AKU celebrates 40th anniversary on global convocation day.

KARACHI -- The Aga Khan University (AKU) on Saturday celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2022, its first-ever Founder's Day and the university's 40th anniversary.

Simultaneous ceremonies were held in Pakistan, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda and broadcast online to an international audience of AKU's friends and supporters.

A total of 777 students graduated from AKU's global campuses with diplomas and degrees in 19 fields, bringing the total number of diplomas and degrees awarded by the university to more than 19,000, including more than 4,500 in East Africa.

In Pakistan, the School of Nursing and Midwifery graduated its 5,000th student. Students graduated in nursing, medicine, education, and media and communications.

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, who was the chief guest of the ceremony, appreciated members of the AKU community for providing the much-needed assistance during the last year's devastating floods.

Over 770 students graduated from varsity's global campuses

'I want to thank the AKU community who helped their fellow citizens in the hour of need, whether as volunteers or as donors. The fact that so many AKU students participated in the university's flood response speaks highly of them and of the education that they have received here,' he added.

'The AKU is not an institution that exists for one group or sector of society but it working for the benefit of Sindh and Pakistan as a whole,' he said.

Earlier, the CM met with Princess Zahra Aga Khan and exchanged views with her. In her speech, Princess Zahra expreAssed gratitude to the global AKU community for the 'magnificent gift' of its support for the university over the past four decades.

'As we mark its inaugural Founder's Day, its 40th anniversary and the graduation of the Class of 2022, AKU has never had more to celebrate,' she said. 'I am deeply, deeply grateful to everyone who has made its journey possible.'

In his message, the Aga Khan, FouAnder and AKU Chancellor, expressed the hope that students would continue their academic and intellectual pursuits with passion.

'My wish today is that you know the joy of planting hope in people's lives, of building bridges of understanding, of venturing into the uncharted waters where new...