Aga Khan University 2643686 223639573 2008-07-05T00:55:11Z Plutonics 1722712 Removed category "Universities and colleges in Karachi District" (using [[WP:HOTCAT|HotCat]]) {{Infobox_University |name =Aga Khan University |image =[[Image:AKU logo.gif]] |established =1983 |type =[[Private school|Private]] |endowment =>USD $1 billion |chancellor =[[Aga Khan IV|His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV]] |president =Mr. Firoz Rasul |provost =Dr. [[William Doe]] - Provost |staff = |faculty = |students = |undergrad = |postgrad = |doctoral = |profess = |city =[[Karachi]] |state =[[Sindh]] |country =[[Pakistan]] (main campus); additional sites in [[Kenya]], [[United Kingdom]], [[Tanzania]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Uganda]], [[Syria]], [[Egypt]] |campus = |free_label = |free = |affiliations =[[Higher Education Commission|HEC]], [[University Grants Commission (Pakistan)|UGC]] |website =[http://www.aku.edu/ www.aku.edu/] }} The '''Aga Khan University <small>[http://www.aku.edu/ (AKU)]</small>''' is a [[coeducational]] [[research]] [[university]] spread over three continents. It was granted its [[charter]] in 1983 as Pakistan's first private, autonomous university.<ref name="AKU Charter">{{cite web |url=http://www.aku.edu/university/charter/index.shtml |title=Aga Khan University Charter |accessdate=2006-12-04}}</ref> AKU was founded by [[Aga Khan IV|His Highness the Aga Khan]], and is part of the [[Aga Khan Development Network]]. AKU is an international University with 11 teaching sites spread over 8 countries - [[Afghanistan]], [[Kenya]], [[Pakistan]], [[Tanzania]], [[Uganda]], [[Syria]], [[Egypt]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. Its principal campus is located in the metropolitan city of [[Karachi, Pakistan]] with another major teaching hospital in [[Kenya]]. A 450-million dollar campus is also planned for [[Arusha]], in north-eastern [[Tanzania]] to be built in the next 15 years<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aku.edu/News/majorevents/pr-21082007.shtml|title=Aga Khan Announces the East African Community's First Regional University to be based in Arusha |accessdate=2007-08-19}}</ref>. According to the [[Higher Education Commission]] (HEC) ranking of Universities in Pakistan, The Aga Khan University ranked first in Health Sciences, with a cumulative rank score higher than any other university in Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hec.gov.pk/new/QualityAssurance/Ranking_lists.htm|title=HEC Ranking of Universities|accessdate=2006-01-01}}</ref> The [[HEC]] also ranked the University number one overall in [[Pakistan]] based on the global impact of its research.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C04%5C08%5Cstory_8-4-2007_pg7_38|title=HEC Ranking of Universities based on impact of research|accessdate=2007-04-09}}</ref> AKU’s objective is to promote human welfare by disseminating knowledge and providing instruction, training, research and service in the health sciences, education, liberal arts, the sciences and such other branches of learning as the University may determine.<ref name="AKU Charter"/> ==Academic profile== <!-- Unsourced image removed: [[Image:Aga Khan University.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Grounds of the Aga Khan University,Karachi]] --> AKU is a non-denominational institution open to all, irrespective of religion, ethnicity, gender or national origin. Student enrollment is non-discriminatory and among the most competitive in Pakistan. AKU alumni, known as [[List of Aga Khan University people|Akuites]] have gone on to assume faculty positions at several prestigious universities in the [[United States]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. Forty-four percent of the University’s faculty are women, many in senior posts. Fifty percent of students in the Medical College are also women. The University’s admissions policy is needs-blind and based on merit. Over 33 percent of the students receive financial aid. AKU attracts students from all over Pakistan and several other countries, with diverse backgrounds, cultures and religions on one campus, fostering a sense of camaraderie, and friendship. In its first two decades, AKU’s major development focus was in the fields of health and education. In the decade ahead, the University plans to move beyond professional education towards becoming a comprehensive university, with the establishment of a [[Aga Khan University#Faculty of Arts and Sciences|Faculty of Arts and Sciences]]. The new Faculty will offer postgraduate and professional training, with the objective of developing leaders for the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. In addition, the University is in the process of planning new academic and research