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Director (Student Affairs)
Postal Address:
Directorate of Students Advisory & Counselling Services,
Gateway Block,First Floor, Allama Iqbal Open University,
Sector H-8, Islamabad-44000
Email: director_sac@aiou.edu.pk
Phone Number: 051-9057816
Sunday, March 07, 2010
Islamabad
Vice Chancellor Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) Prof Dr Nazir A Sangi here Saturday inaugurated the first-ever educational news bulletin broadcast of the varsity.
The Voice of AIOU FM 91.6, initiated by the Institute of Educational Technology (IET) AIOU, would broadcast its transmission in both Urdu and English languages, said a news release issued here.
Dr Sangi said the University would utilise all available technologies to facilitate academicians, tutors and students. He reiterated the mission of AIOU ‘Education for All’ and stressed to spread education in every corner of the country and make all unprivileged areas developed and educated.
The VC said awareness plays a vital role in the development of human life and
the voice of AIOU has started to broadcast educational news to meet the information needs of teachers, tutors and students.
Director IET Muhammad Qasim Haider in his welcome address it would be the first-ever educational news bulletin broadcast by any radio or TV channel in the country.
ISLAMABAD, Revolutionary changes are required in the education sector to make Pakistan a developed country, said Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) Vice Chancellor (VC) Professor Dr Mehmoodul Hassan Butt.
He was addressing the concluding ceremony of a six-day workshop on ‘Television script writing’on Sunday. The workshop was held to train the newly recruited staff of the Faculty of Education.
He appreciated efforts of the AIOU Institute of Educational Technology Director Qasim Haider for organising the workshop.
Referring to the ‘National Scheme of Studies’ prepared in 2006, he said that it was devised in consultation with all the provincial education ministers. “The scheme is placed on the Ministry of Education’s website and also of the AIOU,” he informed the participants.
He said that few changes in the country’s education system were suggested in the scheme. Giving details, he said the scheme envisaged that more resources should be diverted to the study of Math, Social Studies and Science subjects.
Islamabad, The admissions for Allama Iqbal Open University’s (AIOU) Spring 2010 semester from Matric to PhD level across the country and in Middle East countries will start from February 6.
According to the AIOU spokesman, Ubaidullah Mumtaz, the admissions of BBA/BA/BCom, Intermediate and Al-lisaan-ul-Arabi programmes would commence from the said date.
He said the admission forms and prospectuses for all the programmes could be obtained from February 6 either from the University’s main campus in Sector H-8, Islamabad or from its 36 regional campuses/offices and 116 coordinating offices across the country.
He said the admissions of PhD (MPhil based) would be offered in four subjects of Education with specialisation, and MS/MPhil (Leading to PhD) would also be offered in the same subjects. In MS/MPhil in Urdu, Economics, Pakistani Languages & Literature with specialisation in Pushto/ Balochi/Brahvi/Sindhi, Saraiki/Punjabi, and Economics would be offered, while the admissions of MSc (Hons) would be offered in Livestock Management, Agricultural Extension and Rural Development. MS Computer Science would also be offered.
In the MSc programme, admissions would be offered in Mass Communication, Environmental Design, Mathematics, Sociology, Physics, Statistics and Chemistry, while in the BS programmes, Microbiology and Chemistry would be offered. MBA Banking & Finance, MBA IT, MBA HRM and COL MBA/MPA would also be offered in MBA.
MA in Distance, Non-Formal & Continuing Education (DNFCE), Educational Planning & Management (EPM), Teacher Education, Special Education, TEFL, Library & Information Sciences, and MEd will be offer in Master in Education with specialisation in Distance, Non-Formal & Continuing Education (DNFCE), Science Education, Teacher Education, and Special Education.
Postgraduate Diploma would be offered in Environmental Design, Educational Planning & Management, Mass Communication, TEFL, Computer Science (Online) and Youth & Development Work. In Bachelors programme, BS (CS) Foundation, BCom, Bachelor of Mass Communication, Bachelor of Library & Information Sciences, BA and BBA would be offered.
ISLAMABAD, Allama Iqbal Open University will commence admissions for the Semester Spring, 2010 from Matric to Ph.D level across the country and middle east countries from February 06. The admission forms and prospectuses for all the programmes including BBA/BA/B.Com, Intermediate and Alisan-ul-Arabi can be obtained from the main campus of University in Sector H-8, Islamabad, from its 36 Regional Campuses/Offices and 116 Coordinating Offices around the country, said a news release issued here Wednesday.
Admissions of Ph.D (M.Phil based) will be offered in four subjects of Education with Specialization and MS/M.Phil (Leading to Ph.D) will also be offered in the same subjects.
In MS/M.Phil, Urdu, Economics, Pakistani Languages & Literature with specialization in Pushto/Balochi/Brahui/Sindi, Saraiki/Panjabi and economics will be offered while the admissions of M.Sc (Hons) will be offered in Livestock Management, Agricultural Extension and Rural Development. MS Computer Science will also be offered.
