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'AIOU's tutors, students to receive computers at low prices'
ISLAMABAD, Jan 12, 2008: The Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has planned to
provide computers to its tutors and students at low prices, as part of efforts
to improve its distant learning facility, said Vice Chancellor Mahmoodul Hassan
Butt.
In an interview on Friday, he said the university had drawn up a
contract with Intel Corporation to deliver computers to the university's tutors
and students at affordable prices. The move, the VC said, would usher in silent
revolution in the university's distant learning facility, weaving a strong
network between the university and its beneficiaries in distant places of the
country.
Replying to a question, he said the university had hired about
25,000 tutors for one semester while pursuing an effective criteria, in addition
to a growing number of distant learners. He said that the university was taking
concrete steps to end the practice of plagiarism among students, whose number
was significant enough to ensure quality workforce for national
development.
The VC informed that last year, the university's competent
team found what he described a 'significant' number of students involved in
plagiarism when they cross-checked their assignment of only one
subject.
"Plagiarism is like a termite, eating up creativity within
students and the number of addicts to such practice was significant, almost 60
percent, I tell you, as intake in just one semester is 650,000", the VC
observed. To discourage the practice, the VC said the assignments of such
students had been rejected and were sent back with an admission cancellation
notice.
Moreover, he said directives had been issued to the concerned
university's inspection teams to accelerate the frequency of their surprise
visits to examination centres to effectively tackle the issue of unfair
means.
A university did not mean to produce degrees and disseminate among
students just knowledge, rather it created knowledge by encouraging its students
to conduct research, the VC remarked.
"Unless a child is given proper
education, society cannot evolve into a prosperous place of living and this can
easily be substantiated through the annals of history", he said. Answering to
another question, the VC said that he was appointed to the post in line with the
policy of the HEC and he would continue serving the nation.
Open University appoints first Tenure Track Professor
Allama Iqbal Open University has appointed Professor Dr. Muhammad Kaleem Tahir
in the Department of Chemistry as the first Tenure Track Professor in accordance
with HEC prescribed criteria.
Allama Iqbal Open
University has introduced the new Higher Education Commission (HEC) prescribed
criteria for the first time with this appointment.
Dr. Kaleem started
his Professional Career in 1973. He did his Doctorate in Chemistry from
Stockholm University and Post Doctorate from Harvard University.
For the appointment
on the Tenure Track System, Technical Review Committee evaluated the research.
Selection panel consisted of three National and International experts. On the
recommendation of the experts, selection board of the University has approved
the appointment of Dr. Kaleem Tahir as Tenure Track Professor.
The Tenure Track
System is the highest salary system to University Professors in Pakistan ranging
from 100 to 300 thousand rupees per month.
AIOU has already
advertised 34 vacant posts of Professors under the Tenure Track
System. APP
Your Comments
"As VC has announced that computers will be provided on afforable prices to AIOU students, Can i ask about procerdure to get the item at earliest please.Awaiting for your reply please."
Name: Mansoor
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City, Country: Faisal abad, Pakistan
"i want laptop duel 2 core.. in lease... "
Name: Muhammad Zuibair Choudhary
Email: m.zubair@dsl.net.pk
City, Country: Islamabad, Pakistan
"I am AIOU tutor. I want to get one machine with high specification like dual core, 2GB ram, 150 GB HDD. Please send me the whole mechanism of terms and conditions. Thanks "
Name: Ch. Muhammad Shahid Farooq
Email: chshahidpu@gmail.com
City, Country: Lahore, Pakistan
"I am AIOU Student. I want to get one Laptop noteboot with high specification like dual core, 2GB ram, 150 GB HDD. Please send me the whole mechanism of terms and conditions. Thanks."
Name: Abdul Waqar Khan
Email: blear_eyes@yahoo.com
City, Country: Rawalpindi, Pakistan
"I am a formal AIOU student, doing masters in Mobile Computing from university of Oulu, Finland a days. I want to get a laptop with either custom/fixed specification. Kindly let me know whats the procedure for that. Thanx a lot."
Name: Babar Shahzad
Email: babarathotmail@yahoo.com
City, Country: Pakistan
"I have already apply for Laptop online but still i am awaiting response from the concernd authority.It seem this facility is only available for the persons who have some resources and refrences with the issuing and approving authority it is not on merit bases. Thanks ."
Name: Amar Shafique
Email: amirsarazi@gmail.com
City, Country: Lahore, Pakistan
"im the student of AIOU for MBA..please anyone send me the details for hiring a laptop offered by AIOU.??"
