AIOU Abbottabad campus gets digital system

VC says new system will help sort out matters efficiently

ABBOTABAD:

Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) Vice Chancellor Dr Ziaul Qayoom said that a digital system has been installed at a cost of Rs500 million to provide state-of-the-art facilities to the students.

He was speaking in a meeting during his visit to the AIOU regional office in Abbottabad the other day.

The vice chancellor said that the online system would facilitate 1.3 million students at the university in resolving issues like admissions, degree, curriculum and other matters. The digitalisation of the system was formally inaugurated by Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood earlier.

He said that latest technology has changed at a fast pace in the present century, inventions of science have brought revolution. “We are far behind the world, which is very unfortunate. The past of the Muslims was very bright. The nation needs to fulfill its responsibilities, said Dr Qayoom.

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“We have prioritised to resolve the issues rather than raising the voice and also have taken steps to equip students with modern requirements, AIOU opted the best systems, which is available in world’s elected universities, after installation of the software all the systems of the university are available online.”

During the meeting with the district education officers, he said that the AIOU would accommodate the students of remote areas and also provide facilities including internet for the students to their nearest location in government educational institutions; he said. “We have added fresh courses in the curriculum from matric to MPhil, PhD. We are also bringing improvement in provision of books”.

AIOU has established an endowment fund to help the students to overcome financial difficulties in getting an education, the university is ready to launch new Masters programmes, which is a need of the time.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 17^th, 2021.