AKU EB PRINCIPALS

CONFERENCE
Afaque Riaz Ahmed
Founder and President
Karachi Institute of Technology and Entrepreneurship (KITE)
October 11, 2017
The Industrial Revolutions
The 4th Industrial Revolution is here
Moores Law vs. DNA Sequencing
 The code of life
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If we have the power to read this.

Imagine the power to copy, paste and edit this.

 Genetic Engineering

Also called
recombinant
DNA technology.

You can cut,

copy and paste
genes.

Can happen
between
organisms.
Artemisinin production
 Immense and Cost-effective Computing Power (Moores Law)
Rise of Artificial Intelligence
Redefinition of Humanity via Synthetic Biology and/or Integration of Man/Machine
 Robotics Lab (since Summer 2011)
45,000 unique students have been delivered
courses. Currently, 10,000 students per year.
Programming, Robotics, Game Design, Science
Experiments, Math, Arts
18 school partnerships; after school and summer
classes at RL, DHA 6.
Ages: 5-12+
12 copy cats
 KITE (since 2012)

B. Des - Bachelor of Design - 4 year undergraduate degree - 144 units

Communication Design / Industrial Design / Interior Design /Textile Design / Media Arts
Degree with major in 1 subject and minor in 1 remaining subject from the 5 options above.
Inventors Lab (since Summer 2017)
 Inventors Lab
Summer, 2017 camp; 4-weeks, intensive, hands-on.
Build your own drone from scratch
Ages: 12-19+ years
 KITE High School (post 2020)
A STEM Excellence K-12 School
Own Examination Board?
Curriculum; National Curriculum?
Scheme of Studies
Accreditation and Recognition
 THANK YOU
Afaque Riaz Ahmed
Founder and President
Karachi Institute of Technology and Entrepreneurship (KITE)
October 11, 2017