A delegation of nursing directors from Syria visited AKU in December 2004 with a view to acquire a better understanding of academic management at AKU-SON, including standard-setting as well as classroom instruction and clinical training of nursing students.

Members of the delegation commended the University for its work in the health sector, and expressed a desire to study and emulate the AKU-SON model. During their stay, the directors also met with Shamsh Kassim-Lakha, President, AKU (first row, fourth from left), Dr Khurshid Khowaja, Director, Nursing Services, AKUH (first row, second from left), and Dr Yasmin Amarsi, Dean, AKU-SON (first row, third from left), to explore possibilities of collaboration and further linkages as a step towards improving nursing education and practice in Syria.