KARACHI – In one of the most significant gifts to the Aga Khan University Examination Board, the Fancy Foundation announced a multi-million rupee gift to an endowment enabling deserving students to receive scholarships towards completion of their Higher Secondary School Certificate (Intermediate) at AKU-EB.
Commenting on the gift and its importance to AKU-EB, Firoz Rasul, President AKU, highlighted the factors necessary to prepare a generation of thinkers who can address the challenges facing Pakistan. “It takes providing the right conditions, continuous investment in teachers and other resources associated with learning; it takes building bridges between the problems and qualified human resource who can find creative solutions to these problems.”
Announcement of the gift was made at the serene campus of the Aga Khan University in Karachi, to recognise the outstanding performance of this year’s secondary and higher secondary students. The lead gift makes examinations of reputable standard more accessible to Pakistani students. It will provide scholarships to cover tuition fees and book allowances for students enrolled in Class XI and Class XII.
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