IOU Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Makie Taal is currently attending The 6^th edition of the Vice Chancellors’ Forum of Universities in the Islamic World at the headquarters of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) in Rabat, form 23-25 June 2025.

The event was organized in partnership with the Higher Education Commission of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (HEC), and in collaboration with the Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World (FUIW) and Baku State University in Azerbaijan, under the theme: “Reimagining Higher Education in the Islamic World: Innovation, Sustainability, and Global Impact.”

The forum brings together high-level participants, including several ministers and approximately 150 distinguished university vice chancellors, deans, and vice-deans from higher education institutions across the Islamic world.

Discussions focus on the future of higher education, artificial intelligence, open and distance learning (ODL) systems, and the role of public funding and resource mobilization in achieving the concept of sustainable universities.

The IOU VC was in attendance with Prof. Dr. Fanneh, Vice Chancellor of EUCLID University, and Engr. Prof. Nazmat Surajudeen-Bakinde, Vice Chancellor of the University of Science, Engineering and Technology, both in The Gambia.

The IOU VC met with Vice Chancellors, Presidents, and representative from several universities in attendance including Chairman of the Higher Education Commission of The Republic of Pakistan, Prof. Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed and the Director General of ICESCO, H.E. Dr. Salim M. AlMalik.