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AKU Alumni Reunion, 2015

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Dear AKU Alumni,

We are delighted to announce that the AKU Alumni Reunion, 2015 will be held on Wednesday, November 25, 2015, 7:00 pm at the AKU Auditorium, Stadium Road campus. Reserve your invitation today by completing a brief request form. Alumni are welcome to bring spouses provided their information is submitted online as part of the alumni registration.

AKU Alumni Reunion, 2015

Last date to request an invitation: Friday, November 20, 2015.

Please share this link with all of your AKU alumni friends, and we look forward to seeing you soon!

Best regards,

Abdul Haq Wahedna
Alumni Affairs
Aga Khan University

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AKU Convocation, 2015, Karachi – Process for requesting alumni invitations

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Dear AKU Alumni,

It is a pleasure to share with you that AKU Convocation, 2015 will be held on Saturday, November 28, 2015, 10:00 am at the AKU Cricket Ground at the Stadium Road campus. The event will acknowledge and celebrate the accomplishments of the Class of 2015 from the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Medical College, and Institute for Educational Development.

As is customary, a limited number of seats have been reserved for alumni at the event. In order to request an invitation we ask that you kindly complete the following information and email at alumni@aku.edu by Friday, November 13, 2015.

First name:
Last name:
Name at Enrollment (if different):
Degree/Diploma received (BScN, MBBS, M.Ed):
Year(s) of graduation (1983, 1988, 2011):
Mobile telephone number:
Email address:

Invitations through this process are for alumni only and do not include spouses or families. Finally, as space for the Convocation is limited, in case requests outnumber seats available, successful applicants will be determined by ballot, and will be informed by email.

AKU Alumni Reunion, 2015 (header)

All alumni are also invited to register for the Alumni Reunion on Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at the AKU Auditorium. Last date to register for the Reunion is Friday, November 20, 2015.

In case of any related queries, please feel free to stop by the Office of Alumni Affairs or write to us at alumni@aku.edu

Best regards,

Abdul Haq Wahedna
Alumni Affairs
Aga Khan University

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Live Webcast: AKU Convocation 2013, 10:30 am (PST) on Thursday, December 19, 2013

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Dear Alumni, We are pleased to share with you that live video coverage of this year’s AKU Convocation 2013 in Karachi is available as a webcast!

This year’s Convocation will be presided over by the Chancellor, His Highness The Aga Khan. As is tradition, the ceremony will celebrate and honour the fine work of the graduating class by conferring upon them their respective degrees and diplomas. Here is your chance to join in online!

The Broadcast will begin on Thursday, December 19, 2013, 10:30 am (PST) and will be accessible at our web page for the AKU Convocation, 2013.

Please note that the quality of the webcast will be dependent on your internet bandwidth, service provider and location. Also, the University does not have control over any changes effected by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority and how that may impact the broadcast. We look forward to having you join the ceremony online!

Best regards,

Abdul Haq Wahedna
Alumni Affairs
Aga Khan University

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AKU Convocation 2013, Karachi: Process for Alumni Invitations

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Dear AKU Alumni,

I am pleased to inform you that the AKU Convocation 2013 is being organised on Thursday, December 19, 2013 10:30 am at the Cricket field at the Stadium Road campus. This year, the Chancellor of the University is expected to preside over the Convocation at which accomplishments of the Class of 2013 from the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Medical College, and Institute for Educational Development will be acknowledged and celebrated.

This year’s Convocation in Karachi has special significance as, in addition to awarding of degrees, the following important milestones will also be commemorated:

– 30th anniversary of the granting of the University’s Charter
– 30th anniversary of the first graduating class of the School of Nursing and Midwifery
– 25th anniversary of the first graduating class of the Medical College
– 20th anniversary of the inauguration of the Institute for Educational Development

As is customary, a limited number of seats have been reserved for alumni at the Convocation. In order to request an invitation we ask that you kindly complete the following information and email us at alumni@aku.edu latest by Friday, December 6, 2013. Due to stringent security measures in place, we will not be able to process requests beyond this date.

*First name:
*Last name:
Name at Enrollment (if different from above):
Degree(s)/Diploma received at AKU:
Year(s) of graduation:
Present Location (City/ Country):
Mobile telephone number:
Email address:
CNIC (Pakistani citizens) or Passport number (for overseas based alumni):

*As appears on CNIC or Passport

Please note that invitations through this process are for alumni only and do not include spouses or families. Also, as space for the Convocation is limited, in case requests outnumber seats available, balloting will be held to determine invitees, who will be informed by email.

I am also delighted to share with you that an Alumni Reunion is also being planned for Friday, December 20, 2013, details for which will be shared shortly.

Meanwhile, we request you to kindly pass along information regarding the Convocation to all your alumni friends and colleagues with whom you might be in touch.

