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Julian Drinkall, General Manager of the Aga Khan Schools (AKS), visited Texas


Julian Drinkall, General Manager - Aga Khan Schools meets with Rolando Pablos, former Secretary of State, Texas, and CEO of XNTL, Amyn Merchant, Aga Khan Academies, Rizwan Sheikh, Steering Committee - Texas AOC, Arman Rupani, Member - Texas AoC, members from XNTL and volunteers from San Antonio Jamat.

Julian Drinkall, General Manager of the Aga Khan Schools (AKS), visited Texas to meet with high-ranking academic officials from the state. He also met with National Council President, Al-Karim Alidina, and the leadership of the Councils for the Central and Southwestern USA.

In an effort to further ongoing collaborative opportunities between Aga Khan Schools and Universities in Texas under the existing Agreement of Cooperation (AoC), Mr. Drinkall held meetings with Dr. Cynthia Teniente-Matson, President of Texas A&M, San Antonio, and Dr. Lisa Montoya, Vice Provost - Global Initiatives, the University of Texas at San Antonio. The A&M system educates over 150,000 students through a statewide network of 11 universities. The University of Texas at San Antonio serves over 30,000 students.

Mr. Drinkall was joined by Amyn Merchant from Aga Khan Academies, members of the AoC team in Texas, and former Secretary of State of Texas, Rolando Pablos. He also met with members of the National AOC leadership at Plano Jamatkhana. The team discussed progress towards multiple collaborative efforts in California, Illinois, and Texas, between AKS and the Aga Khan Academies, agreeing on maturing those opportunities under the Aga Khan Schools umbrella.

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Members of AKES, India receiving the "School Chain of the Year" award (second to left to second to right: Dean of Admissions for the Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad Arjun Puri; AKES, India Gujarat Regional Head Dr Iqbal Sama; and AKES, India Chief Operating Officer Joydeep Kar)

The Aga Khan Education Service (AKES), India won the “School Chain of the Year” award in the K-12 education category for the 2022 India Didactics Association (IDA) Education Awards.

According to IDA, the IDA Education Awards acknowledge educational institutions that transform teaching, learning and employability outcomes. They also recognise the contributions made by the educational institution for pursuing new opportunities, continuously innovating and exhibiting a high degree of accountability for quality education. The awards are broken down into three categories, Early Learning, K-12 Education and Higher Education, with IDA receiving more than 2,500 nominations across 25 states for this year’s awards.

AKES, India’s CEO Farhad Merchant was overjoyed with the institution receiving this award, especially since this award is given to only one school chain.

“Aga Khan Education Service, India has strived over the years to ensure the best quality education is provided to our students,” Farhad said. “Getting recognition at the national level as the ‘School Chain of the Year’ by Asia's largest exhibition for education and skilling is like having a dream and seeing it become a reality. It would not have been possible without the relentless efforts of our teams across AKES, India.”

In addition to winning this award, AKES, India was the finalist in the following categories:
- Early Childhood Education Chain
- Exemplary Initiatives Towards Faculty Development
- Leading Individual School (Diamond Jubilee High School, Mumbai)

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