units. These include an Institute of Economic Growth and Society and an Institute of Planning and Management of Human Settlements. Another programme under consideration is an Institute of Human Development, which would be dedicated to advancing the understanding of the effects and conditions of [[Early childhood education|early childhood]] on subsequent well-being and performance, and the application of this understanding to the development of interventions and evaluation to assess their potential efficacy and applicability. ==Scientific Research and Clinical Trials== The Aga Khan University accounts for 70% of all biomedical research in [[Pakistan]] while the remaining 30 per cent is shared by all the other institutions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dawn.com/2007/03/29/local11.htm|title=Need stressed to promote research|accessdate=2007-03-29}}</ref> [[AKU]] emphasizes the importance of scientific [[research]] and maintains an advanced and organized infrastructure to support this endeavour. AKU publishes more research articles in peer-reviewed, indexed internationally recognised journals than any other university in Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dawn.com/2007/03/29/local11.htm|title=Need stressed to promote research|accessdate=2007-03-29}}</ref> Scientific research is an integral part of the academic life at the University; faculty promotions are dependent on publications in indexed journals while most medical students have published by the time they graduate. The University maintains a separate Research Office to guide and support research conducted at the University.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aku.edu/res-office/index.shtml |title=AKU Research Office | accessdate=2007-04-08}}</ref> A University Research Council also funds grants after a competitive review process facilitated by a Grants Review Committee.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aku.edu/res-office/res-grc.shtml |title=AKU Grants Review Committee |accessdate=2007-04-08}}</ref> Particular emphasis is also placed on community related health sciences research. AKU also organizes several International and National research workshops and seminars. A Health Sciences Research Assembly is also held annually in which faculty and students present their research.<ref>{{Citation |url=http://www.aku.edu/university/publications/newsletter7.2/researchassemble.htm |title=Health Sciences Research Assembly 2006 |newspaper=The Aga Khan University Newsletter |volume=7 |issue=2 |pages=4 |year=2006 |date=September, 2006 |accessdate=2007-04-08}}</ref> Recent discoveries made at AKU have made headlines in international and local news outlets. *[http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-03/plos-aku031407.php Aga Khan University team discover which patients keep on taking their medicine]. *[http://www.dawn.com/weekly/science/archive/031122/science12.htm AKU researchers find blood-pressure gene] *[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C02%5C22%5Cstory_22-2-2007_pg12_8 AKU Study urges Pakistani families to ‘stop kidding around’] *[http://www.aku.edu/university/publications/newsletter6.1/chsr.htm AKU CHS Research Helps Shape Injection Safety Policy] *[http://www.aku.edu/university/publications/newsletter5.2/cover.htm AKU Researchers Unravel Genetics of High Blood Pressure] The University is also the site for several [[National Institutes of Health|NIH]] [[clinical trial]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/screen/BrowseAny?path=%2Fbrowse%2Fby-sponsor%2FOTHER%2FAga%2BKhan%2BUniversity&recruiting=true |title=NIH trials at the Aga Khan University|accessdate=2006-12-21}}</ref> ==Campuses and facilities== The Aga Khan University is an international university, currently operating on campuses in [[Central Asia|Central]] and [[South Asia]], [[East Africa]], [[Europe]] and the [[Middle East]]. Existing campuses and international programmes include: *Faculty of Health Sciences located on a stunningly gorgeous 84 acre campus in the heart of [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]], built with an estimated cost of 450 plus million US $ in the 1980s<ref>{{cite web |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9A03EFDF1238F932A15751C1A967948260&n=Top%2FNews%2FWorld%2FCountries%20and%20Territories%2FPakistan |title=HARVARD TO AID IN DEVELOPING PAKISTANI TEACHING HOSPITAL |accessdate=1981-12-21}}</ref> * Aga Khan University Health Sciences campus in Nairobi, Kenya </ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aku.edu/News/majorevents/pr-13082007.shtml|title=Aga Khan University Announces the Faculty of Health Sciences in East Africa |accessdate=2007-03-19}}</ref> *A USD $500 million campus for the University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences