Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) was set up in 1974 to provide education at the door step of the students who can’t leave home for studying due to certain reasons. The university has provided educational facilities to the working people and the females of remote areas as well as urban areas who can’t go out for studying by offering different distance learning programs. ALOU is among the best renowned universities of the world. When in 1974 the university was established it was the 2nd distance learning university of the world and 1st in Asia.
The university has established 36 regional campuses and centers in various parts of the country to coordinate and facilitate decentralized system of education of the university.
