AKU-NAMA - Aga Khan University

Summary of SurveyFindingsAKU alumni responded to thesurvey from 19 countries spreadover five continents, themajority of whom were fromPakistan (48%) and UnitedStates (35.7%). The MedicalCollege alumni wereresponsible for 65% of allresponses, the School ofNursing alumni added a further27%, while the Institute forEducational Developmentalumni contributed almost 8%to the survey response.4.54.03.53.02.52.01.5Suggested Alumni Association Objectives(on a scale of 1-5)1.0CommunicationLink betweenAKUand its GraduatesProvideSocialActivitiesfor AlumniOraganiseAlumni to Workon CommunityServiceProjectsHelp RecruitStudentsRaise FundsforScholarshipsRaise FundsforProgrammesAlumni were quite pleased withtheir overall AKU experiencewith over 95% reporting “VerySatisfied” or “Satisfied”. Interms of future focus, alumnifelt that “Focusing onResearch” and “AcademicAdvising” were most importantto them, followed by“Faculty/Student Interactionoutside the Classroom”,“Engagement with LocalCommunity”, and “BroadbasedHumanities Curriculum”.When asked how connectedalumni presently feel with theUniversity, 12.8% felt “ExtremelyConnected”, 21% felt “VeryConnected”, while 66.2% felt only“Somewhat Connected”. Lessthan half of alumni responding(45.4%) reported ever attendinga reunion or any other Universityevent after graduating. Over all,93.5% of alumni requested eithera printed or electronic version ofAKU Newsletter and the AlumniNewsletter while 82.9% askedto receive email notification ofSpecial Lectures, Seminars andSymposia organised at AKU’scampuses.The alumni have spoken. Whilean overwhelming majority feltthat AKU has trained them well,they are not very well connectedand would like to see moreactivity on the alumni front. Theywould like to stay connected, andas per the wishes of the majority,this magazine is an attempt tobring the alumni family closertogether.Aga Khan University Medical CollegeWelcomes its Alumni to25th Anniversary Celebrationsand Grand Alumni ReunionDecember 18, 2008 AKU-MC – Its Journey into the 21st Century! Seminar focusing on advancing education, research andhealth care at AKU(For details and suggestions: perwaiz.iqbal@aku.edu)December 19, 2008December 20, 2008Health Sciences Research AssemblyPoster Display (AKU will assist with production of posters)Documentary evidence of participation will be providedDeans Forum; discussion panel including formerMedical College Deans(For more information: masim.beg@aku.edu)Medical College Beach Party(For more information: nadir.syed@aku.edu)with more events being planned!Your suggestions are welcome at alumni@aku.edu19