Open Universities

The term open university or open universities usually refers to a university with an open-door academic policy, i.e. no entry requirements. The term may specifically refer to:

  • The Open University in the UK
  • Hellenic Open University (ΕΑΠ, Ελληνικό Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο) in Greece
  • Open Universities Australia
  • Open University Malaysia in Malaysia
  • Indira Gandhi National Open University, India, often called by its acronym, IGNOU
  • Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University, Assam, India popularly known as KKHSOU
  • The Global Open University Nagaland, India
  • Allama Iqbal Open University in Pakistan
  • Open University of Indonesia
  • Open University of Israel
  • Open University of Cyprus
  • Open University of Japan
  • Open University of Catalonia
  • Polytechnic University of the Philippines Open University
  • University of the Philippines Open University
  • Open University of Sudan
  • Open University of Hong Kong
  • The Intercultural Open University (distance education)
  • Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University in Thailand

The term may also be used to refer to universities employing specific teaching methods:

  • open supported learning, a teaching method used by The Open University which is not the same as distance education or correspondence study
  • distance education, but not all open universities focus on distance education

Famous quotes containing the words open and/or universities:

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