MoU for bilateral cooperation inked

Islamabad : Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) and University of Baltistan, Skardu here on Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of bilateral cooperation to promote learning practices by sharing each other experience and expertise.

The MoU was signed during the visit of over 80 students and delegation of faculty members of the Baltistan University led by Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Muhammad Naeem Khan to the main campus of the AIOU.

The Vice Chancellor AIOU Professor Dr. Zia-Ul-Qayyum while welcoming the delegation, said the students from the northern region could benefit from the AIOU''s huge academic and infrastructure network in their educational pursuits.

The AIOU will be prepared to share its labs and computer-based resources with the University of Baltistan for the benefit of its students.

They could benefit from the open distance education system and the ongoing digital transformation of the AIOU, he added.

According to the AIOU''s Director Students Affairs Rana Tariq Javed, both the universities will regularly coordinate with each other to further promote their teaching and learning practices under the MoU.

The MoU, he added, also aimed at promoting cultural exchanges and strengthening social interaction among the students of various regions.