is currently under development in Karachi Pakistan. One thousand one hundred acres of land have been acquired just outside Karachi, and [http://www.payette.com/ Payette Associates] are the project architects. Student enrollment is planned for 2011 </ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dawn.com/2008/01/24/welcome.htm |title=AKU-Faculty of Arts and Sciences |accessdate=2007-03-19}}</ref> *Institute for Educational Development in the [[Karimabad (Karachi)|Karimabad]] area of [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]]; *Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]; * a major 450-million dollar campus planned for [[Arusha]], in north-eastern Tanzania to be built in the next 15 years <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aku.edu/News/majorevents/pr-21082007.shtml|title=Aga Khan Announces the East African Community's First Regional University to be based in Arusha |accessdate=2007-08-19}}</ref>. *Advanced Nursing Studies (ANS) Programmes at campuses in [[Kenya]], [[Tanzania]] and [[Uganda]]; *Programmes for capacity development for teachers and nurses in [[Afghanistan]], [[Egypt]] and [[Syria]]; ===Sports and rehabilitation Centre=== The Sports and Rehabilitation Centre is built in a landscaped setting at the AKU Health Sciences campus. The Centre offers facilities of international standard for various indoor, outdoor and water sports. Its Olympic-sized swimming pool is unique in Pakistan. Other features include a sports ground with three [[cricket]] pitches and a 480-metre jogging track, four tennis courts, a patients' rehabilitation centre, a children's play area, and a well-equipped [[gym]]nasium. ===Libraries=== AKU has several well-equipped libraries on its campuses. The Jivraj Health Sciences Library and the Kurji Periodical Library in the Faculty of Health Sciences are considered among the best in Pakistan and have been recognised by the [[World Health Organization]] as training centres. The libraries add appropriate new titles and regularly update their collections, while also providing access to health and education literature databases through [[MEDLINE]], [[CINAHL]] and [[ERIC]]. *Jivraj Health Sciences Library - Faculty of Health Sciences, [[Karachi]] :Holds 28,000 volumes of books and monographs, with additional books on CD-ROM. *Kurji Periodical Library - Faculty of Health Sciences, [[Karachi]] :Subscribes to nearly 500 journals in medical, nursing and basic science disciplines. *Institute for Educational Development Library - AKU-IED, [[Karimabad]], [[Karachi]] :Subscribes to over 110 professional and scholarly journals, and stocks over 18,000 books and 2,800 reports. ===Student life=== Students come from all over [[Pakistan]] and several other countries in the world, including the [[US]], [[Canada]] and the [[Middle East]] after a highly rigorous admission process that includes a competitive entrance exam and interviews. AKU prides itself on the diversity of its student body. Most choose to live in the [[hostel]]s on the gorgeous medical campus although a fair number of students are locally from [[Karachi]]. Male and female students have separate [[hostel]]s located on campus. A popular ritual is T-Half whereby medical students celebrate the half time to their graduation. Other traditions include the Secret Friend Quest involving first and second years. The first years are given clues leading to a secret friend of the opposite sex from the second year, alloted to them by a ballot. Each clue comes with a price. The first years then have to identify who this Secret Friend is before the welcome party, or else, face the consequences, which includes throwing the guys into one of the oncampus lakes and making the girls jog around the entire campus once. After the welcome party hosted by the second years, the first years have to hold a Thank You party in return. Scavenger Hunts are also pretty popular at AKU. ==Organization== ===Faculty of Health Sciences=== ====Medical College==== Established in 1983, the [[Aga Khan University Medical College]] offers various undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Its curricular objectives include clinical competence both in community settings and hospitals, as well as the assessment of health and prevention of disease in communities through the primary health care programmes that AKU monitors in a number of urban squatter settlements. The College has agreements with leading academic institutions, including [[Harvard University]] in the [[United States]], [[McGill University|McGill]] and [[McMaster University|McMaster]] Universities in [[Canada]] and [[Karolinska Institute]] in [[Sweden]], which have contributed to faculty and curriculum development. More recent affiliations have been