ISLAMABAD, DEC 31 (DNA) – The new admissions (Spring 2019) of Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) will begin on February 1.

Admissions will be available from Matric to PhD level. Teachers’ training programs will also be introduced.

As per the policy of the Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Zia-Ul-Qayyum, major focus will be laid on the quality education, improving contents’ development and delivery system.

In carrying out the academic programs, smart use of new technology will be applied intensively. The AIOU primarily focuses on the educational needs of masses by providing quality education at their doorsteps all over the country and by blurring spatial and temporal boundaries.

Currently, the university offers unique educational opportunities to a huge proportion of nearly 1.4 million students in a diverse and dynamic range of programs starting from Matriculation to the PhD level.

The University exclusively focuses on enhancing female literacy ratio in the country so that women can perform their vital role in the process of national progress and development.

The university takes same special initiatives for the underprivileged and marginalized segments of the society not only for their economic empowerment but also for poverty alleviation in the country.

The university’s academic staff is constantly engaged in the process of curriculum revision to meet the challenges of ever changing dynamics of higher education.

The University is committed to provide state of the art facilities to our students by opening up new portals of academic and professional excellence.=DNA