ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY

The 21st century with its charms and challenges  has  begun and nations that have better human capital and technological advancement in terms of education are destined to lead the world. If  Pakistan aspires to successfully compete in the global knowledge based economies it needs to provide readily accessible and affordable, quality higher education to larger number of its citizens. History is replete with instances of ascendancy of educationally and  technologically superior nations over their counterparts on the basis of  their knowledge and scientific advancement. Allama Iqbal Open University, since its inception in 1974, has tried to provide educational opportunities to the masses from basic education to post graduate levels to produce knowledgeable and skilled human resources. It has reached a new milestone of enrolling a million students in its thirty sixth year of existence. ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY,  a distance learning institution, has been striving to support the endeavours of the government for the creation of Pakistan, which will go a long way in ensuring a bright and prosperous future for all. The very concept of imparting education through open and distance education system suits our country owing to the geographical and gender related hurdles in our society that limit the availability of  higher education. Moreover, the sill-thirsty  employed people have also benefited from this flexible system, which does not have restriction of age. Locality or gender. 

The  success of ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY can be gauged from its unprecedented growth in terms of students enrollment, quality programmer and physical infrastructural development both at the Main Campus and in the regions.








ACADEMIC  COMPLEX 

• 60 Faculty offices for all 4 Faculties
• Common rooms for exchange of ideas 
• Seating capacity for 400 people
• Second building in AIOU to provide 

FM Radia Transmission. 

• Facilities for exam, workshops and seminars.
• Built over an area of 100,000 sq Feet
• Built at a cost of Rs. 200 Million.

Serving Students at their Doorsteps Information    and     Communication Technology  Building

Equipped with

• Video conferencing 
• Digital Library 
• E-Learning Labs
• Workshop rooms
• Students survey desk
• Student project Lab
• Display centre
• Conference room
• Training Lab
• Web-based online course offering and students data management facilities 
• Information sharing  with  regional office to facilitate students. 

Discover  New Horizons Science Research Complex

Equipped with

• State-of-the art science   labs to facilitate research
• 6 research laboratories
• 5 teaching laboratories 
• 3 multi disciplinary laboratories
• Offering Pro gramme leading to specilisation  in basic science including 4-year degree programee in Chemistry, Microbiology and Computer Science.

Hands on Learning for the Students of Mass Communication.

Institute of Educational Technology (IET)

• The base station of Voice of AIOU FM 91.6
• Having in-house facilities for production of TV Radio and non-broadcast programmes 
• Broadcasting one hour television and fifteen minutes radio programmes daily
• Produce audio-visual material to support and endorse distance teaching
• Well-prepared to meet all the future educational challenges from grass roots to higher level.
• Providing virtual access to students, teachers, users.
• Establishment of AIOU TV Channel is under development 

Promoting Exchange of Ideas

Self Access Center

• FAcilitates teachers of English and researchers to have access to latest tools of computer and internet and share their learning and expertise with others.
• Offers online English Language courses
• Offers online English Language Teacher training programmes 
• Offers training facilities to English Language teachers from other institution in collaboration with the HEC

Student profile 

• More than 70  per cent student employed
• Female enrollment more than 50 percent 
• The rural-urban distribution of the students 58% and 42% respectively
• No age limit for enrollment in University programmes
• Students can continue at their own pace from semester to                semester.
• At Present a large numbers of clientele is in SSC, Intermediate, Bachelor degree and Teacher Education programmes.
• However for the last few years the university has been emphasising more on post graduate education