established with the [[Hospital for Sick Children]] in [[Toronto]], the [[University of British Columbia]] in [[Vancouver]], Canada and [[University of Alabama at Birmingham]], [[USA]]. These partnerships enable higher training and research, specifically in areas where such opportunities are not available in Pakistan. Programme offerings include: *[[Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery]] ([[MBBS]]) degree :A five-year undergraduate programme equivalent to US [[Doctor of Medicine|MD]]. *[[Master]] of Science in [[Epidemiology]] *[[Master]] of Science in [[Epidemiology]] and [[Biostatistics]] (joint) *[[Master]] of Science in [[Health Policy and Management]] *[[Master]] of [[Bioethics]] *[[PhD]] in [[Health Sciences]] :Designed to train [[professionals]] in strategic and [[operational planning]], [[policy analysis]], [[institutional management]] and in [[health systems research and development]]. *Extensive [[postgraduate medical education]] ([[PGME]]) programme comprised currently of 20 [[Residency (medicine)|Residency]] and nine [[Fellowship (medicine)|Fellowship]] programmes in [[clinical]] [[disciplines]]. ====School of Nursing==== The Aga Khan University School of Nursing (AKU-SON) was established in 1980, becoming the first academic component of AKU and its Faculty of Health Sciences. Since its inception, the AKU-SON has played a leading role in establishing an internationally acceptable model for nursing education and practice in Pakistan. The [[Canadian International Development Agency]] (CIDA) and [[McMaster University]] have provided valuable assistance to AKU-SON. The School offers several programmes in nursing, including a three-year Diploma Programme, a four year [[BScN]] and a two-year Post RN BScN and a [[Master of Science in Nursing]] (MScN). The University's first academic initiative outside Pakistan, the Advanced Nursing Studies (ANS) Programme, began in [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]] and [[Tanzania]] in 2001. It is designed to improve the quality of patient care by encouraging practising nurses to enhance their expertise through the pursuit of higher education. In 2000, AKU-SON received its Charter in the [[Sigma Theta Tau|Sigma Theta Tau International]] (STTI).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aku.edu/son/thetatau/history.shtml |title=AKU-SON: Rho Delta Chapter History |accessdate=2007-01-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stti.org/Chapters/chp_info.aspx?Country=Pakistan |title=Sigma Theta Tau International |accessdate=2007-01-23}}</ref> STTI is an international honour society of nursing, with over a quarter million members representing more than 90 countries through its chapters in colleges and universities in [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[China]], [[South Korea]], [[Taiwan]] and the [[United States]]. ====Affiliated teaching hospitals==== *[[Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi]] *[[Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi]] ===Faculty of Arts and Sciences=== Based on the strategic vision outlined in the Aga Khan University Chancellor's Commission Report of 1994<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aku.edu/creport/index.htm |title=Report of the Chancellor's Commission 1994 - Aga Khan University |accessdate=2006-12-03}}</ref> the University is in the process of creating a Faculty of Arts and Sciences (AKU-FAS). The Faculty will be located on a new campus just outside Karachi, Pakistan and by 2012 is expected to have up to 1,600 students. It will offer a [[liberal arts]] education with the aims of developing skills in [[critical thinking]] and analysis, raising proficiency in verbal and written communication, enhancing human resource development in the region, and advancing understanding in particular academic disciplines. The Faculty's academic prospectus has been developed by a planning group chaired by Dr Robert Edwards, an AKU Trustee and former President of [[Bowdoin College]], and was approved by the University's Board of Trustees in December, 2002. In addition to undergraduate programmes, the Faculty plans to develop a limited number of graduate programmes in its areas of strength, and expects to contribute to widening the curriculum for students in the Medical College and the School of Nursing. ===Institute for Educational Development=== The Aga Khan University '''Institute for Educational Development <small>[http://aku.edu/ied/index.htm (AKU-IED)]</small>''' was established in 1993. Its facilities are located in a Professional Development Centre (PDC) which functions as a training and support facility for professional teachers and education managers. [[AKU-IED]] focuses on the development of educational systems in the developing world. Its