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Shrouded in the mists of antiquity and rich culture, the anciently beautiful city of Lahore, Pakistan was the venue of the recently concluded 33rd Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) on 14-16 October 2019. Hosted by the Virtual University of Pakistan (VUP), the three-day conference served as an international platform for the critical exchange of knowledge … Read More

Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 AAOU Paper Awards! Prior to the conference, full papers submitted for the conference were evaluated and shortlisted by the Conference Programme Committee. The Adjudication Committees for the Best Paper Award and the Best Practice Award chose six finalists (per award) for an oral presentation. After assessing the presentations of the authors of these … Read More

The AAOU Meritorious Service Award (MSA) in 2019 was presented to Dr. Yang Zhijian at the 33rd AAOU Annual Conference in Lahore, Pakistan.   Dr. Yang has led the Open University of China (OUC) from strength to strength through his strong leadership and administrative skills. Dr. Yang has continued to contribute to research and scholarship in open and distance learning throughout his … Read More

The University of Hong Kong, School of Professional and Continuing Education is now offering a course on “Buddhism: Diamond Sutra and World Peace” through the AAOU Asian MOOCs. Date of Offering: Aug 26, 2019 Lecturer & Affiliation: Dr Cheung Siu Nang Bruce (Xuanjue Acarya), Head of College of Life Sciences and Technology, HKU SPACELanguage: English For more information about “Buddhism: … Read More

Application Deadline for Staff Exchange Fellowship Program offered by the Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia has been extended until 31 August 2019. This means you have an extra three weeks to prepare and submit your applications. The short-term fellowship program offered to faculty and staff from different universities locally and abroad provides a platform for capacity-building and establishment of sustainable partnerships as … Read More

We are pleased to announce that the deadline for submitting proposals to host the 35th AAOU Annual Conference (AAOU 2021) has been extended until 15 September 2019 to enable all interested member institutions to complete the documents required. This means you have an extra one month and two weeks to prepare and submit your proposals! The ‘Guidelines for Hosting the … Read More

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) was recognized for its unwavering passion and dedication to community-based extension work during the recently concluded eLearning Forum Asia (eLFAsia) 2019. The event, which was held on 29-31 May 2019 at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, served as a venue to advance knowledge of the use of information technology in teaching and … Read More

ASCILITE will be having its 36th run this year, and it will be hosted by the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS), Singapore, from 2nd to 5th December 2019. SUSS would like to extend their warmest invitation to the members of AAOU to join them at the conference to explore and exchange best practices and thought leadership ideas on how … Read More

Chancellor Bandalaria talked in the Working Group Session for the second sub-theme of the conference entitled “Taking Action at Community Level: SDGs as Drivers of University Societal Impact.” The session focused on how good practices of universities translate universal Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into local action; how communities can be engaged in knowledge transfer; and what partnerships can be fostered … Read More