AIOU wins HEC’s research grants

The Faculty of Education, Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) achieved the distinction of winning over Higher Education Commission (HEC) special grants against its five research-based projects. This is in addition to HEC’s thematic research grant against the faculty’s two others programmes. The achievement was the result of hectic research-based activities, pursued by the University during the last two and half years, in accordance with the futuristic vision of the University’s Vice-Chancellor Dr Shahid Siddiqui. Faculty of Education Dean Dr Nasir Mahmood, also pointed out that the department was also receiving funding from a NGO, PARWAN for development of postgraduate diploma programmes in the area of early childhood care and education. The faculty is also engaged with Unicef Unesco and JICA to develop postgraduate and certificate courses and material to cater the requirement of trained teachers in the area of non-formal basic Education (NFBE).

Published in The Express Tribune, May 22^nd, 2017.