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Built on a 17-acre site near Bashundara, Dhaka, the Academy in Dhaka is home to a diverse community of students and staff. Learn more about AKA Dhaka from the Head of Academy Sandy Mackenzie.

On 27 July 2024, Prince Rahim Aga Khan and Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan visited the Aga Khan Hostel, Hyderabad and the Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad in India, where they were warmly welcomed by students and staff.

Every year, World Environment Day is celebrated on 5 June highlighting the need to protect and better the planet. This year, the theme revolves around “Generation Restoration” – a collective effort from this generation to restore the Earth around us through the revival of water sources and the replanting of forests. Across the Aga Khan Schools, our students’ projects, innovations and initiatives aim to make a meaningful change to the communities around them. Read more about some of their projects below.

The Aga Khan Academies Student Exchange Programme completed its fifth cycle from 13 January to 29 March, with over 45 students from the Academies in Mombasa, Kenya, Hyderabad, India and Maputo, Mozambique spending one semester abroad on different campuses. 

The Aga Khan Academy Mombasa in Kenya celebrated its 20th anniversary on Monday, 19 February in the presence of Princess Zahra Aga Khan. Established in 2003, the Academy in Mombasa was inaugurated by His Highness the Aga Khan, the founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), and the former late president of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki. It is the first in an integrated, global network of residential schools known as the Aga Khan Academies, with other campuses located in Hyderabad, India, Maputo, Mozambique and Dhaka, Bangladesh.