CINVU at a Glance

About US

Considering the necessity of creating appropriate grounds for supporting the development programs of education and research networks based on new information and telecommunication technologies and promoting the culture of participation and facilitating cooperation and strengthening relations and promoting the level of scientific, educational, research, and technological cooperation and consensus among elites, thinkers and Scientists from Islamic Countries The COMSTECH Inter Islamic Network on Virtual Universities (CINVU) was founded in January 2011. The CINVU International Organization is one of the Networks affiliated to - COMSTECH - the Ministerial Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation that hosted by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This International Organization is a base full of knowledge and ability, which strives to expand public higher education based on smart technology with the goal of justice, deepening and reliability of knowledge and thought, and educational, research, cultural, and skill empowerment of the Islamic world.

More info

Non Academic Members and Partners

Academic Members

General Assembly

Countries

History of CINVU

2008 April 1

Establishment of CINVU by COMSTECH

2012 January 11

The launch of CINVU

2018 September 24

Holding the first general assembly of CINVU

2019 October 7

Holding the second general assembly of CINVU

2019 October 8

Holding the first executive committee of CINVU

2021 November 3

Holding the second executive committee of CINVU

2022 May 11

Holding the third general assembly of CINVU

More info

Photo Album

Colleagues of CINVU

Dr. Karim Najafi Barzegar

Secretary General

Dr. Ali Karimi Morid

Strategic and Executive Deputy and Head of Secretariat

All items

The importance of online teaching and learning

A common concept of higher education should be defined among Islamic countries so that members can define specific collaborations with each other.

Dr. Yusuf Bin Ahmed Al Uthaymeen

Former Secretary General of OIC

CINVU is an important institution in the advancement of science and technology and scientific diplomacy in the Islamic world. The increase in the use of technology in education after the expansion of Covid 19, reminds the importance of the organization's activities in the field of online education.

Prof. Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary

Coordinator General of COMSTECH

The move to distance learning has been an opportunity to expand flexible learning modalities, setting the stage for a sustained shift towards more online learning in the future.