Islamabad :Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has set up nine new regional offices and Model study Centres mainly at the country’s less-developed regions for facilitating its students and to bring maximum number people in the educational net.
In a short-span of time, the regional network has been increased from 44 to 53, said Director Regional Services Inamullah Shaikh.
The new regional offices are at Sheikhupura, Bhawalngar, Timergara (Lower Dir) and Rawalkot (AJK), while Model study centres were opened in Malir (Karachi), Kharan (Baluchistan), Hunza (Gilgit), Dadu and Mandi Bhauddin.
Now, it has been planned to construct its own buildings at four other places, Kalat (Baluchistan), Sukkur, Moro and Methi (Sindh).
The University has also acquired a peace of land in Attock to construct its own building. Hopefully, the construction work will be undertaken there early next year.
There is also proposal to convert the Model Study Centres into sub-regional offices for upgrading the educational facilities under its students'' support plan.