AIOU launches MPhil degree programme for practising journalists

Islamabad: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) will launch special M Phil (Professional track) degree programme for the young practicing journalists from next semester.

Senior media practitioners will be invited to share their knowledge and skill with their fellow colleagues. This will enable the on job professionals to enhance their working capability. Besides this the University’s Department of Mass Communication has developed short-term courses in various media disciplines that will also be introduced from next year, this was stated by the Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Shahid Siddiqui while briefing a group of columnists and writers who visited the university to get firsthand knowledge of its educational activates.

Dr. Siddiqui said the AIOU being media based institution is providing education to the people through distance learning is trying to serve the journalist community by meeting their professional requirements.

Appreciating media support for the University, he said he believes that the media has now emerged as most strong social institution and there is need both media and academia work together for the cause of education.

Dr. Shahid Siddiqui gave them a comprehensive briefing on the steps being taken for the university’s development.  Prof. Dr. Shahid Siddiqui  told them that the university is also being developed as a hub of social and literary activities providing opportunity to journalists, writers and columnists to

share their professional excellence and experience with faculty and the students. He invited them to help the university in achieving its future goals particularly promoting media related activities like launching of an educational television channel and expanding FMs radio network.

The columnists members of World Columnists Club (WCC) appreciated the vice chancellor for his initiatives for bringing about qualitative improvement in the university’s overall working. They noted that the AIOU has shown a remarkable progress during the last two years for providing affordable education to the people across the country.

The columnists also put forth some proposals for improvement of evaluation and examination system. WCC Secretary General Baig Raj assured they would extend full support to AIOU for achieving its future targets.