفَرَّقُوا وَاذْكُرُوا نِعْمَتََ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ اِذْ كُنْتُمْ اعْدَاءً فَالَّفَ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِكُمْ فَاصْبَحْتُمْ بِنِعْمَتِهِ اِخْوَنًا وَكُنْتُمْ عَلَى شَفَا حُفْرَةٍ مِنْ النَّارِ فَانْقَذَكُمْ مِنْهَا كَذَلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ ءايَتِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ

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And hold fast,
All together, by the rope
Which God (stretches out for you),
And be not divided among yourselves,
And remember with gratitude
God's favour on you:
For ye were enemies
And He joined your hearts
In love, so that by His grace
Ye became brethren

Notable Alumni, Professors and Staff

Government, public service, and public policy

• Sahabzada Yaqub Khan Former chairman of the AKU Board of Trustees, foreign minister of Pakistan from 1982 to 1991, also famous for his refusal to carry out military operation against innocent civilians in former East Pakistan for which he conscientiously resigned as Governer of East Pakistan
• Shams Kassim Lakha, Former President and the founding trustee of the AKU, appointed, by the President of Pakistan, as Chairman of the Steering Committee on Higher Education with the status of Minister of State to oversee the reforms in Pakistan's higher education
• Aamir Rajvi Lawyer United States District Court for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas.

Sahabzada Yaqub Ali Khan Sahabzada Yaqub Khan (born 1920) was the International Face of Pakistan for many years. ... Aku can mean: The evil antagonist of Samurai Jack A.K.U., Amir Kabir University, Tehran, Iran The Incredible Aku from Sydney, Australia. ... East Pakistan was a former province of Pakistan which existed between 1955 and 1971. ... East Pakistan was a former province of Pakistan which existed between 1955 and 1971. ... Aku can mean: The evil antagonist of Samurai Jack A.K.U., Amir Kabir University, Tehran, Iran The Incredible Aku from Sydney, Australia. ...

Alumni in Industry

• Nauman G. Rashid Director Clinical Research and Medical Affairs, Middle East and North Africa Region, GlaxoSmithKline. Formerly Therapy Area Director, Neurosciences, GlaxoSmithKline International.

Alumni in Academia, science, and technology

School of Nursing

• Rozina Karmaliani PhD, Associate Professor, School of Nursing Aga Khan University
• Rafat Jan PhD Associate Professor, School of Nursing Aga Khan University
• Noorjehan G Abdullah Professor, San Jacinto College Texas
• Salimah R. Walani, THE NYU COLLEGE OF NURSING
• Seema Rehan Afghani, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing Aga Khan University
• Salimah H. Meghani Pre-Doctoral Fellow, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing
• Tazeen Saeed Ali, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing Aga Khan University
• Fauziya Ali, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing Aga Khan University
• Rubina Barolia, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing Aga Khan University
• Jacqueline Maria Dias Assistant Professor, School of Nursing Aga Khan University
• Rukhsana Rahemtulla Head AKU-SON programme in Kabul

