ISLAMABAD: Vice Chancellor, AIOU Professor Dr. Nasir Mahmood said on Monday that the university is extending free education facilities to the students of Gilgit-Baltistan, Balochistan Province and the Merged Tribal Districts (formerly FATA).
The aim of this initiative is to contribute to the current government’s efforts to enroll out-of-school children.
AIOU is playing an exemplary role by playing its part in the national out-of-school enrollment initiative by providing free education to children up to matriculation level.
The university’s fall semester for 2024 begins on July 15.
The vice-dean directed the heads of the relevant county offices to get this message to every household in the three counties so that out-of-school children can benefit from this university facility and enlighten their lives with education.
In addition, the university provides fee waivers for those students who cannot continue their studies due to financial constraints, a press release said.
To use this facility, individuals can contact the nearest regional office of the university.
AIOU also offers free education to prisoners and transgender individuals so that they can become productive and positive members of society.
The university provides education to inmates within the prison premises.
The goal of free education for prisoners is to transform the lives of criminals so that they can start a new life as civilized, useful and positive citizens of society after the end of their sentence. More than 1,200 inmates are already connected to the university’s educational network.
