ISLAMABAD: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) will celebrate its Golden Jubilee next year.
It was decided during a meeting chaired by Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Nasir Mahmood on Thursday. He said the university discussed plans for the Golden Jubilee celebrations.
As AIOU will mark its 50th anniversary in 2024, the VC instructed the Deans, Professors and Principal Officers to ensure the participation of students in the celebrations. Various committees have been set up to finalize preparations for the event.
These committees will be responsible for highlighting the historical context of the university, setting up a history corner, and organizing alumni associations, seminars, conferences and convocations in the main campus and at provincial capitals.
All committees have started working to celebrate the 50 years of AIOU. It is pertinent to mention here that the university began its journey in 1974 with basic courses. Subsequently, intermediate and BA level programmes were introduced, followed by MA and MSc in the 1990s and then MPhil and PhD-level programmes.
Today, AIOU stands as the largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and has largely achieved its founding objectives. As of June 2023, more than 46 lakh students have graduated from the institution.
It is worth mentioning that this university started from a rented house and now operates 54 regional offices in different cities across Pakistan. —APP