Medical College

• Khalid Saeed Khan Chair and Professor Obstetrics and Gynecology and Clinical Sub-Dean, Women's Hospital, University of Birmingham
• Hasan Badre Alam Associate Professor of Surgery (Trauma/Critical Care), Mass General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
• Adnan Hyder PhD Assistant Professor Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Uzma Haque Assistant Professor Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
• Abrar A. Qureshi Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
• Muneer H Abidi Assistant Professor (Clinician-Educator) Internal Medicine Wayne State University
• Ayesha Ahmad Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Children's Hospital of Michigan
• Imran I. Ali Associate Professor, Neurology, Medical University of Ohio
• Ayesha Aziz Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine State University of New York Upstate Medical University
• Tabassum Ahmad Assistant Professor, Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland
• Azam Ali Associate Professor and Head of the Opthalmology Section Aga Khan University
• Javed Butler Associate Professor, Cardiology, Emory University
• Adeel Butt, MD, MS Director, International Scholars Program; Director, ID/HIV Clinics VAPHS; Assistant Professor of Medicine, the University of Pittsburgh
• Uzair B. Chaudhary Associate Professor, Hematology/Oncology Medical University of South Carolina
• Umar H. Choudry Assistant Professor, Plastic Surgery, University of Minnesota
• Asif Khalid, Assistant Professor of Medicine Chief, GI Services - VAMC, University Of Pittsburgh Medical Centre
• Shermeen Vakharia Associate Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, UC Irvine
• Saleem Islam Associate Professor (Pediatric Surgery), University of Florida, Gainesville
• Nayyar Iqbal Assistant Professor of Medicine Endocrinology University of Pennsylvania
• Anita Zaidi Associate Professor Paediatrics Aga Khan University
• Amir M. Khan Associate Professor Paediatrics University of Texas-Houston Medical School
• Mehnaz Shafi Associate Professor, Gastroenterology, Baylor College of Medicine
• Saad Shafqat PhD Associate Professor Neurology, Department of Medicine Aga Khan University
• Arif R. Sarwari Associate Professor, Associate Program Director, Infectious Diseases, West Virginia University
• Azam Shafquat Consultant Cardiologist, Aga Khan University
• Fahim H. Jafary Associate Professor Cardiology, Department of Medicine Aga Khan University
• Kamran Karimi Assistant Professor Surgery, West Virginia University
• Syed Hashmi Assistant Professor Critical care, trauma surgery, West Virginia University
• Shahid Shafi Assistant Professor Surgery University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
• Hasnain Zafar Associate Professor Surgery, Aga Khan University
• Tahseen Mozaffar Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology, Director Neuromuscular Program, UC Irvine
• Tazeen Jafar Associate Professor Nephrology, Department of Medicine Aga Khan University
• Moneeb Ehtesham Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery Vanderbilt University Medical Center
• Seema Lalani Assistant Professor Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine
• Anila Yasmeen PhD 1st PhD graduate, Senior Instructor BBS, Aga Khan University
• Babar, Sardar Assistant Professor, Medicine, The University of Arizona
• Sadia Malik Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Section of Cardiology Arkansas Children's Hospital
• Uzma Khan Assistant Professor Endocrinology, University of Missouri-Columbia
• Sajid A. Hameed Dhakam Associate Professor and Head Cardiology Section Aga Khan University
• Husain, Asif Assistant Professor Internal Medicine Texas A&M University
• Saulat Hasnain Fatimi Associate Professor Cardiothoracic Section Aga Khan University
• Jabin Janoo Assistant Professor Obstetrics and Gynecology, West Virginia University
• Saad Bin Omer PhD Assistant Scientist, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Nawal Salahuddin Associate Professor Section of Pulmonology Aga Khan University
• Nadir Ali Syed Associate Dean, Associate Professor and Head of Neurology Section, Aga Khan University
• Mohammad Jamal Assistant Professor, Surgery, The University of Iowa
• Uzma Malik, Assistant Professor, Radiation Medicine, University of Kentucky
• Faisal H. Cheema, Associate Research Scientist, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
• Basmah Safdar Chest Pain Center Director, Emergency Medicine Yale University School of Medicine
• Sadaf Khan Assistant Professor, Surgery, Aga Khan University, Karachi
• Mumtaz Khan Associate Professor, Surgery, Department Head ENT section, Aga Khan University, Karachi
• Athar Qureshi Associate Staff,Pediatric Cardiology/Interventional Pediatric Cardiology,Cleveland Clinic
• Mohammad Faisal Jhandir Assistant Professor of Medicine/Vascular Medicine, University of Calgary
• Adnan Siddiqui, MD PhD, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Radiology and Physiology, SUNY Buffalo
• Nadia Sarwar Lecturer (Pediatrics), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• Omar Minai Cleveland Clinic (Pulmonary)
• Nadia Waheed Cleveland Clinic (Opthalmology)
• Imran Hassan Assistant Professor of Surgery (Colorectal), Southern Illinois University
• Firyal Mirza Assistant Professor of Medicine(Endocrinology], UConn
• Khalid Khwaja Instructor Transplant Surgery, New England Deaconess, Harvard Medical School
• Riaz Ratansi Aga Khan University Hospital Dar es Salaam
• Ayeesha Kamal Assistant Professor of Neurology, Aga Khan University, Karachi
• Nadia Khan, Neurosurgery, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
• Mohammed Adil Akhter Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Fatima Jinnah Medical College, Lahore
• Amir A. Qamar Instructor, Department of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

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Institute for Educational Development

• Anjum Halai Assistant Professor, Aga Khan University
• Dilshad Ashraf Assistant Professor, Aga Khan University
• Jane Frances Akinyi Rarieya Assistant Professor, Aga Khan University
• Razia Fakir Mohammed Assistant Professor, Aga Khan University

Alumni in literature, arts, music and media

• Saad Shafqat Neurologist and authour of The Cutting Edge a biography of cricketer Javed Miandad
• Taimur Khan MD Sarangi player

Mohammad Javed Miandad (Urdu: محمد جاوید میانداد ) (born June 12, 1957), known in the Cricketing World as Javed Miandad (Urdu: جاوید میانداد), was born in Karachi, Pakistan. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

Aga Khan University in Popular Culture

In International News

• BBC News: AKU, Leading the Y2K campaign ^[16]
• BBC News: The remains of a Persian Princess found in Pakistan was X-rayed at AKU. Dr. Jeffrey Rees of AKU was interviewd by the BBC ^[17], however, CAT scans done at AKU confirmed the mummy to be forged.

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In Popular Television Dramas

• The popular Pakistan Television Drama serial from the 1980s, tanhaiyan, arguably one of the greatest plays ever aired on PTV, featured the picturesque lakes on the AKU Medical campus and the inside of AKU Hospital wards.

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References

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See also

• Aga Khan University Hospital
• Aga Khan Development Network

The Aga Khan University Hospital is a hospital in Pakistan. ... Founded and guided by Aga Khan, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) focuses on health, education, culture, rural development, institution-building and the promotion of economic development. ...

External links

• Aga Khan University (website)
• Aga Khan University on AKDN website
• Aga Khan Development Network
• Satellite image of the AKU-Faculty of Health Sciences campus from Google maps
• 3D animation of the under-construction AKU-Faculty of Arts and Sciences campus on YouTube