23/11/2023
International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) awarded the 2023 ICDE Prize of Excellence to the Virtual University of Pakistan during the 29th ICDE World Conference 2023, held from Nov 6 to 10 in San Jose, Costa Rica. The award was presented by the Secretary-General and President of ICDE on November 09, 2023.
This Excellence Prize 2023 to the Virtual University was unanimously decided by an international committee of experts in recognition of its extensive contribution to the field of open, flexible, and distance
learning. ICDE is an international organization based in the Netherlands and has a membership body of more than 200 institutions from all over the globe.
The Rector Virtual University of Pakistan received this award during the conference held at the National Convention Center of Costa Rica hosted by UNED-San José Costa Rica. During his remarks, he dedicated this award to the founding Rector, Prof. Dr. Naveed A. Malik, and the VU family.
The conference was attended by delegates from more than 50 countries of the world. He said that the excellence prize to VU actually adds more responsibility to deliver quality education. He also informed the participants that the establishment of VU was a futuristic idea in 2002 and it has played a key role in educating and imparting skills to the youth of Pakistan. He also added that VU is not shy to harness the strength of generative AI to offer knowledge and skills to its students. He thanked the Ministry of IT&T and HEC for unconditional support.
