Workshop on research methodologies at AIOU

Islamabad, Allama Iqbal Open University, Faculty of Arabic & Islamic Studies in collaboration with HEC is going to organize a two day workshop on “Standardization of Research Methodology in MPhil and PhD (Islamic Studies) programs in Pakistani Universities” which is scheduled to be organized from January 9-10.
 
Professors, deans, senior teachers and head of departments from all Pakistani Universities will participate in the workshop. AIOU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Nazir Ahmed Sangi will chair the opening session.

The University with its main campus at Islamabad and huge network of regional centers spread all over the country is serving its custom all over Pakistan and in the Middle East. AIOU is a Distance Education institution, which provides multi-disciplinary education from basic to doctoral level programs.

The university has established 36 regional campuses and centers in several parts of the country to coordinate and facilitate decentralized system of education of the university. The regional directors keep a schedule of qualified teachers and experts in each field of study in their area and enlist them as the university’s part-time tutors. Each group of students is assigned to a tutor for guidance.

AIOU already has 36 to 40 campuses all over the country, the number of these campuses will be increased to 39 within this year, the VC added. He appreciated the gesture of some public representatives and well-to-do people who had offered land to the university free of cost for building new campuses and study centers in various regions.

AIOU has been focusing on expanding its academic network to wide-ranging areas and providing education to the neglected regions of the society.