|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY | Home | Site Map | Contact |
| Newsletter Online | |
| July 2005 |
VOL
6. NO.2
|
|
|
|
|
COVER STORY
Aga
Khan Hospital Nairobi Upgraded to University Hospital
High
Quality Programmes on Heart and Cancer Diseases for Kenyan Patients
to be Introduced
UNIVERSITY Department of Medicine in Forefront of Research in Pakistan
Examination
Board - A Commitment to Quality Education in Pakistan Established in 2003 under an Ordinance passed by the Government of Pakistan, AKU Examination Board (AKU-EB) is set to conduct its first examination of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) in April 2006, after affiliating 90 schools from all the provinces in Pakistan. Full Story Levi Nelson Hilling A In May 2005, the University appointed Levi Nelson Hilling as Vice President, Health Services, AKU. Full Story
AKU
Faculty and Staff Circle the Globe in 2005 In 2005, AKU faculty and staff made presentations at numerous international conferences, seminars and workshops. Full Story American
Academy of Neurology Names Dr Wasay Advocate of the Year Dr Mohammad Wasay, Assistant Professor and Consultant Neurologist, Section of Neurology, Department of Medicine, AKU, was selected as the Advocate of the Year 2004 by the American Academy of Neurology. Full Story Sahabzada
Yaqub-Khan's 'Strategy, Diplomacy, Humanity' Sir John Tusa on 'East is East and West is West'
An emergency department is the front door of the hospital, with its prime objective being the provision of timely, accessible and appropriate emergency health services to patients with acute illness or injury. Full Story
Fifty-year-old Farida, a widow and the mother of five, led a hand-to-mouth existence with a monthly income averaging Rs.8,000 (US$ 133) brought home by two plumber sons. Full Story MEDICAL COLLEGE Dr Ather Enam: Exploring the Mysteries of the Brain Dr Ather Enam repatriated to Pakistan a year and a half ago after spending 16 years in USA. Full Story
SCHOOL OF NURSING Afghanistan's
First Celebration of International Nurses Day
Conference
Explores Challenges in Higher Education in Developing Countries
 |
|
Aga
Khan Hospital Nairobi took a major step in its evolution as a
premier teaching and tertiary care referral hospital when it formally
came under the management of AKU in July 2005. . 
The
Fourth Annual Research Retreat of AKU's Department of Medicine
(DOM) was held in May 2005 in Karachi, where a series of research
papers unveiled the ongoing investigational activities of the
department. 
In
his evocative discourse entitled 'East is East and West is West
and a Good Thing Too', Sir John Tusa, managing director of Barbican
Centre, London, and former managing director of BBC World Service,
enthralled distinguished guests, members of the public, and faculty,
staff and students of AKU at the University Auditorium in March
2005. 
During his
visit to AKU Institute for Educational Development (AKU-IED) in
April 2005, Punjab Education Minister Mian Imran Masood, observed
the teaching and learning process at the Institute, and was impressed
with the quality of pedagogy used for teachers' development in
the classroom. 
In recent years, a number of influential reports and surveys have analysed the
state of higher education in developing countries, with special
reference to Muslim contexts. These surveys have shown a broad
similarity amongst issues faced by higher education across these
countries.