AIOU to establish regional campus in Chitral

Chitral, Vice Chancellor of Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad (AIOU) Professor Dr. Nazir Ahmad Sangi reached on 5 days visit to Chitral, which aims to establish here regional campus of the university.

VC meets district coordination officer Chitral and offer him that if district administration provide them piece of land they will establish a building with the cost of 100 million.

Different issues were discussed during the meeting and DCO Chital proposed to include a subject for students of Religious Madaras so that they will be loyalist for Pakistan.

VC said that we have changed Islamiat subject and introduced it with a new patron to guide our students as a best citizen. Their behaviors also will be changed, he added. He said that the university can introduce any subject for Chitral students like tourism promoting, handicraft, livestock etc.

He said that if a regional campus was established here it will facilitate students in video conferences, workshop, training and a study center as well as examination Hall. And he allocates 100 million for this purpose. It was decided during the meeting to approach to Chief Secretary KPK for this purpose and copy to be recognized to DCO for checking it. Vice chancellor also visited Kalash valley and meet different students at Bumborat.

He guaranteed them for appointing a separate regional coordinator for Kalash valleys to facilitate students of three valleys regarding providing them admission forms, date sheet and other information.

He also emphasized the local people to provide them land for construction of a study center of AIOU in the valley. During his visit to Kalasha Dur (Museum) he discussed different issues with Museum In-charge Akram Hussain and emphasized them to must preserve their century’s old culture.

An education conference was held at Commerce college hall where Vice chancellor was chief guest and the conference was presided over by Sahibuddin Principal of the college. Speakers on the occasion expressed their views and thanked him for paying visit to Chitral Principal of Govt. Centennial Model High School Chitral.