Vice Chancellor, Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Professor Dr Shahid Siddiqui said that universities are a symbol of national integration as the AIOU functions across the country. He said that they were going to launch matric education free-of-cost in FATA and Balochistan areas in the first phase, and it would be extended to the south Punjab and Sindh in the second phase.
He said that they were offering free education to prisoners across the country, adding that 1,000 prisoners in various jails were getting education through distance learning programme of the AIOU. He said that it's a positive activity and would be helpful for them in becoming good citizens.
The VC expressed these views while addressing a seminar titled "Column writing and society" here at the AIOU regional office on Saturday. He said that the university was also offering free education to drop-out girls in 8th class, adding that 400 girls were getting education through this project in Thatha only.
He said that they were going to introduce education programme for special persons free-of-cost, adding that access ability centres were also functional at 44 regional centres across the country. He said that the university was focusing on research work and 23 national and international conferences had been conducted so far in this regard. He said that 1.3 million students were getting education from the AIOU. He said that the media was a powerful sector in this era which was not only providing people with information by also entertaining them.
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