The International Open University (IOU) was honored to have been extended an invitation to attend a 2-day training titled “Justice in Action: Engaging Young Girls in Women’s Rights Advocacy,” organized by the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) in Banjul, on 20 and 21 August 2025. The training was meant to attract […]

The International Open University (IOU) has appointed Professor Aliyu Dahiru Muhammad as the new Head of the Department of Islamic Economics, Banking, and Finance (IBEF), bringing one of Nigeria’s foremost experts in Islamic finance to lead the department. A highly respected academic and practitioner, Prof. Aliyu brings a wealth of experience to IOU as a […]

Bela Khan, Assistant Professor of Psychology at the International Open University (IOU) was selected for presenting her paper ‘Empowering the Exhausted: Reducing Digital Burnout through an Islamically Integrated Gratitude Intervention‘ at the 3rd International Conference on Global Education (ICOGE 2025) conducted by Lincoln University Malaysia on 13, 14 August 2025.   The conference served as an arena for […]

The International Open University (IOU) and Eastern University (EU) Bangladesh, are jointly organizing a hybrid conference Integrating Artificial Intelligence in Science, Business, and Islamic Paradigms on 25, 26 October 2025. AREAS OF RESEARCHArabic Language and Literature EducationAgricultural Economics Islamic Banking and EconomicsBusiness Administration Islamic StudiesCivil Engineering Islamic LawComputer Science and Engineering LawElectronic and Electrical Engineering […]

Pic: IOU VC Prof Dr Makie Taal held a meeting with Secretary General of the Association of African Universities, Prof. Olusola Bandele Oyewole. Pic: IOU VC Prof Dr Makie Taal with the CEO of NAQAA Dr Momodou Lamin Tarro at the 16th AAU Biennial Conference. During this conference Prof Dr Makie Taal was nominated as […]

IOU Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Makie Taal is currently attending the 16th Quadrennial Association of African Universities (AAU) General Conference at University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P), Rabat, Morocco. The AAU General Conferences are a premier gathering of higher education stakeholders in Africa to, among others, assess ongoing and future AAU programs, showcase scientific presentations and discussions […]

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the International Open University (IOU) represented by IOU DRP Director Prof Dr Afroza Bulbul and Eastern University (EU) represented by Prof Dr Md Abbas Ali Khan, Director, Center for Research and Development (CRD) in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 22 July 2025.The two institutions will collaborate to organize the […]

The 6th IOU Conference on Research & Integrated Sciences (IOUCRIS) organizing team have announced details of the best papers presented at the conference.Student Category1.    Salma Nuha GhufronSiti Nazla RaihanaPaper Number: 182 Title: Pornography on OnlyFans: Analyzing Its Impact and Perspective in Positive Law and Islamic LawProfessional Category1.  Febi Robianti,Muraina Kamilu Olanrewaju   Paper Number: 119Title: Development of an Expressive […]

Pic : (Left to Right) Fareed Ahmad Chughtai (CEO Youth Matters), Sh. Saifullah Sanaullah (Instructor Youth Matters), IOU Founder-Chancellor Prof Dr Bilal Philips. IOU Founder-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Bilal Philips held a meeting with Youth Matters and sisters from various Islamic organizations in Islamabad on 30 June, 2025. Dr Bilal Philips recorded two podcasts “Clarity in […]

Pic: Abu Ibrahim Umar Tarar (Speaker at Youth Club), Raja Zia Ul Haq (CEO Youth Club), IOU Founder-Chancellor Dr Bilal Philips, Muhammad Hamza (Media Assistant Youth Club) IOU Founder-Chancellor Dr Bilal Philips held a Tarbiyyah session for the Youth Club Team at the Youth Club Islamabad on 6 July, 2025. This was followed by a […]

Pic: (Left to right) Prof. Dr. Sher Muhammad (Dean Agricultural Sciences), IOU Founder-Chancellor Prof Dr. Bilal Philips, Dr. Mohyuddin Hashmi (Dean, Faculty of Arabic & Islamic Studies) and Dr. Zahid Majeed (Director Academic Planning & Course Production Director International Collaboration) IOU Founder-Chancellor Prof Dr. Bilal Philips visited Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) and held a […]

IOU Founder-Chancellor Prof Dr Bilal Philips and Raja Zia ul Haq (CEO Youth Club) presented a powerful seminar on the role of Muslim youth in today’s world titled ‘Awakening of the Ummah‘, organized by Youth Club Islamabad on 5 July, 2025 at Roomy Signature Hotel.

Pic : Shahid Hussain, Vice President SEERAHT International, Col Rtd Farrukh Javed, President SEERAHT International, IOU Founder-Chancellor Dr Bilal Philips, Saith Usama Chitrali, Secretary General, SEERAHT International, Ahmad Masood Khan, Senior Vice President SEERAHT International IOU Founder-Chancellor Prof Dr Bilal Philips delivered a public talk and held a meet and greet session with people from the […]

IOU Founder-Chancellor Prof Dr Bilal Phillips gave a public talk on The Art of Living and held a closed session with IOU students and staff on 10 July, 2025 at the Shajarah Institute. Dr Bilal Philips presented the IOU Sindh Student Committee with certificates of appreciation.