The Virtual University, Pakistan’s first University based completely on modern Information
and Communication Technologies, was established by the Government as a public sector,
not-for-profit institution with a clear mission: to provide extremely affordable
world class education to aspiring students all over the country. Using free-to-air
satellite television broadcasts and the Internet, the Virtual University allows
students to follow its rigorous programs regardless of their physical locations.
It thus aims at alleviating the lack of capacity in the existing universities while
simultaneously tackling the acute shortage of qualified professors in the country.
By identifying the top Professors of the country, regardless of their institutional
affiliations, and requesting them to develop and deliver hand-crafted courses, the
Virtual University aims at providing the very best courses to not only its own students
but also to students of all other universities in the country.
The Virtual University of Pakistan holds a Federal Charter, making its degrees recognized
and accepted all over the country as well as overseas.
The University opened its virtual doors in 2002 and in a short span of time its
outreach has reached over sixty cities of the country with more than a hundred associated
institutions providing infrastructure support to the students. Pakistani students
residing overseas in several other countries of the region are also enrolled in
the University's programs.
Main Website: www.vu.edu.pk
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