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Australia, 12 September 2017 - The University of Technology Sydney (UTS), and the University of Central Asia (UCA), signed an agreement in Australia to strengthen the relationship between the Institutions and encourage cooperation in the field of Communications and Media on 12 September 2017. "We look forward to great things happening with this partnership," said Professor Andrew Parfitt, Provost and Senior ...

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Naryn, the Kyrgyz Republic, 7 September 2017 - "The University of Central Asia (UCA) is not only important to Kyrgyzstan, but will also compete with universities around the world. It will forge friendships overseas and be an asset for all in the education sector." The Governor of Naryn Oblast, Mr. Amanbay Kayipov, was Chief Guest at the First Day of Classes ...

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Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic, 21 August 2017 - As part of the on-going collaboration between the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) to improve the quality of life in Naryn Oblast, the University of Central Asia (UCA) hosted the International Investment Forum "Naryn - A Transnational Economic Hub on the Great Silk Road". More than 100 ...

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Karachi, Pakistan, 17 August 2017 - Two students from Aga Khan Higher Secondary School in Karachi emerged first and second in Pakistan in the Aga Khan University Examination Board (AKU-EB) Higher Secondary School Certificate examination, while a student from the Aga Khan School in Garden, emerged third in the AKU-EB Secondary School Certificate examination. Mariam Sajjad emerged first in all of ...

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Karachi, Pakistan, 17 August 2017 - Two students from Aga Khan Higher Secondary School in Karachi emerged first and second in Pakistan in the Aga Khan University Examination Board (AKU-EB) Higher Secondary School Certificate examination, while a student from the Aga Khan School in Garden, emerged third in the AKU-EB Secondary School Certificate examination. Mariam Sajjad emerged first in all of ...

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Kabul, Afghanistan, 26 July 2017 - The First MicroFinance Bank, Afghanistan (FMFB-A), a leading commercial and microfinance bank, announced the opening of the country's first women-only branch in Kabul today. This initiative will allow Afghan women to manage their finances in a safe and facilitating environment thus overcoming social and cultural hurdles to their economic empowerment. The unique branch, located in ...

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Lisbon, Portugal, 20 July 2017 - His Highness the Aga Khan today received one of Portugal's highest honours - the Gra-cruz da ordem de Liberdade, or Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty - in recognition of his service to uplifting lives around the world. Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa bestowed the Aga Khan with this honour during a ceremony ...

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Lisbon, Portugal, 20 July 2017 - His Highness the Aga Khan today received one of Portugal's highest honours - the Gra-cruz da ordem de Liberdade, or Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty - in recognition of his service to uplifting lives around the world. Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa bestowed the Aga Khan with this honour during a ceremony ...

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Gouvieux, France, 11 July 2017 --His Highness the Aga Khan commenced his Diamond Jubilee, or 60th year as the 49th hereditary Imam (spiritual leader) of the world's Shia Ismaili Muslims. This worldwide celebration brings together the global Ismaili community, partners of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), and government and faith community leaders in over 25 countries. It also commences a ...

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Pakistan, 10 July 2017 - The Government of Gilgit Baltistan and the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat has agreed on a joint venture to provide clean drinking water to around 6000 households in Gilgit district. The agreement was confirmed in a meeting held between the Chief Executive Officer of Aga Khan Agency for Habitat, Pakistan (AKAH), Mr. Nawab Ali Khan, and ...

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Manchester, United Kingdom, 30 June 2017 - The Aga Khan Education Services Early Learning Centre (AKELC) in Dubai was a runner up in two key categories at the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) Conference and Awards Ceremony in Manchester, England. AKELC teacher Fazilat Notta was runner up for the "Best Practitioner of the Year" award, while Aga Khan Early Learning Centre ...

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Geneva, Switzerland, 20 June 2017 - Malian artist and educator Fodé Lassana Diabaté, an artist on the Aga Khan Music Initiative (AKMI) roster, and three of his students who comprise the Balaba Ensemble, were the featured performers for the 2017 commemoration of World Refugee Day at the headquarters of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Geneva today. The ...

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Lisbon, Portugal, 19 June 2017 - His Highness the Aga Khan today announced a contribution of Euros 500,000 towards the support of victims of the deadly forest fire in Pedrógão Grande in central Portugal. The fire left more than 60 people dead and several more injured. "My heartfelt condolences go to the families of those who have lost their lives in ...

