ISLAMABAD, (MILLAT/APP):Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has
achieved the distinction of receiving highest funding in the recent
two years for carrying out research-based community-welfare
projects.
This was a great acknowledgement of the University’s
consistent efforts of promoting research culture in the country
that linked with society’s well-being, said Vice Chancellor Prof.
Dr. Shahid Siddiqui here on Friday.
Speaking at the concluding session of the two-day national
conference on ‘Physics and Emerging Sciences.’
He announced that the University will arrange a country-wide
competition of the research-based projects by this end of this
year, said a press release.
This will be a mega event for exhibiting the work done for
addressing the socio-economic problems of the country. Winners will
be awarded cash prizes.
Such events, he added are aimed at encouraging the young
scientists and motivating them to serve the country by delivering
best in their respective disciplines.
He briefed the participants, who had come various parts of the
country, about the University’s achievements in the last two years
particularly for constructing research-based knowledge and
disseminating the same among the end-users.
The University, he said has been made hub of academic, literary and social activities.
The VC noted that the University’s Physics Department has done
a wonderful job in the recent years by launching new academic
programmes and holding a number of national and international-level
conferences and workshops.
It also published a new research journal of youth’s interest.
He appreciated the Department’s Chairman Dr. Syed Zafar Ilyas and
his team for their hard work and commitment.
By holding such events, the University was providing a
platform to youth to interact with seniors taking benefit of their
experience and expertise.
The conference was also addressed by the eminent scientist
Dr. N. A. Butt. Dr. Zafar Iqbal, Dr. Azhari Masood and Javed
Khurshid, besides the University’s Dean Faulty of sciences Dr.
Nagamana Rashid and Dr. Zafar Ilyas.