Aga Khan Humanities Project
Professional Development and Outreach
Activities
Professional
Development
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 "Introduction to Learning" workshop for
partner teachers , Bishkek, January 2004
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AKHP
activities are based upon the belief that learning
occurs both inside and outside the classrooms. AKHP
professional development programmes promote respect
for excellence, fairness, and concern for institution-building.
Some of AKHP’s professional activities include:span
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2004:
Faculty Development Summer School Programme for
AKHP and Central Asian university teachers
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2003/2004:
English courses for all AKHP partner university
teachers
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2004:
"Professional Development Week" a series of workshops
for partner university trainers, AKDN agencies
and AKHP staff
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2004: Management workshop for Kinoservice Ltd. (formerly
Cinema Group) staff by
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2003/2004: "Introduction to Learning" workshops
for all partner university trainers
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2003/2004: English courses for all AKHP partner
university teachers
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2003/2004:
Photography, Presentation Skills and Resource
Building training for partner university students
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2003:
Presentation Skills and Focus Group Discussion
training
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2003:
Academic Writing and Reading Course for AKHP Centre
staff
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2003:
Project Development seminar for AKHP Master Trainers,
Student Project Coordinators and others
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2002:
Ethnomusicology seminars
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2001:
Pedagogy in the Arts addressing cinema, theatre,
literature and the arts with the aim of making
the AKHP course more interactive and varied.
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1999:
Research and Pedagogy in the Oral Tradition
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1998:
Assessment Methodologies
Outreach Activities
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Visitors
to the AKHP-organised
exhibition celebrating women's day , 2004 |
Outreach
activities build up and extend AKHP's links to the
communities it works in. Outreach activities at
AKHP include a regular Public Lecture Series, cultural/educational
events and the creation and distribution of informative
and awareness-raising publications.
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AKHP
Public Lectures Series offers a series of free
public lectures led by visiting scholars, AKHP
staff, NGO and government representatives and
university teachers on topics related to Central
Asia. Lectures have been organized on topics
as diverse as human trafficking, education reform,
the Tajikistan peace process, linguistics and
nationalism in Central Asia. Public lectures
are usually held twice a month
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Cultural
events bring together members of the community
to explore themes related to the AKHP curriculum.
An exhibition of works by local artists and
digital photographs by Tajik schoolgirls was
opened with a music and poetry concert to celebrate
Women's Day in 2004. In late 2003, 'In the Circle
of Cooperation' brought together an evening
of music and film. Future events are planned
to highlight the development of Tajik literature
and explore contemporary Central Asian music.
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In
2004, a Student Film Club was created to give
students the opportunity to watch and analyse
a wide variety of films. Discussions are held
after each film showing to generate ideas and
take new approaches to films ranging from 'Star
Wars' to the works of Fellini
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AKHP published the two-volume book 'Tajik Traditional
Theatre' by Nizom Nurjanov, which went on to
win the 'Book of the Year 2003' award in Iran
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Since
late 2002, AKHP has published a bi-monthly Newsletter,
which illustrates the major events and activities
of AKHP and its partners. You can
subscribe to the AKHP Newsletter
on this site.
Contact Information
Aga Khan Humanities Project
75 Tolstoy Street
Dushanbe 734000
Tajikistan
Email: info@akhp.org
Tel.: (992 372) 245297/245823
Fax: (992 372) 51 01 28
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