Being a trailblazer is not without its set of challenges, but to hear Mr Shamsh Kassim-Lakha, the Founding President of the Aga Khan University, narrate his journey about starting a world-class university from the ground up, makes the most testing of travails sound effortless.
On Tuesday, Mr Lakha spoke about his experiences at AKU in a session organised by the Sixth Sense Forum, an initiative with the goal to help students develop an outlook beyond the ordinary.
Addressing the audience in the auditorium filled to capacity, Mr Lakha recalled how he was approached by His Highness the Aga Khan: “His Highness wanted to establish this University to uplift the status of the men and women in the developing world… and to date, he constantly reminds us, ‘Establishing a university is not like instant coffee, where you pour water and stir… good schools need decades to mature and high quality universities take even longer’.”
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