INP
ISLAMABAD
Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) here on Saturday signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Iranian and Egyptian Universities to promote collaborative partnership in the educational fields.
The documents of cooperation were signed on the sidelines of the two-day international conference held at the AIOU’s main Campus to discuss the role and importance of Pakistani languages for achieving desired targets in the socio-economic sector.
As per the understanding, the AIOU will work with Jamia-Al-Azhar University Egypt and Tehran University for promotion of quality education in various disciplines.
Chairman of Urdu Department, Dr. Abdul Aziz Sehir who signed the documents on behalf of the AIOU said these were the part of the AIOU’s concerted endeavor to promote mutually beneficial arrangements with national and international institutions to learn from each other in upgrading learning practices.
Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Shahid Siddiqui took a number of initiatives during the last three and half years to bring the University’s academic level at par with international standard, he added.
Dr. Ibrahim Muhammad Ibrahim, head of Urdu department Jamia Al-Azhar and Dr. Muhammad Qumarsi of Tehran University signed the documents on behalf of their respective institutions.
According to the agreements, the two sides will exchange students and Faculty members to learn from their expertise and experience.
Meanwhile, a number of working sessions took places during the two-day conference. About 120 research papers were presented by the participants from home and abroad. The papers covered various aspects of Pakistani languages and literature.
Scholars and academicians underlined the need of recognizing and celebrating the importance of Pakistani languages to keep high the national identity.
