By The Citizen Reporter
Dar es Salaam.The Aga Khan University (AKU) held its eighth graduation ceremony at the Diamond Jubilee Hall in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday.A total of 54 students graduated, with 20 students receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing and 34 students a Master of Education degree.
Minister for Health and Social Welfare Dr Hussein Mwinyi, who was the guest of honour at the ceremony commended the university for improving healthcare in the country and for the role it had played in career development in the region. He noted that the university was in the frontline of capacity building in healthcare through its nursing and doctors’ training programme.
“The Institute of Educational Development has played an important role in upgrading the quality of education through its teacher training programmes,” he said.
AKU is building a new campus for the Institute of Educational Development in Dar es Salaam. There are plans to establish another campus in Arusha that will house Arts and Science programmes.
The ceremony was graced by Ambassador Saidullah Khan Dehlavi, the chairman of AKU Board of Trustees, Dr Greg Moran, University Provost and Mr Firoz Rasul, President, and was attended by vice-chancellors, senior government officials, diplomats, national and international academicians, donors and prominent citizens.
In his welcome remarks, Mr Rasul emphasised AKU’s principles of quality, relevance, impact and access. He reiterated the importance of quality in the delivery of healthcare and education by nsuring the university complied with world class standards.
To measure the quality of the university, Mr Rasul explained: “AKU relies not only on our own measurement, but also on professional quality and accreditation bodies.”
The Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi is currently working towards a joint commission of accreditation (JCIA), the highest quality benchmark for hospitals in the world. This will be a first in the East Africa Region. The Aga Khan Hospital in Dar es Salaam is also undergoing major expansion in response to much needed healthcare services for non-communicable diseases such as heart diseases.
Aga Khan University also works with other partner institutions to ensure high quality standards are maintained through research and projects. Currently, AKU is cooperating with Nelson Mandela Institute of Science and Technology to develop Arusha as a hub for quality education in East Africa.a
Dar es Salaam.The Aga Khan University (AKU) held its eighth graduation ceremony at the Diamond Jubilee Hall in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday.A total of 54 students graduated, with 20 students receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing and 34 students a Master of Education degree.
Minister for Health and Social Welfare Dr Hussein Mwinyi, who was the guest of honour at the ceremony commended the university for improving healthcare in the country and for the role it had played in career development in the region. He noted that the university was in the frontline of capacity building in healthcare through its nursing and doctors’ training programme.
“The Institute of Educational Development has played an important role in upgrading the quality of education through its teacher training programmes,” he said.
AKU is building a new campus for the Institute of Educational Development in Dar es Salaam. There are plans to establish another campus in Arusha that will house Arts and Science programmes.
The ceremony was graced by Ambassador Saidullah Khan Dehlavi, the chairman of AKU Board of Trustees, Dr Greg Moran, University Provost and Mr Firoz Rasul, President, and was attended by vice-chancellors, senior government officials, diplomats, national and international academicians, donors and prominent citizens.
In his welcome remarks, Mr Rasul emphasised AKU’s principles of quality, relevance, impact and access. He reiterated the importance of quality in the delivery of healthcare and education by nsuring the university complied with world class standards.
To measure the quality of the university, Mr Rasul explained: “AKU relies not only on our own measurement, but also on professional quality and accreditation bodies.”
The Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi is currently working towards a joint commission of accreditation (JCIA), the highest quality benchmark for hospitals in the world. This will be a first in the East Africa Region. The Aga Khan Hospital in Dar es Salaam is also undergoing major expansion in response to much needed healthcare services for non-communicable diseases such as heart diseases.
Aga Khan University also works with other partner institutions to ensure high quality standards are maintained through research and projects. Currently, AKU is cooperating with Nelson Mandela Institute of Science and Technology to develop Arusha as a hub for quality education in East Africa.a