The partnership established between Microsoft India and the Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad emphasises the exploration and movement towards the excellence required of both teaching and learning by His Highness the Aga Khan as a distinctive feature of his global Academies network.
In 2000, His Highness the Aga Khan initiated the establishment of the Aga Khan Academies (http://agakhanacademies.org), an integrated network of schools to be located in countries across Africa, South and Central Asia, and the Middle East.