Female Education: AIOU’s Foremost Priority
Islamabad, The Gulf Observer: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has become the first priority due to its open distance learning method for women living in remote and backward areas of the country, especially girls who have given up education due to social and economic constraints,” said the Vice Chancellor AIOU Prof. Dr. Nasir Mahmood, in a discussion with journalists yesterday. He added that among the 1.2 million registered students at this national university, more than 51% are female students.
AIOU is playing a leading role in enhancing country’s literacy rate: Prof.Dr. Nasir Mahmood
Dr. Nasir Mahmood said that AIOU is playing an exemplary role in increasing the literacy rate of the country, for this purpose, the University provides free matriculation education in Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and merged districts (Ex-FATA). He said that the university also provides free education to disabled persons, transgenders, and jail inmates, as education is the basic right of everyone. AIOU also provides scholarships and fee concessions to poor and deserving students across the country who cannot continue their education due to financial constraints.
Says out of 1.2 million registered students over 51% are female
Dr. Nasir Mahmood further said that the entire system of AIOU has been digitized. Books of matriculation, FA, and BA are being dispatched as per the previous procedure, while the books of all other programs are available on our website (www.aiou.edu.pk).
Dr. Nasir Mahmood, in response to a question, said that students in areas across the country where internet facilities are not available can avail the free internet facility at the nearest regional offices of the university to upload assignments, attend workshops, and online classes.
Adds to maintain the quality of teaching and learning, teachers from across the country have been registered as part-time tutors
To another question, Dr. Nasir Mahmood said that to maintain the quality of teaching and learning, teachers from all the universities across the country are registered with us as part-time tutors. He said there is a monitoring system in the quality enhancement cell and not a single fake degree of AIOU has been reported to date, which indicates the efficiency of monitoring system of this university.
