Dr Shehzad Jeeva Appointed As Director AKU-EB

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Shehzad Jeeva as Director of AKU-Examination Board (AKU-EB) and Assistant Professor, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

Founded in 2003, the work of the AKU-EB has been recognized in 2014 by the UK National Foundation for Education Research for its impact in the area of school leaving examinations and curriculum. In its next phase of development,

Dr Shehzad Jeeva will lead an expanding team of experts in assessment, curriculum design, operations, business development and teacher training.Dr Jeeva obtained his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (with honors) at the University of Karachi in 1999, where he was awarded the Best Young Chemist Award. He earned his M.S. in Organic Chemistry from the University of Karachi in 2000 and a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Cambridge in 2007, where he received the Toby Jackman Prize for the most outstanding PhD thesis. Subsequently, he was a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of York, UK and McGill University, Canada before returning to Pakistan. He is well known for his work in science education.

Dr Jeeva has a joint appointment with the new AKU Faculty of Arts and Sciences and he works closely with the AKU Institute for Educational Development in the area of science.

We look forward to continuing our association with all of our partners and we would welcome valuable suggestions from them as we look to the future.