International Open University - IOU - Maldives

You've been learning for years.
Halaqas. Books. Lectures. Podcasts.

The knowledge is real. What's missing is something formal that recognizes it.

Diploma in Islamic Studies from IOU.
Fiqh. Arabic. Core Islamic sciences.
Taught by qualified scholars in a real accredited program.

A recognized credential at the end.
Pathway into the full degree if you want to keep going.

Enroll now.
iou.edu.gm/stream/ais/

Academics spend years building a career through teaching, research, and program development. Leading a department is where all of it comes together. The International Open University is hiring a Head of Department for the IT Department, full-time, remote, reporting to the Dean. The role carries academic, administrative, and strategic responsibility for the department's performance, faculty, and growth.

You'll lead curriculum development, quality assurance, and accreditation compliance, manage and develop faculty, drive research output across the department, and support student engagement and programme growth.

We're looking for a PhD in Information Technology, Professor rank or eligibility for it, at least 5 years of university teaching experience, and demonstrated academic leadership at programme or department level. A strong research and publication record and excellent people-management skills are essential.

If this is the right fit, we'd like to hear from you.

📩 Apply by 9th July 2026. Send your CV to [email protected] | Subject: "Head of Department – IT Faculty.

Most Muslims go their whole lives without ever studying their deen formally.

They know the basics. They practise.
But the real depth stays out of reach.
The Quran understood properly. Fiqh studied properly. Islamic history in full.

BA in Islamic Studies from IOU puts all of that in reach.

Quran. Tafsir. Fiqh. Islamic history. Arabic.
Taught by qualified scholars. Fully accredited. Fully online. No campus.

A real degree in the thing you care about most.

Apply now.
iou.edu.gm/stream/bais/