AIOU Celebrates Golden Jubilee With a Series of Events
— June 24, 2024
ISLAMABAD (AIA) Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has completed 50 years of its educational journey, spanning from 1974 to 2024.
According to the AIOU, Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Nasir Mahmood had decided to celebrate the institution’s Golden Jubilee by organizing 24 events throughout the year from January to December 2024.
Seminars, conferences organized by various departments, alumni ceremonies, education expos, and convocations of Islamabad, Punjab, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) chapters have already been held. While convocations for the Balochistan and Sindh chapters are also planned.
Some significant events of this year-long celebration include a two-day International Conference on Modern Trends in Chemistry on February 14 and 15, a two-day International Conference on Research and Practices in Education on February 28 and 29, and a three-day International Conference on Ijtihad Bil Maqasid from May 22 to 24.
Additionally, the 37th annual international conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) will be held from October 15 to 17. This event will feature more than 100 vice chancellors, rectors, and professors, along with around 250 national education experts and researchers from open universities across Asia.
The 2nd International Conference on Cultural Dialogue is scheduled for July 2 and 3, 2024.
Vice Chancellor Dr. Mahmood highlighted that more than 50 million students have graduated from AIOU, noting that nearly every household in Pakistan has benefited from AIOU.
On the Golden Jubilee of the AIOU, Dr. Nasir Mahmood has expressed determination to put out-of-school children into the educational network.