AKU President Sulaiman Shahabuddin met the president of the University of Washington, Ana Mari Cauce on October 27, 2023, on the UW campus in Seattle, WA to recommit to the partnership between the two institutions while also exploring the deepening of collaborations in key areas.
The presidents confirmed during their wide-ranging discussion that areas of mutually beneficial priority for the partnership are data science and artificial intelligence, climate change and the environment, workforce development for research administration, early-career faculty support and innovative models of healthcare delivery. President Shahabuddin and the other members of the AKU delegation then spent the remainder of the day meeting with UW leaders from its Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Population Health Initiative, College of the Environment, College of Arts & Sciences, and UW Medicine.
The October 27 visit built on a 2019 agreement between AKU and UW that outlined key areas for collaboration. These areas included technical advice and guidance in data science and implementation science, access to formal degree and training programs, advice and support in transforming the AKU into a research-intensive university, an expansion of the number of joint research activities, and student and faculty exchanges.
The impact-to-date of the partnership between the AKU and the UW has been expansive. Key successes have occurred in areas such as the exchange of students, visioning support for the launch of an AKU global data center, the award of joint grant funding in areas ranging from pandemic virus surveillance to HIV/AIDS prevention and care, and more. This foundation of trust, success, and reciprocity will serve as a strong foundation for the next phase of partnership between the two institutions.
AKU President Sulaiman Shahabuddin met the president of the University of Washington, Ana Mari Cauce on October 27, 2023, on the UW campus in Seattle, WA to recommit to the partnership between the two institutions while also exploring the deepening of collaborations in key areas.
The presidents confirmed during their wide-ranging discussion that areas of mutually beneficial priority for the partnership are data science and artificial intelligence, climate change and the environment, workforce development for research administration, early-career faculty support and innovative models of healthcare delivery. President Shahabuddin and the other members of the AKU delegation then spent the remainder of the day meeting with UW leaders from its Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Population Health Initiative, College of the Environment, College of Arts & Sciences, and UW Medicine.
The October 27 visit built on a 2019 agreement between AKU and UW that outlined key areas for collaboration. These areas included technical advice and guidance in data science and implementation science, access to formal degree and training programs, advice and support in transforming the AKU into a research-intensive university, an expansion of the number of joint research activities, and student and faculty exchanges.
The impact-to-date of the partnership between the AKU and the UW has been expansive. Key successes have occurred in areas such as the exchange of students, visioning support for the launch of an AKU global data center, the award of joint grant funding in areas ranging from pandemic virus surveillance to HIV/AIDS prevention and care, and more. This foundation of trust, success, and reciprocity will serve as a strong foundation for the next phase of partnership between the two institutions.