Article Author: The Aga Khan’s views on education
Media Source: The Express Tribune (Pakistan)
Date: 7 December 2017
His Highness the Aga Khan’s framing of education provides one such alternative way of conceptualising the purpose of education. It calls for moving beyond economic metrics. Thus, instead of viewing education exclusively as a path towards accumulation of wealth, His Highness the Aga Khan perceives the acquisition, production
His Highness the Aga Khan’s framing of education provides one such alternative way of conceptualising the purpose of education. It calls for moving beyond economic metrics. Thus, instead of viewing education exclusively as a path towards accumulation of wealth, His Highness the Aga Khan perceives the acquisition, production and transmission of knowledge as a means through which one endeavours to make a positive contribution to one’s communities and societies.