Islamic Online University

The International Open University (IOU) is an approved member institution of the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) .

The Islamic Online University (now renamed to the ‘International Open University – The Gambia’) is fully registered and accredited with the Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education in the Somali Federal Republic .

The Islamic Online University (IOU) is the brainchild of Dr. Bilal Philips, who envisioned a higher-learning institution that offers intensive online undergraduate and graduate programs that are completely tuition-free .