major focus is on improving the performance of teachers and other stakeholders (education managers belonging to public and private sectors) through professional development, ultimately leading to school improvement. It also engages in outreach activities through a network of Professional Development Centres in Pakistan, [[Central Asia]] and [[East Africa]]. The Institute offers a series of professional development programmes for teachers and other educators, as well as graduate programmes. Professional programmes: *A two-month Certificate in Education: Curriculum Areas *A ten-week Certificate in Education: Educational Leadership and Management *A one-year field-based Advanced Diploma in Education: Curriculum Areas *A one-year Advanced Diploma in Education: Educational Leadership and Management Graduate programmes: *Master of Education programme :Focused on [[teacher education]]. The aim of the programme is to produce graduates who are exemplary teachers and effective teacher educators. *PhD programme :A four-year, full-time programme that aims to develop high quality educational researchers who will be able to undertake a range of responsibilities and leadership roles in research and development. The Institute offers its programmes in cooperation with schools and a number of partner institutions including the [[Aga Khan Education Services]], non-governmental organizations, community-based organisations, and some public educational institutes. It has developed these programmes with assistance from its partners - the [[University of Toronto]] and the [[University of Oxford]]. ====Examination Board==== The Aga Khan University Examination Board (AKU-EB) offers high quality examinations in English and Urdu, conforming with international standards for examinations. It was established in response to appeals made to University in 1995 by a group of schools in Karachi seeking an alternate examination board that encouraged the development of reasoning and critical skills rather than rote learning in its examinations. Following consultations with educationists, policy makers and successive government administrations, the University's Board of Trustees approved the proposal in 2000. The AKU-EB was granted recognition by the Government of Pakistan through an Ordinance passed in November, 2002. Partial funding for the establishment of the AKU-EB came from [[USAID]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aku.edu/news/majorevents/usaid.shtml|title=USAID Awards US $4.5 Million Grant to Establish AKU’s Examination Board|accessdate=2003-07-13}}</ref> sparking opposition by conservative religious parties in Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chowk.com/show_article.cgi?aid=00004107&channel=university%20ave|title=The Aga Khan University-Examination Board: Does Pakistan Need One? |accessdate=2004-09-21}}</ref> ===Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations=== In 2002, the University established the '''Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations <small>[http://www.aku.edu/ismc/index.htm (AKU-ISMC)]</small>''' in the [[United Kingdom]]. The Institute aims to strengthen [[research]] and [[teaching]] on the [[Tradition|heritage]] of [[Muslim]] societies in all its historic [[Multiculturalism|diversity]]. The Institute studies systems of [[moral]] and [[ethical]] thought, structures of [[governance]] and [[public life]] and [[art]]istic and creative expressions in all forms. In addition, the Institute will seek to create opportunities for interaction among academics, traditionally trained scholars and other professionals so as to deepen understanding of pressing issues of public life affecting Muslim societies. Institute's programme offerings: *Master of Arts in Muslim Cultures *Certificate Course for Educators ==Impact of AKU on Society== Since its inception, AKU has had a significant impact on the Pakistani society. *AKU has brought international-quality medical education and health-sciences education to Pakistan. *AKU's role in nursing education in Pakistan is unparalleled removing the stigma associated with a nursing profession and instead making it a prestigious and competitive career.The nursing program has helped give women a noble profession, a dignified profession, and given them social standing in a community where women are not generally held in high standing. *AKU holds regular clinics and teaching sessions at the ''katchi abadis'' or [[slums]] of [[Karachi]] *AKU played a major role in the relief efforts after the terrible [[2005 Pakistan earthquake]] <ref>{{cite web |url=http://aku.com.pk/news/majorevents/page2.shtml|title=News on AKU Efforts for the Earthquake Relief Operations |accessdate=2006-12-02}}</ref> ==Role of religion in the University== Although AKU was established