Name: javed ahmed
Email: javedaa@yahoo.com
City, Country: Lahore, Pakistan
"i m glad about the program of giving cheap computer for students. i m also a student and wishing to get cheap dual core computer. plz inform me "
Name: Qasim
Email: qasim.khan122@yahoo.com
City, Country: Rawalphindi, Pakistan
"I am a AIOU student of MSc Mass Comm,BUT I THINK LAPTOPS, OR PCs WOULD BE GIVEN TO PROBABLY TO SCEINCE STUDENTS BUT IF IT IS FOR ALL IT IS A GREAt news any ways good step atleast in pakistan i.e by our aiou. Now it is our duty give maximum out put to our country it is the need of the time pray to Allah that He may give us wisdom and patience otherwise we can see an educated person when in out of his mind he exactly abuses like a cart man, or we can see a preciuos car owner when drive his car on the road does not like to obey road discipline, What a country with full of human rights where every body can do as he like to do no obligation so we are more humanistic than europeans ...LONG LIVE PAKISTAN "
Name: Fareed Quraishi
Email: fareedquraishi@yahoo.co.in
City, Country: Islamabad, Pakistan
"I am Student of AIOU. I want to get one Laptop with specification like dual core, 2GB ram, 150 GB HDD. Please send me the whole mechanism of terms and conditions. Thanks."
Name: Syed Zafran Hussain
Email: co_dmo@yahoo.com
City, Country: Rawalpindi, Pakistan
"As VC has announced that laptops will be provided on affordable prices to AIOU students, please tell me about the procedure to get laptop as low price.Awaiting for your reply please."
Name: Waqar Akhtar
Email: hafizwaqarakhtar@yahoo.com
City, Country: Lalamusa, Pakistan
"slam, i am rashid,studing in aiou university. i want core2due laptop on lease. will u please send me all the speciffication and procedure to ge that.i will be very thankful to u.i want to get that as earlist as possible.please send me all the information aboout that, anxiously waiting for u reply.."
Name: rashid
Email: khayam-alam@hotmail.com
City, Country: rawalpindi, Pakistan
"I am TUTOR of AIOU. I want to get one Laptop OR COMPUTER with specification like dual core, 2GB ram, 150 GB HDD. Please send me the whole mechanism of terms and conditions. Thanks."
Name: SHAHMIR AHMED BHATTI
Email: shahmir_bhatti@yahoo.com
City, Country: NAWABSHAH, Pakistan
"I am a B.A. (Mass Communication) Student of AIOU. I need a laptop urgently because now a days the laptop is very essential. I strongly hope that AIOU will provide me laptop facility. I shall be very grateful in this regards. Many Thanks. "
Name: Zafar Iqbal
Email: zafar203@gmail.com
City, Country: Islamabad, Pakistan
"As VC announced to deliver the laptop to its students so i also need the laptop and i also the student of AIOU. i need the laptop with the specifications 1GB ram, 80 GB HDD Inter core 2 duo please send me the its details to my e-mail address "
Name: Abdul Razzaq
Email: waqar258@yahoo.com
City, Country: Pakistan
"i m glad about the program of giving cheap computer for students. i m also a student and wishing to get cheap dual core computer. plz inform me "
Name: tayyab bloch
Email: tayyabbloch@gmail.com
City, Country:islamabad; pakistan
"Please send me full detail and critiria for getting a cheaper computer through AIOU. Thank You"
Name: Sajjad Khan
Email: sincere2all@hotmail.com
City, Country:Karachi
"I have done BS(CS) from AIOU. I need a laptop. Please help me in this regards. *************"
Name: Hafeez Muhammad Khan
Email: hafeezmuhammadkhan@gmail.com
City, Country: Islamabad, Pakistan
"i had got admission in MA.EPM in 1992 but i can,t continue it.Now i want to continue it.Can i continue it again?"
Name: Abdul Hakim
Email: hakim.pakora@yahoo.com
City, Country: Gilgit
"I am AIOU tutor. I want to get one machine with high specification like dual core, 2GB ram, 150 GB HDD. Please send me the whole mechanism of terms and conditions. Thanks"
Name: Mrs Sadaqat Tahira
Email: faizan_lucky89@yahoo.com
City, Country:Lahore , Pakistan
"Thats good, I want to get a Lap top PC, How can i? please give me full details."
Name: Sumaira
Email: mzg.gghskhursheedabad@gmail.com
City, Country:Muzaffargarh
"ME REQUIRED MY SUBJECT EDUCATION TUTOR CODE NO 419 ISLAMABAD AND OTHER TUTORS REQUIRED ISLAMYAT CODE 416 AND ENGLISH PART-I CODE NO 1423 PLEASE GIVE ME MY TUTORS CONTECT I AM STUDENT OF BA"
Name: SAFIA SUMERA
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City, Country:ISLAMABAD
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Name: aysha
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City, Country:fsd
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Name: haseeb ahmed
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City, Country:islamabad,pakistan
"Effort of VC of AIOU is quite appreciatable. I also want to apply for PC"
Name: Tahira Begum
Email: RWP20111@hotmail.com
City, Country:Chakwal Pakistan
"i want apply for pc or laptop please reply"
Name: Muhammad Mukhtar Alam
Email: muhammadmukhtaralam@yahoo.com
City, Country:Multan Pakistan
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