Best regards,

Louis R. Ariano
Associate Vice-Provost & University Registrar
Aga Khan University
South-Central Asia, East Africa & UK
P.O. Box 3500 | Stadium Road | Karachi 74800 | Pakistan
Tel: +92 21 3486 4440 | Fax: +92 21 3493 4294
Mobile (Pakistan): +92 (0) 345 823 3405
Mobile (East Africa): +254 (0) 738 801 589
Skype: louis.ariano

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Message from the President, AKU: Kenya attack

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October 7, 2013

Aga Khan University Alumni

Dear Alumni,

Last week Kenya was enveloped in the aftermath of the horrific terrorist attack that left more than 70 people dead, several hundred injured and many others missing. You may be interested to learn that the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi played a significant role in helping the victims of this calamity.

Following the attack, there was a massive influx of patients, families, well-wishers and VIPs to the Aga Khan University Hospital. Our staff and volunteers responded with competence, compassion and commitment to the crisis by treating almost half of the total casualties from the incident.

In such situations, in the midst of horror and loss, hope and generosity are the only things we can offer. The area near the University Hospital’s Heart and Cancer Centre was set up as a Blood Donation Unit, with the assistance of the Kenyan Red Cross. We received almost 1,000 registered donors in two days giving us an adequate supply to treat the injured. This display of magnanimity and care for one another was heartwarming and a strong counterweight to the senseless killings.

The political, social and religious leaders who visited the University Hospital were complimentary about the quality of care we provided because of the competence of our professionals, the latest equipment and our high standards due to the recent international accreditation we received from the Joint Commission in the USA.

I am pleased to inform you that there were no staff members from AKU who were injured in the disaster, for which we are very grateful. We are also deeply appreciative of our many volunteers, friends and alumni who provided their support or kept us in their prayers.

We are proud that our University was able to be a key part of the recovery process from this horrendous incident.

With my best regards,

Firoz Rasul
President

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Patients’ Behbud Society for AKUH launches new website

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Mohammad Ahmed Baloch, the child to survive with an artificial heart. Photo Credit: Express

Mohammad Ahmed Baloch, the child to survive with an artificial heart. Photo Credit: Express

The Patients’ Behbud Society for AKUH has recently launched their own website.

The Patients’ Behbud Society for Aga Khan University Hospital (PBS) is an independent, charitable society responsible for collecting and disbursing zakat to help mustehiq patients so they can receive high quality medical treatment at the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), its clinics and medical centers.

The Society, in its brief history has been able to support more than 18,000 mustehiq patients who belonged to extremely underprivileged segments of our society. The PBS is a legal entity managed by a group of volunteer members who are prominent citizens and well-respected in the country. These members ensure that mustehiq patients are identified through a meticulous process and zakat is disbursed strictly according to shariah.

Every single paisa of collected zakat is spent on the treatment of mustehiq patients and none of the PBS related administrative expenses are charged to the zakat fund.

The PBS accounts are audited annually and are available to general public.

To learn more about the Society and its initiatives, please visit their website.

For further Information:
The Patients’ Behbud Society for AKUH, Stadium Road, P.O. Box 3500 Karachi, Pakistan
Tel: +92 21 3486 2961/2903, Cell: +92 332 314 2060
Email: patients.behbud@aku.edu

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Inauguration of a new patient care building at AKU – the Jenabai Hussainali Shariff Building

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The Aga Khan University inaugurated the Jenabai Hussainali Shariff Building on its sprawling 84-acre Stadium Road campus in the hub of Karachi today.

Located right next to the main Hospital entrance to the campus, the five-floor, approximately 132,000-square-foot JHS Building – part of an ambitious expansion plan that envisages a series of ambulatory care buildings along the southern end of the campus – will allow the University Hospital to significantly expand the health care services it offers. The building will house outpatient clinics providing medical, same-day surgery and chemotherapy services.

The building was constructed over a two-year period starting October 2010 with generous donations cumulating to US$ 14.5 million from individuals and donor groups in Karachi and abroad, and from the hospital’s own contribution.

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Establishment of Department of Oncology at AKU

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AKU has established a Department of Oncology. This Department will have its own sections, namely, medical, pediatric, hematology, radiation, surgical, diagnostic and experimental/basic sciences oncology. Dr. Mohammad Khurshid is the Founding Chair effective June 1, 2012 for three years.

The Ibn Zuhr Building

The Ibn Zuhr Building

The recently set up Department of Oncology is a comprehensive cancer management facility located in the Ibn Zuhr Building. The state-of-the-art facility ensures delivery of radiotherapy with the highest level of precision and quality to cancer patients.

The main objective of the department is to develop first class leading edge cancer services working in close collaboration with the rest of the University. The department has the following sections:

  • medical oncology
  • paediatric oncology
  • haematology oncology
  • radiation oncology
  • surgical oncology
  • diagnostic oncology
  • experimental/basic sciences oncology

The department also offers fellowship, residency and technical certification programmes.

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