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New Edition of the Aga Khan Academies Newsletter
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Elias Okwara returns to the Academy to speak to current students
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Creating leaders for civil society
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Aga Khan Academy to be Established in Bangladesh
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Aga Khan Urges Educators to Embrace Pluralism and Diversity in Teaching: He urges intellectual humility and pluralism as essential to a 21st Century education
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Aga Khan to Build Uganda's First Aga Khan Academy: Economic development must be matched by human development
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New Edition of the Aga Khan Academies Newsletter
31 May 2012 - The most recent edition of the Aga Khan Academies newsletter has been published.
Elias Okwara returns to the Academy to speak to current students
02 April 2012 - Top student dreams of helping Kenya (YouTube video).
Creating leaders for civil society
1 February 2012 - Sitting in a luxurious common room facing the sea and chatting with his friends belonging to various nationalities and ethnic backgrounds is a hard-earned privilege for Salim, a poor boy who earlier worked in a cycle shop in a small Kenyan village to support his education (Extract from TheHindu.com)
Creating leaders and fearless learners at AKA
27 December 2011 - A sprawling campus with spacious structures and lush green grounds, and commodious classrooms that spread a sense of desire to learn are the hallmarks of any good school (Extract from TheHindu.com)
Student Focus - Extract from Drexel.edu
December 2011 - Student Focus - International Peace and Justice in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East: A Year in the Life of Elias Okwara.
New head for Aga Khan Academy
09 November 2011 - The Aga Khan Academy in Hyderabad has named John Puddefoot, a former deputy head of the Eton College, one of Britain's renowned schools, as its new head.
Televisao de Moçambique (TVM) report on Minister's visit to the Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa
28 October 2011 - View video and transcript on Maptuo website.
The Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa celebrates its fourth graduation ceremony
12 June 2010 - The Class of 2010, 35 International Baccalaureat students, today graduated from the Aga Khan Academy in Mombasa.
AKA,M becomes a Microsoft Mentor School
27 November 2009 - Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa Becomes one of only 12 Microsoft Mentor Schools in the World.
The Academies visit the USA
17 November 2009 - Peter McMurray, Head of AKA,Mombasa and member of the Academies Unit and Sher Lakhani, former Head of the Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa are planning a visit to the US early in December.
A report on the pre-academy stakeholder workshops, Maputo
28-29 July 2009 - As part of the lead-in strategy for the AKA,Maputo, two one-day stakeholder workshops were held at the Institute for Teacher Training, Matola, on Tuesday July 28 and Wednesday July 29, 2009.
His Highness the Aga Khan visits the Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa
26 July 2009 - Faculty and staff were pleased to welcome His Highness the Aga Khan accompanied by Princess Zahra and a distinguished group of guests to the Academy and show the progress made on the residential campus.
The Aga Khan Academies move ahead with curriculum development
27 April 2009 - The vision of the Aga Khan Academies includes an emphasis on five specific curricular strands to be woven through the IB curriculum.
"Aga Khan Academy to be Established in Bangladesh
20 May 2008 - His Highness the Aga Khan today laid a foundation stone for Bangladesh’s first Aga Khan Academy, emphasising the centrality of quality education in the Islamic tradition.
"Aga Khan Urges Educators to Embrace Pluralism and Diversity in Teaching: He urges intellectual humility and pluralism as essential to a 21st Century education
18 April 2008 - His Highness the Aga Khan today said in addition to traditional subjects, schools across the world must teach pluralism - a capacity to see those from different backgrounds as equals.
"Aga Khan to Build Uganda's First Aga Khan Academy: Economic development must be matched by human development
22 August 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan today said "people power" was vital for economic growth in developing countries.
"Aga Khan Academy Mombasa Builds Residential Campus to Welcome Students from Across Kenya
14 August 2007 - Kenya’s Education Minister, Professor George Saitoti, today laid the foundation stone for the construction of the new Residential Campus at the Aga Khan Academy in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa, in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan.
"President Mkapa and Aga Khan Lay Foundation Stone for an International Academic Centre of Excellence in Dar es Salaam
17 March 2005 - President Mkapa and Aga Khan lay Foundation Stone for an International Academic Centre of Excellence in Dar es Salaam.
"International Academic Centre of Excellence Planned for Afghanistan: Aga Khan and Karzai discuss Development Priorities
07 July 2004 - His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Ismaili Muslims, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with H.E. Minister Younous Qanooni, Minister of Education in the presence of His Excellency President Karzai, to undertake the establishment of an Academy of Excellence in Education, in the country’s capital city, Kabul.
"President Chissano and Aga Khan Lay Foundation for an International Academic Centre of Excellence in Mozambique
25 June 2004 - His Highness the Aga Khan today joined President Joaquim Chissano of Mozambique in announcing the creation of the Aga Khan Academy, Maputo, an academic centre of excellence.
"Aga Khan and Kenya President Kibaki Inaugurate the First of an International Network of Academic Centres of Excellence
20 December 2003 - The Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa, the first in an international network of close to 20 academic centres of excellence was today inaugurated by Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Ismaili Muslims.
"Aga Khan Visits Sites of Proposed Major Educational Campuses
21 February 2003 - His Highness the Aga Khan yesterday evening completed his visit to two major education campuses being developed by the Aga Khan Education Service (AKES) in Kenya.
"Aga Khan Concludes Kenya Visit
29 May 2002 - His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Ismaili Muslims, today concluded a short visit to Kenya, during which he had meetings with President Daniel arap Moi and other senior government officials.