by the [[Imam]] of the [[Ismaili]] [[Muslims]], the University is open to people of all [[religions]] and does not discriminate on the basis of religion. The campus has students, faculty and staff of both genders and a variety of religious backgrounds, including [[Muslims]], [[Christians]], [[Hindus]], [[Buddhists]], [[Parsis]] and [[atheists]]. The fact that the number of [[Ismailis]] among the student and faculty body is low, is a testament to the merit-based admissions and hiring process at the university. AKU is among the few institutions in Pakistan where open and contentious academic debate on religion is possible. ====Seal==== [[Image:AKU logo.gif|right|thumb|The AKU Seal]]The Seal (Logo) of the Aga Khan University is a visual representation of the principles which underlie the founding of the University.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aku.edu/news/con2006/seal.htm |title=The Seal - AKU Convocation 2006 |accessdate=2006-12-02}}</ref> The circular form of the Seal has its visual roots in the rosettes of early Islamic periods. It also symbolizes the [[world]] and reflects the [[international]]ity of the Aga Khan University. At the centre of the Seal is a [[star]] or [[sun]] representing [[light]] - a universal symbol of the [[Enlightenment (concept)|enlightenment]] that [[education]] provides. The light is also symbolic of [[Nur]] (Divine light). The star incorporates 49 points to commemorate the University's founding by [[Aga Khan IV|His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan]], the Forty-Ninth [[Imamah|Imam]] of the [[Ismaili|Ismaili Muslims]]. The outer ring circumscribes a [[Quran]]ic [[Ayat]] (3:103) rendered in classic [[Thuluth|thuluth script]] and reads as follows: {{quotation| وَاعْتَصِمُوا بِحَبْلِ اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا وَلَا تَفَرَّقُوا وَاذْكُرُوا نِعْمَتََ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ اِذْ كُنْتُمْ اعْدَاءً فَالَّفَ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِكُمْ فَاصْبَحْتُمْ بِنِعْمَتِهِ اِخْوَنًا وَكُنْتُمْ عَلَى شَفَا حُفْرَةٍ مِنْ النَّارِ فَانْقَذَكُمْ مِنْهَا كَذَلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ ءايَتِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ }} The [[English language|English]] translation reads: {{quotation| <i><center> And hold fast,<br/> All together, by the rope<br/> Which God (stretches out for you),<br/> And be not divided among yourselves,<br/> And remember with gratitude<br/> God's favour on you:<br/> For ye were enemies<br/> And He joined your hearts<br/> In love, so that by His grace<br/> Ye became brethren </center></i> }} ==Notable alumni, professors and staff== A [[List of Aga Khan University people|list of notable alumni, professors and staff]] affiliated with the Aga Khan University can be found [[List of Aga Khan University people|here]]. ==Aga Khan University in popular culture== ====In international news==== *[[BBC]] News: AKU, Leading the [[Y2K]] campaign<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/428859.stm |title=AKU leading the Y2K campaign |accessdate=1999-09-20}}</ref> *[[BBC]] News: The remains of a [[Persian Princess]] found in Pakistan were X-rayed at AKU. [[Dr. Jeffrey Rees]] of AKU was interviewed by the [[BBC]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2001/persianmummytrans.shtml |title=The Mystery of the Persian Mummy |accessdate=2001-09-20}}</ref> however, [[CAT scans]] done at AKU confirmed the mummy to be forged. ==== In popular television dramas ==== *The popular [[Pakistan Television]] Drama serial from the 1980s, [http://www.desistore.com/tanhaiyan.html tanhaiyan], arguably one of the greatest plays ever aired on [[PTV]], featured the picturesque lakes on the AKU Medical campus and the inside of [[AKU Hospital]] wards. *The famous director [[Jamil Dehalvi]] also filmed one of his films, "Immaculate Conception", on the hospital premises. ==See also== *[[Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi|Aga Khan University Hospital]] *[[Aga Khan Development Network]] ==External links== *[http://www.aku.edu Aga Khan University (website)] *[http://www.akdn.org/agency/aku.html Aga Khan University on AKDN website] *[http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&z=17&ll=24.892782,67.074666&spn=0.005479,0.008605&t=k&om=1 Satellite image of the AKU-Faculty of Health Sciences campus from Google maps] {{Colleges and universities in Karachi}} [[Category:Aga Khan Development Network|University]] [[Category:Schools of medicine in Pakistan]] [[Category:Universities and colleges in Pakistan]] [[Category:Universities in London]] [[Category:Universities and colleges in Kenya]] [[Category:Universities in Uganda]] [[Category:Universities and colleges in Tanzania]] [[Category:Universities in Karachi]]