Staff Reporter
Allama Iqbal Open University has been facilitating its faculty and students both financially and technologically to promote and strengthen research culture in country. This was stated by Professor Dr. Zia Ul-Qayyum, Vice Chancellor of the university while addressing AIOU Research Grant 2020-21 Distribution Ceremony which was organized by by Office of Research, Innovation, and Commercialization in recognition of academia’s contributions in field of research.
He said that besides imparting education, universities are, primarily, responsible for creation of knowledge. And research not only adds to existing knowledge economy but is, also, one of the criteria for enhancing the ranking of universities at national as well as international level. Deans of all faculties, heads of administrative and academic departments, and faculty members participated in the ceremony. Sixty-eight faculty members were awarded certificates and research grant during the ceremony.
Prof Dr Zia Ul Qayyum admired the faculty members for their research contributions and asserted that research should address social problems as it is the prerequisite for social.
