Islamabad, Faculty Board meeting of Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities , Allama Iqbal Open University held yesterday. Dean, Prof. Dr. Abdul Aziz Sahir presided over the meeting., Different scheme of studies of postgraduates, BS, MPhil and PhD programs and other academic related matters were discussed. The meeting emphasized on aligning the quality of courses and the number of credit hours of all the programs with the policy of the Higher Education Commission and the University. All the teachers of the faculty participated in the meeting while the external members included Dr. Salman Basit, Dr. Naheed Qamar and Dr. Fauzia Aslam.
Prof. Dr. Abdul Aziz Sahir said that in the light of the instructions of the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Nasir Mahmood, special attention will be laid on quality education and all the programs will be aligned with the contemporary requirements as per the instructions of HEC. He said that in the light of the directives of the Government of Pakistan, Fahm ul-Quran and Seerat-i-Taiba and Civic and Community Engagement will be included as compulsory in all teaching programs. He said that the approval of BS Accounting and Finance by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants is a positive news. Now Pakistani students will not have to face educational problems abroad. Dr. Abdul Aziz Sahir added that as per the special direction of the Vice Chancellor, Prof Dr. Nasir Mahmood, Department of Pakistani Languages prepared four new courses for the promotion of Pashto, Punjabi, Sindhi and Balochi language and literature, which will be an integral part of all the BS programs of the university. All the decisions of the Faculty Board will be approved by the next meeting of the Academic Council.