Allama Iqbal Open University by Wikipedia

Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) is located in Islamabad, Pakistan, founded by former Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto who inaugurated Allama Iqbal Open University foundation stone on 21 May, 1974 to put forward his vision of highly educated Pakistan to meet the modern world challenges in every aspect of life. During the last 30 years, it has matured into a national university offering various programs through non-formal education systems throughout the country. The main objectives of the university are to provide facilities to people who cannot leave jobs and home for their educational uplift. It offers a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, masters, MPhil and doctoral programs in the areas of teacher education, science engineering, business management, languages, and computer science. The university has also developed a number of short term educational programs. At present, AIOU relies heavily on various types of available media to teach students in an effective manner.