List of open universities
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This is a list of schools worldwide that identify as open universities, either as part of their titles or as an explicit tenet of their educational philosophy and methods. Open education is a core value for these institutions; they are not just secondary offshoots from more traditional universities.
The information shown for each school is deliberately limited. Each university listed here is linked to an existing article, where more information and verifiable references can be found.
Africa[]
Name | Type | Headquarter | Country | DL | PC | Notes | |
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National Open University of Nigeria | Public | Abuja | Nigeria | Yes | |||
Open University of Mauritius | Public | Réduit, Moka District | Mauritius | Yes | Yes | ||
Laweh University College | Private | Accra | Ghana | Yes | |||
Open University of Tanzania | Public | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | Yes | |||
Open University of Sudan | Public | Khartoum, Khartoum | Sudan | Yes | |||
Zambian Open University | Private | Lusaka | Zambia | Yes | |||
Zimbabwe Open University | Public | Harare | Zimbabwe | Yes | |||
International Open University | Private | Kanifing | Gambia | Yes | |||
International Open Institute | Private | Lagos | Nigeria | Yes | Yes | B.Sc, B.Ed. Affiliated with International Institution | |
Université Général Lansana Conté | Public | Sonfonia | Guinea Conakry | Yes |
Asia[]
Oceania[]
Name | Type | Headquarters | Country | DL | PC | Notes |
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Open Universities Australia | Private | Melbourne, Victoria | Australia | Yes |
Europe[]
North America, Central America and the Caribbean[]
Name | Type | Headquarters | Country | DL | PC | Notes |
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Athabasca University | Public | Athabasca, Alberta | Canada | Yes | Yes | Bachelor, Master, Doctoral. |
Intercultural Open University Foundation | Private | Arden, Delaware | United States | Yes | Non-profit, Graduate | |
Open SUNY | Public | New York, New York | United States | Yes | ||
Thompson Rivers University, Open Learning | Public | Kamloops, British Columbia | Canada | Yes | Yes | |
University of the West Indies Open Campus | Public | Bridgetown, St. Michael | Barbados | Yes | Yes | Bachelor, Master, Doctoral. Serves the 17 anglophone CARICOM countries. |
Université TÉLUQ | Public | Quebec City, Quebec | Canada | Yes | Yes | Bachelor, Master, Doctoral. |
Private | Kissimmee, Florida | United States | Yes | Religious Non-Profit, Doctoral, Masters, Bachelors, Associates, Diploma, Certificate[3] | ||
Private | British Virgin Islands | Yes | Distance Education |
South America[]
Name | Type | Headquarters | Country | DL | PC | Notes |
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Interamerican Open University | Private | Buenos Aires | Argentina | |||
Private | Colombia | Colombia | ||||
Public | Venezuela | Yes | Yes | Masters, Bachelors, Associates, Diploma, Certificate |
References[]
- ^ "The Open University". Times Higher Education (THE). Retrieved 2019-12-11.
- ^ "The Open University". Times Higher Education (THE). Retrieved 2018-06-08.
- ^ http://www.chy-oiu.education
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