AKU-NAMA - Aga Khan University

MessagesYour alma mater values yourcontribution to society. My sincerehope for the coming years is thatAKU family devotes active efforttowards improving the quality oflife of our constituents. We allhave a stake in the University’soverall direction and well being.I have no doubt that our alumniwill not only uphold the name ofthe institution, but take it to newheights.Firoz RasulPresident,Aga Khan UniversityDear AKU Alumni,It is a pleasure to becommunicating to you throughAKU Alumni Newsletter, whichI am sure will serve as animportant tool for sharing ideasbetween AKU and its alumni aswell as within the alumnicommunity. I congratulate allthose involved in this initiativeand look forward to continuedcontributions from alumni fromall AKU programmes in futureissues.As many of you already know,Aga Khan University and theMedical College celebrate their25 th Anniversary this year. Overthese past 25 years, yourUniversity has grown from afledgling institution to one ofnational and international repute.The success of our outstandingalumni in their chosen fields ofendeavour continues to contributesignificantly to Aga KhanUniversity’s ascent to suchrespectable standing. We areproud of you and continue to wishyou well in your careers.While taking stock and reflectingon past accomplishments isimportant, it is also vital to chartthe course for the next quartercentury and beyond as we set ouraims on even greater heights.Needless to say, your involvementin helping your University meetthese new challenges will be ofparamount importance.A number of activities areparticularly being designedaround alumni as part of the 25 thAnniversary Celebrations, whichwill be held in conjunction withthe Grand Alumni Reunion beingorganised from December 15 to21, 2008. A seminar titled, “AKU-MC – Its Journey into the 21 stCentury” is already planned forDecember 18 and the AnnualHealth Sciences ResearchAssembly will be held on thefollowing day. Other events willbe finalised and communicated inthe coming weeks through AKUwebsite. I invite all our MedicalCollege alumni to activelyparticipate in these events, andplease do mark your diariesaccordingly.On behalf of AKU MedicalCollege faculty, I wish you andyour families the very best, andlook forward to seeing you laterthis year!Warm regards,Dr Mohammad KhurshidDean, Medical CollegeIt is a great pleasure for me towrite a message for the AlumniNewsletter. I am delighted to seethat the alumni of Aga KhanUniversity are making efforts tocome together and remain in touchwith their alma mater as well aswith each other. Only a strong andenduring Alumni Association cansteadfastly support the cause ofits alma mater and the careers oftheir fellow graduates.The Institute for EducationalDevelopment maintains regularcommunication with its alumniwho are spread in many parts ofthe globe. Indeed, I frequentlyhave the pleasure to spend timewith a number of our alumni. Onbehalf of AKU-IED faculty, Iwould like to convey ourappreciation to alumni for sharingtheir ideas and achievements withus. Our graduates are impressiveand are making a remarkabledifference in a diverse and everevolving global society.I would urge all alumni to increasetheir involvement with theUniversity through various meansto facilitate research andscholarship activities. Yourparticipation in AKU’sprogrammes and activities arecrucial to the University’s goal ofremaining a world-class academicand research institution. I wouldalso encourage you to use thisdistinguished network as avaluable resource throughout yourcareer, and to become an activemember of AKU AlumniAssociation.I wish the Alumni NewsletterEditorial Board the very best intheir efforts to make thispublication possible.Dr Mohammad MemonDirector, Institute forEducational Development5