ISLAMABAD -A 15-member delegation of professors and academicians from six Turkish universities visited Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) today.
The delegation was warmly received by the AIOU Registrar, Raja Umar Younis and the Director, Department of International Collaboration and Exchange, Dr Zahid Majeed.
A special session was organised with the delegation to discuss different academic opportunities and venues. Faculty of Sciences Dean, Prof Dr Irshad Ahmad Arshad presided over the session.
All the Principal Officers of AIOU were also present.
The registrar introduced the Principal Officers while Dr Zahid Majeed gave a detailed briefing on the profile of AIOU and recent initiatives.
He briefed that AIOU is already collaborating with three Turkish universities and they are planning to ink MoUs with more universities.
Leading the delegation, Istanbul Sahabattin Zaim University Professor, Dr Mehmet Bulut said that they must use their resources and capabilities together to improve the condition of Islamic civilisation and culture so that the future of the Islamic world can be bright.
He added that four countries including Pakistan, Turkey, Indonesia and Nigeria have the potential to change the fate of the Islamic world.
Dr Waqar Badshah, a professor at Ibn Khaldun University, said that Muslim society is going through a difficult period. Universities, especially the intelligentsia, should move forward to play a role in building a reforming society.
Dean Faculty of Sciences, Prof Dr Irshad Ahmed Arshad said that the Vice Chancellor, Allama Iqbal Open University, Prof Dr Zia Ul-Qayyum has laid special focus on enhancing the quality of education.
Collaborations and exchange programs with Turkish universities would further strengthen the academic ties between the two countries.
Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Prof Dr Hassan Raza, Dean Faculty of Arabic, Prof Dr Mohiuddin Hashmi and Prof Dr Samina Awan also expressed their views.
The delegation was warmly received by the AIOU Registrar, Raja Umar Younis and the Director, Department of International Collaboration and Exchange, Dr Zahid Majeed.
A special session was organised with the delegation to discuss different academic opportunities and venues. Faculty of Sciences Dean, Prof Dr Irshad Ahmad Arshad presided over the session.
All the Principal Officers of AIOU were also present.
The registrar introduced the Principal Officers while Dr Zahid Majeed gave a detailed briefing on the profile of AIOU and recent initiatives.
He briefed that AIOU is already collaborating with three Turkish universities and they are planning to ink MoUs with more universities.
Leading the delegation, Istanbul Sahabattin Zaim University Professor, Dr Mehmet Bulut said that they must use their resources and capabilities together to improve the condition of Islamic civilisation and culture so that the future of the Islamic world can be bright.
He added that four countries including Pakistan, Turkey, Indonesia and Nigeria have the potential to change the fate of the Islamic world.
Dr Waqar Badshah, a professor at Ibn Khaldun University, said that Muslim society is going through a difficult period. Universities, especially the intelligentsia, should move forward to play a role in building a reforming society.
Dean Faculty of Sciences, Prof Dr Irshad Ahmed Arshad said that the Vice Chancellor, Allama Iqbal Open University, Prof Dr Zia Ul-Qayyum has laid special focus on enhancing the quality of education.
Collaborations and exchange programs with Turkish universities would further strengthen the academic ties between the two countries.
Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Prof Dr Hassan Raza, Dean Faculty of Arabic, Prof Dr Mohiuddin Hashmi and Prof Dr Samina Awan also expressed their views.