In M.Sc programme, Mass Communication, Environmental Design, Mathematics, Sociology, Physics, Statistics and Chemistry, in BS programmes, Microbiology and Chemistry, In MBA, MBA (Banking & Finance), MBA (IT), MBA (HRM) and COL MBA/MPA will also be offered.
The admissions in MA are Distance, Non-Formal and Continuing Education(DNFCE), Educational Planning and Management (EPM),Teacher Education, Special Education, TEFL, Library and Information Sciences will be offered besides M.Ed, Master in Education with specialization in Distance, Non-Formal and Continuing Education (DNFCE), Science Education, Teacher Education and Special Education.
Post-Graduate Diploma will be offered in Environmental Design, Educational Planning & Management, Mass Communication, TEFL, Computer Science (Online) and Youth and Development Work.
In Bachelors programme, BS(CS) Foundation,B.Com, Bachelor of Mass Communication, Bachelor of Library and Information Sciences, BA and BBA will be offered. In Teacher Training Programme, Arabic Teacher Training Course(ATTC) and CT, In Higher Secondary School Certificate, FA, I.Com, F.Sc (Pre-Engineering), F.Sc (Pre-Medical) and F.Sc (Famil7 & Community Health) and the admissions of Matric programme will also be offered.
In Dars-e-Nizami, BA (Shahadat-ul-Aalia), HSSC (Sanvia Khasa), SSC (Sanvia Aama) while Certificate Courses, technical and Agricultural Courses, Open Tech Courses (Electrician, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning, Plumbing, Steel Fixer, Civil Surveyor, Quantity Surveyor/Civil Draftsman, Welding, Short Term Educational Programmes will also be offered. Admission Notice for the Semester Spring, 2010 will appear in print media on February 06.
Islamabad, Examinations from Matric to Ph.D level programmes of the Allama Iqbal Open University for the Semester Spring, 2009 have been scheduled from November 14.
This was announced by Hafeez-Ullah, controller of exams, AIOU, said a press release. Roll number slip of PTC, CT, ATTC and B.Ed. programmes have been dispatched to all the eligible/enrolled students at their given addresses by Postal Mail Service. All those students who have not received their roll no. Slips are advised to contact the nearest REGIONAL OFFICE of the university. Roll number slip along with date sheet has also been placed on AIOU website http://www.aiou.edu.pk for the convenience of students.
Roll number slip to the students of Matric, intermediate and bachelor programmes are being dispatched and the examinations of these programmes will start from November 23.
Islamabad, Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) will provide free of cost education to all those students who will get 80 per cent and above marks in any programme from Matric to Ph.D level.
This was announced by Professor Dr. Mehmood-ul-Hassan Butt, vice-chancellor of the university while addressing a function of handing over the scholarship amount to the students who got 70 per cent and above marks at the level of Metric and FA from different Educational Board of Punjab.
The said scholarship has been given from ‘Punjab Educational Endowment Fund’, which is an initiative of the Government of Punjab under the leadership of the Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif with initial seed money of Rs2 billion with the objective of providing scholarships and monetary assistance to talented and needy students for pursuing quality education.
This fund has been initiated for 14 districts of Punjab while it is expected that more focus of these scholarships will be towards the fifteen less developed districts, especially from southern Punjab as well as to Azad Kashmir.
Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) is the first Open University in Asia. AIOU is a unique institution in Pakistan because of its philosophy, system, approach, functions and overall structure. The University with its main campus at Islamabad and huge network of regional centers spread all over the country is serving its clientele 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 Allama Iqbal Open University was established in May, 1974, with the main objectives of providing educational opportunities to masses and to those who cannot leave their homes and jobs. In the last 34 years, the University has more than fulfilled this promise.
It has opened up educational opportunities for the working people and has provided access to the females on their door steps. It has also done pioneering work in the field of Mass Education. It is now breaking new grounds in the fields of professional, scientific, and technical education. It is attempting to reach out to the remotest areas of Pakistan. It is also attempting to harness modern information Technology for spreading education in Pakistan.
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. The regional directors keep a roster 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 entrusted to a tutor for guidance. Assignments written by the students are evaluated by the tutors and returned to them, with comments. The regional campuses also arrange practical training, teaching practice, workshops and seminars and facilitate holding of examinations in their own areas.
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ISLAMABAD, The Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has extended the last date for submission of admission forms for the spring semester upto March 25.
In Pakistan, admissions are being offered to AIOU’s matric to PhD programmes, while in the Middle East to BBA/BA/BCom, intermediate and Arabic langauge programmes.
Interested candidates can also seek admissions to PTC, ATTC and diploma in Education.
According to a press release issued here on Friday, admission forms and prospectuses can be obtained from the main campus of university as well as from its regional campuses and offices across the country.
In the Middle Eastern countries, admission forms and prospectuses are available at Pakistani high commissions and embassies.