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London, United Kingdom, 12 June 2017 - PamirEnergy has won the 2017 International Ashden Award for Increasing Energy Access for its work bringing hydro power to 220,000 people in East Tajikistan and 35,000 people in North Afghanistan, as well as to many businesses, schools, and health centres. The Ashden Awards are a globally recognised measure of excellence in the field of ...

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Mombasa, Kenya, 9 June 2017 - A state-of-the-art cardiac catheterisation laboratory at the Aga Khan Hospital in Mombasa was today inaugurated by Her Excellency Margaret Kenyatta, the First Lady of the Republic of Kenya, in the presence of Princess Zahra Aga Khan and other dignitaries. This development is another step forward in the US $27.8 million expansion of the Aga Khan ...

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Mombasa, Kenya, 09 June 2017 - A state-of-the-art cardiac catheterisation laboratory at the Aga Khan Hospital in Mombasa was today inaugurated by Her Excellency Margaret Kenyatta, the First Lady of the Republic of Kenya, in the presence of Princess Zahra Aga Khan and other dignitaries. This development is another step forward in the US $27.8 million expansion of the Aga Khan ...

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 8 June 2017 - Princess Zahra Aga Khan and Dr. Dorothy Gwajima, Acting Director of Curative Services at the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children today jointly opened a new state-of-the-art laboratory and a low cost inpatient unit at the Aga Khan Hospital in Dar es Salaam. Additional and expanded facilities within the hospital ...

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New York, USA, 18 May 2017-The Architectural League of New York today presented its 2017 President's Medal to His Highness the Aga Khan. The President's Medal is The Architectural League's highest honor and is bestowed, at the discretion of the League's President and Board of Directors, on individuals to recognize an extraordinary body of work in architecture, urbanism, art, or design. ...

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The Aswan Music Project Pilot workshops: West Aswan, Iqlit and Selwa - May 12-22, 2017 Aswan, Egypt, 16 May 2017 - Artist and cultural development specialists will gather in Aswan during 12-22 May 2017 to premiere a series of music and arts workshops that will form the first phase of the newly established Aswan Music Project. Conceived by the Aga Khan ...

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Ottawa, Canada, 16 May 2017 - The Global Centre for Pluralism, a major international institution for research and dialogue about the value of diversity, has officially opened its permanent headquarters in a historic building in Ottawa at a ceremony with His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and His Highness the Aga Khan. "The Centre is inspired ...

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Xi'an, China, 4 May 2017 - Between the 4th and the 21st of May, 2017, four leading musicians on the artist roster of the Aga Khan Music Initiative are participating in a 12-city debut concert tour of China. The tour, titled "Borderlands: Wu Man and Master Musicians from the Silk Route", showcases the long history of cultural interaction and exchange among ...

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2 May 2017 - Aga Khan Music Initiative and Klangkosmos, a network of 20 local cultural organisations in the industrial region of North Rhine Westphalia, Germany, are joining forces to co-present a series of performances and educational activities by the Badakhshan Ensemble, who hail from the Central Asian country of Tajikistan. The tour, which runs from 3 - 19 May, will ...

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Delhi, India, 27 April 2017 - The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) was awarded the FICCI- India Sanitation Coalition prize for a model of integrated block-level sanitation that is contributing to the pledge made by India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, to eliminate open defecation by October 2019. The Award was delivered by the Minister for Railways, Suresh Prabhu, to the Aga ...

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Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED), Industrial Promotion Services (IPS) and CDC Group plc partner to mobilise over US$ 1 billion to enhance power generation in sub-Saharan Africa. East Africa, 26 April 2017 - The Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development ("AKFED"), its industrial and infrastructure development arm, IPS, and CDC Group plc, the UK's development finance institution, today launched ...

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Bamyan, Afghanistan, 24 April 2017- His Excellency the Second Vice President of Afghanistan, Sarwar Danesh, and Princess Zahra Aga Khan inaugurated a US $22.8 million hospital today that will serve the people of Bamyan. The state-of-the-art 141-bed facility places particular emphasis on the needs of women and children, and represents a new chapter for the Bamyan Provincial Hospital. ...

