Since the founding of the Aga Khan Academies programme in 2003, His Highness has consistently shared his vision of building a worldwide network of Academies that will allow students to spend time studying not only at their own Academy, but at sister Academies too – developing a group of pluralistic, well-rounded and tolerant future leaders. Those hopes are now becoming a reality, through the Aga Khan Academies Student Mobility Programme. The Exchange Programme piloted in 2018, allowing a group of Grade 9 students from the Academy in Mombasa and Hyderabad to "Exchange" with each other for 7 weeks. During this time, the students were able to gain a critical appreciation of their own identity, values and beliefs, as well as those of their peers, whilst understanding and appreciating varying perspectives and outlooks from both social and academic perspectives.