AIOU, NCHD team up for education uplift
Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) on Thursday for a collaboration between the two institutions to improve basic education, enhance literacy and provide skilled education.
The joint initiatives will include enrolling out-of-school children, providing internship opportunities to students, conducting project-based joint research activities, and organizing seminars, workshops, and conferences.
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AIOU Vice Chancellor Prof Nasir Mahmood presided over the ceremony. The MoU includes the use of AIOU’s studios for recording lectures and lessons, as well as exchanging magazines, newsletters, books, and other literature of mutual interest. In addition, NCHD will provide internship opportunities to AIOU students.
The MoU was signed by the Department of Distance, Non-Formal and Continuing Education Chairman, Dr Muhammad Ajmal, and NCHD Director General Mirza Nasiruddin Mashhood Ahmed.
Dr Mahmood expressed his satisfaction regarding the availability of internship opportunities for AIOU students.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 12th, 2024.