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Bamyan, Afghanistan, 24 April 2017 - His Excellency the Second Vice President of Afghanistan, Sarwar Danesh, and Princess Zahra Aga Khan inaugurated a US $22.8 million hospital today that will serve the people of Bamyan. The state-of-the-art 141-bed facility places particular emphasis on the needs of women and children, and represents a new chapter for the Bamyan Provincial Hospital. Speaking at ...

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Moscow, Russia, 20 April 2017 - His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and chairman and founder of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) today met His Excellency Sergei Lavrov, Russia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, to discuss areas of cooperation and mutual interest. ...

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Paris, France, 19 April 2017 - The Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS), an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and Expertise France today signed an agreement to enhance the quality of palliative care services in the Aga Khan Hospitals in both Kenya and Tanzania. The programme is being grant funded by the Agence Francaise de Developpement under which AKHS ...

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Edmonton, Canada, 7 April 2017- A spectacular new garden will bloom in 2018 at the University of Alberta Botanic Garden, located 15 minutes southwest of Edmonton. The Aga Khan Garden was made possible by a contribution in excess of $25 million by His Highness the Aga Khan, Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and spiritual leader of the Ismaili ...

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Mombasa, Kenya, 15 March 2017 - The Aga Khan University (AKU) has launched a research office in Mombasa to improve health and education in the coastal region, working closely with local government to define priority areas of focus. The research office will help address many health-related challenges that have led to high morbidity and mortality from preventable illness in the region. ...

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Moscow, Russia, 17 February 2017 - The University of Central Asia (UCA) and the National Research University's Higher School of Economics (HSE) signed an agreement on 14 February 2017 in Moscow, Russia. HSE will develop curriculum for UCA's undergraduate programme in Economics and contribute towards faculty development. UCA has the field experience and data on economic challenges in Central Asia, and ...

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Nairobi, Kenya, 15 February 2017 - Graduands at the Aga Khan University's convocation ceremony in Nairobi were encouraged to use their skills and knowledge to pursue ambitious, far-reaching initiatives that would impact as many lives as possible. In her speech, Chief Guest Professor Collette Suda, Principal Secretary, State Department for University Education, Ministry of Education, explained that making an extraordinary impact ...

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Kampala, Uganda, 11 February 2017 - Uganda's Minister of State for Health Sarah Achieng Opendi highlighted important developments in the country's healthcare and education sectors at the Aga Khan University's convocation ceremony in Kampala on Saturday. In her speech to graduands, Chief Guest Mrs. Opendi, described how nurses and educators from the Aga Khan University (AKU) were making a mark in ...

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 8 February 2017 - Graduands at the Aga Khan University's 12th convocation ceremony in Dar es Salaam were urged to make the best of their education by rising to the challenge of improving people's quality of life. In his speech, Chief Guest Lila Mkila, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Tanzania, told graduates to celebrate today but ...

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Nairobi, Kenya, 7 February 2017 - The Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communications (AKU GSMC) is set to host a pioneering suite of courses designed to transform leadership in Africa. Launching in November 2017, Transforming Leadership for 21st Century Africa brings together two world class courses designed to equip executives with the skills, mindset and communication expertise to ...

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Islamabad, Pakistan, 20 January 2017 - The Department of Emergency Management (formerly FOCUS) of the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Small Grants and Ambassador's Fund Program initiated a project "Creating Resilient Communities in Shimshal Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan". The project, which aims to build resilience against the threat of glacial lake outburst ...

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Oxford, United Kingdom, 16 January 2017 - How can we educate young students to help them better develop open-mindedness, intercultural understanding and comfort with plurality and complexity in a global context? The Aga Khan Foundation has launched a new research programme with the University of Oxford entitled, Re-examining the Meaning of Learning in an Uncertain World. The partnership begins on 17 ...

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West Nile, Uganda, 16 January 2017 - The Aga Khan Foundation in Uganda has joined Partners in Community Transformation (PICOT), a civil society organisation based in Koboko, and the Koboko district local government, in a new four-year project designed to promote the social and economic empowerment of young people. This project, "Promoting Youth Social and Economic Empowerment through Civil Society and ...

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Nairobi, Kenya, 12 January 2017 - As part of one of the largest expansions of quality health care services in East Africa, the Aga Khan Development Network and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) today signed agreements for a total of US$19.5 million towards the improvement and expansion of the Aga Khan Hospitals in both Kisumu and Mombasa. The total project ...

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