The Asian University for Women readies students for leadership roles

2 March 2015
South China Morning Post
Education and training / Gender / Higher education / Social development / Women in development
Asian University for Women (AUW) / Cherie Blair / Kamal Ahmad

Nobel Peace laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai was barely of school age in 2001 when Kamal Ahmad came up with the idea of establishing a tertiary institution for women in Asia. ...

The university hosts about 600 students from 15 countries, compared with 120 in 2008. About 50 are from India and the rest from other parts of South Asia, plus Bhutan, Cambodia, Malaysia, China and Syria. There are also some exchange students from France and the US. ...

 Linda Yeung
http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/family-education/article/1724988/asian-university-women-readies-students-leadership-roles