Ahsan Shakoor, Regional Director, Allam Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Campus. The Allama Iqbal Open University is a public university in Islamabad, Pakistan. The university is the world's fourth largest institution of higher learning, The Allama Iqbal Open University is a public university in Islamabad, Pakistan. The university is the world's fourth largest institution of higher learning. AIOU is also providing Scholarships opportunities for all walks of life and free of cost education to all those students who will get 80 percent and above marks in any programme from Matric to Ph.D level.