Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations
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| Type | Private |
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| Established | 1983 |
| Chancellor | His Highness the Aga Khan |
| President | Firoz Rasul |
| Students | 2,496 |
| Location | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Campus |
Karachi, Pakistan Nairobi, Kenya Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Kampala, Uganda London, United Kingdom |
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| Nickname | AKU |
| Affiliations |
Higher Education Commission Pakistan Medical and Dental Council College of American Pathologists Joint Commission |
| Website | www |
The Aga Khan University (abbreviated AKU) (Urdu: آغا خان یونیورسٹی, Sindhi: آغا خان يونيورسٽي) is an independent research university with its primary campus in Karachi, Pakistan, with additional campuses and training programmes in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, United Kingdom and Afghanistan.
Founded in 1983 by the Prince Aga Khan IV through the Aga Khan Development Network. The university launched a medical college and a teaching hospital on a 65-acre site in Karachi. The university over the years expanded, in 1993 It established the Institute for Educational Development, Pakistan, in 2004 It established a teaching hospital in Nairobi and in 2016 another one in Dar es Salaam. In 2002, the university established a campus in London dedicated to the study of the Near East and in 2003 launched an examination board.
In 2015, the university established the Institute for Human Development funded by the CIDA, and in 2016, the university launched the Graduate School of Media and Communications. In 2016, the university launched the East African Institute. The university's clinical laboratories in Karachi are the only in Pakistan to be accredited by the College of American Pathologists.
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