Pic: IOU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Makie Taal was warmly welcomed by IOU staff and students on his arrival in Liberia during an ongoing tour.

Pic: IOU Founder-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Bilal Philips and Vice-Chancellor Prof. Makie Taal met with International Open University staff and students at the IOU Ghana Office in Accra, Ghana. They discussed the challenges facing students and discussed innovative ways to improve the student experience and meet the expectations of students in Ghana and other countries.

Pic: IOU Founder-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Bilal Philips and Vice-Chancellor Prof. Makie Taal held a meeting with Dr. Mohammed Sani Abdulai, President Registrar, and the management of Lakeside University to discuss possible academic cooperation between International Open University and Lakeside University College, Ghana.

Pic: IOU Founder-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Bilal Philips and Vice-Chancellor Prof. Makie Taal met with the Country Director of Qatar Charity Regional Office, Africa, in Ghana to discuss potential collaboration to provide access to tertiary education for deserving needy students in Ghana. Pic: IOU Founder-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Bilal Philips and Vice-Chancellor Prof. Makie Taal with staff […]

Pic: IOU Founder-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Bilal Philips and Vice-Chancellor Prof. Makie Taal Arr arrived at Kotokoka International Airport Accra, Ghana . They were welcomed by the IOU Ghana Country Representative and IOU students at the airport.

Pic: IOU Founder-Chancellor Prof Dr Bilal Philips and Vice-Chancellor Prof Makie Taal were received by His Excellency Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, Vice-President of Sierra Leone at his residence during an ongoing visit. 

Pic: IOU Founder-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Bilal Philips was a keynote speaker at the 8th One Deen Islamic Conference in Freetown, Sierra Leone with IOU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Makie Taal and other speakers. The conference organizers and the IOU Sierra Leone Student Committee presented them with awards on the occasion.

Pic: IOU Founder-Chancellor Prof Dr Bilal Philips on Sierra Leone national TV. Pic: Prof Dr Bilal Philips addressed the congregation at Masjid Hamdala in the center of Freetown, Sierra Leone after Taraweeh prayers.

Pic: IOU Founder-Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Bilal Philips with IOU Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Makie Taal, met with Hon. Sarjoh Aziz-Kamara the Deputy Minister of Technical & Higher Education, Sierra Leone, to promote IOU’s authentic Islamized education and discuss potential collaboration opportunities.

Pic: IOU Founder-Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Bilal Philips with IOU Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Makie Taal, met with Prof. A.M Alghali, Chairman of the Tertiary Education Commission, during their visit to Sierra Leone.

IOU Founder-Chancellor Dr. Bilal Philips will be the Keynote Speaker at the 8th One Deen Islamic Conference in Freetown, Sierra Leone organized by One Deen Foundation. This year’s conference is themed “Overcoming Hardships and Trials in Life“—a topic that resonates with everyone facing different struggles. Dr. Bilal Philips, Sheikh Farouk Adam Bah, and other esteemed […]

Pic: IOU Founder-Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Bilal Philips, and IOU Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Makie Taal, meeting with members of the IOU Student Committee in Sierra Leone.

IOU Founder-Chancellor, Prof. Dr Bilal Philips, and Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Dr Makie Taal, are at the airport, preparing to visit several African countries. Their journey begins in Sierra Leone, followed by Ghana, and other countries, to oversee operations and address other important matters.

Pic: His Excellency Mohammed BS Jallow, Vice President of The Gambia with IOU Founder-Chancellor Prof Dr Bilal Philips, Dr Cherno Omar Barry, incoming Vice-Chancellor Dr. Makei Taal and officials Pics courtesy: Office of the Vice President – The Gambia His Excellency Mohammed BS Jallow, Vice President of The Gambia, was awarded an Honoris Causa Doctorate […]

Abdulwaliy Oyekunle from the IOU BSc Psychology Department, represented the International Open University at a Computational Neuroscience Summer School at Carnegie Mellon University, Rwanda. Pic: Courtesy Carnegie Mellon University, Rwanda The Trend CaMinA summer school brought together 20 graduate students and young researchers from across Africa to study computational neuroscience which aims to characterize brain [...]