Aga Khan candidates to join world’s top varsities 27

Pupils of Aga Khan Academy Mombasa presents Oriental song during the Kenya Music Festival at Aga Khan Academy on August 10, 2014. About 45 of the 71 candidates at Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa, are set to join top universities in the world. FILE PHOTO | ANTHONY NJAGI | NATION MEDIA GROUP 

In Summary

• AKA’s curriculum is based on the programmes of the International Baccalaureate (IB), which currently works with nearly 3,500 schools in 141 countries in the world, offering a balanced educational programme that includes arts, sciences and social science as well as a unique curriculum that prepares students for further studies and leadership.
• Mr Otieno said the academy offers talented students of all backgrounds a high quality education that meets international standards which is also competitive.
• The academy opened 10 years ago as the first in a global network of academies and has emerged as a gateway for East African students to the world’s top universities.

By NATION MEDIA GROUP

About 45 of the 71 candidates at Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa, are set to join top universities in the world.

“Most of them have received at least three offers each from leading universities. Other have been granted scholarships,” said the academy’s acting head teacher, Simon Otieno.

“These admissions will in future help Kenya develop a sustainable pool of highly trained and competitive human resource. This will see Kenya a knowledge-based economy,” Mr Otieno said.

“They will also enhance economic development of this country, hence provide support for Vision 2030,” he added.

AKA’s curriculum is based on the programmes of the International Baccalaureate (IB), which currently works with nearly 3,500 schools in 141 countries in the world, offering a balanced educational programme that includes arts, sciences and social science as well as a unique curriculum that prepares students for further studies and leadership.

Mr Otieno said the academy offers talented students of all backgrounds a high quality education that meets international standards which is also competitive.

The academy opened 10 years ago as the first in a global network of academies and has emerged as a gateway for East African students to the world’s top universities.

Some of the universities the students will be admitted to include Cornell University, Kings College and Imperial College, both within the University of London.

Others are McGill University, Michigan State University, the University of Toronto and the University of British Columbia, among others.

Overally, British universities recorded an 8.2 per cent decline in the enrolment of Kenyan students in 2012.