The Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations (AKU-ISMC) has initiated partnerships and linkages with a number of institutions around the world. Partnerships and linkages with institutions both in the UK and abroad serve to expand the reach of the Institute, both intellectually and geographically, as well as provide an opportunity for furthering the objectives of the Institute.
| Institution |
Partnership/Linkage |
| Universidad de Alcala, Spain |
Collaboration in the planning and support of the 2008 international seminar: Religious and Political Uses of Genealogies in Islamic Societies. |
| Catholic University of Portugal |
AKU-ISMC leads collaboration between AKU and CUP, and will work with the Faculties of Law and Theology and the Institute of Oriental
Studies. |
| Institut Bourguiba Pour les Langues Vivantes, Tunisia |
Language Immersion Programme of the MA in Muslim Cultures offered at the Bourguiba School. |
| Europe in the Middle East – The Middle East in Europe (EUME), Germany and Bogazici University, Turkey |
International Summer Academy in Istanbul – Living Together: Plurality and Cosmopolitanism in the Ottoman Empire and Beyond, in cooperation with the German Orient Institute, Istanbul and the Centre for Modern Oriental Studies, Berlin. The Academy offers postgraduate scholars the chance to present
and discuss their current research on cities, pluralism and cosmopolitanism. |
| Faculté Libre de Théologie Protestante de Paris |
AKU-ISMC's MA in Muslim Cultures students spent one week taking part in lectures and activities at the Faculté Libre de Théologie Protestante de Paris in 2008. |
| The Institute of Ismaili Studies, UK |
AKU-ISMC and IIS continue to work together in a variety of ways, including seminars, short courses, and intellectual collaboration. |
| The Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey |
Collaboration in the planning, support and hosting of the 2008 international seminar, Cities: Understanding Socio-cultural Transformations. |
| School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK |
SOAS Instructors assist in the provision of English for academic purposes and research skills courses; collaboration with AKU-ISMC on Seminar on Governance and Development. |
| Simon Fraser University, Canada |
Collaboration in the organisation of 2008 conference on Cosmopolitanisms in Muslim Contexts; summer courses on Muslim cultures. |
| University of Texas, USA |
Islamic Cultural Studies Programme, in which AKU works with the University of Texas to provide professional development for teachers about Muslim cultures. |
