AIOU plans courses in collaboration with foreign varsities

ISLAMABAD:

Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) is planning to offer new educational programmes in collaboration with educational institutions, in both public and private sectors, of USA, Canada and other foreign countries.

AIOU Vice Chancellor Prof Ziaul Qayyum said this while presiding over the joint session of AIOU's Academic Council, Academic Planning and Development, and Research and Educational Technology Committee (APD/RET) on Thursday.

After extensive deliberations, the members of the joint session decided to offer new educational programmes in foreign countries, bringing improvements in examinations system, provision of latest educational, instructional material to the students as well as designing new course books and periodic revision of existing syllabi.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 13^th, 2020.