To achieve its goal of developing high quality teachers locally, the Aga Khan Academies is partnering with the University of British Columbia in order to access additional expertise and eventually gain formal external recognition.

“Every second that I am here, I want to use this properly because this chance will never come again in my life,” says 14-year-old Arzou Lashkari.
Arzou is one of 12 students from Afghanistan and Tajikistan who have come to the Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad. They are part of a programme that expands the diversity of the student body while providing an outstanding education to talented students who cannot access high quality schooling in their home environments.