MILESTONES

Important Milestones	Year
Inauguration & launch of BS(CS) & BS(IT) programs	March 2002
Federal Charter granted by Government of Pakistan	September 2002
Virtual University starts broadcasts of its own channels	June 2004
Selected to lead DE Research project by IDRC	March 2005
Launch of MCS, MIT and MBA programs	February 2006
Launch of 2-year Bachelor programs	September 2007
Launch of MS program in Computer Science	September 2007
MoU with University of Veterinary & Animal Science, Lahore	May 2007
Launch of VU’s unique Examination System	May 2008
VU goes global – all video lectures placed on youtube.com	June 2008
Launch of VU’s own Learning Management System	January 2009
MoU with MIT (USA) for BLOSSOMS project	January 2009
MoU with University of Bradford - UK	March 2009
MoU with University of Huddersfield - UK	March 2009
MoU with National University of Science & Technology, Islamabad	May 2009
Launch of Web Radio	August 2009
MoU with Karakoram International University, Gilgit / Baltistan	January 2010
First Convocation	May 2010