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The Asian Association of Open Universities plays a significant role in shaping and influencing the direction of open distance and e-learning not only in Asia but also in the whole world. While each member institution can contribute towards this direction, collaborative undertakings can have a more significant impact. At present, partnerships and collaboration are concretized through the AAOU Exchange Fellowship … Read More

The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) is now offering CPD MOOCs on Adopting OER and OEP, which comprises four CPD MOOCs as follows: Round 1 Round 2 1 Understanding OER 19 October 2018 – 16 November 2018 25 January 2019 – 22 February 2019 2 Searching and Evaluating OER 19 October 2018 – 16 November 2018 23 November 2018 – … Read More

The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and The Open University (OU), United Kingdom will co-host COL’s ninth Pan-Commonwealth Forum (PCF9) at BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland during 09 to 12 September 2019. This timing marks both the end of the OU’s 50th anniversary celebration and COL’s 30th anniversary year. “I am delighted that PCF9 will be held jointly with The Open University … Read More

In cooperation with Universitas Terbuka (UT), Indonesian Distance Learning Network (IDLN), International Council for Distance Education (ICDE), SEAMEO Secretariat, Pustekkom will organize the International Symposium on Open, Distance, and e-Learning (ISODEL) 2018 from 03 to 05 December 2018 in Bali, Indonesia. With the theme “Making Education 4.0 for Indonesia”, this event aims to provide the opportunity for policy makers, scientists, … Read More

Professor Nageshwar Rao, former Vice-Chancellor of Uttarakhand Open University, has been appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Delhi. Prof. Rao has earlier served as the Vice-Chancellor of UP Rajarshi Tandon Open University, Allahabad (UP) and IGNOU as the Vice-Chancellor (In-Charge). Born in February 1957, Prof. Rao became the Vice-Chancellor of UPRTOU, Allahabad at the … Read More

In light of the approved proposal during the 32nd AAOU Annual Executive Committee Meeting (held on 26 September 2017, in Indonesia) to explore the feasibility of offering open education accreditation services, the AAOU Accreditation Task Force held its third meeting in Hong Kong on 06 July 2018. The AAOU Accreditation Task Force is a team composed of representatives from the … Read More

In light of the approved proposal during the 32nd AAOU Annual Executive Committee Meeting (held on 26 September 2017, in Indonesia) to explore the feasibility of offering open education accreditation services, the AAOU Accreditation Task Force held its second meeting in Tangerang, Indonesia on 04 to 05 May 2018.The AAOU Accreditation Task Force is a team composed of representatives from … Read More

Every year, the AAOU may present a Meritorious Service Award (MSA) to an individual for his/her outstanding services and contributions to open and distance education. Individual academics or administrators may be nominated by AAOU member institutions.If you wish to submit a nomination, please note the following details:Individual academics or administrators may be nominated by AAOU member institutions or by senior … Read More

Every year, the AAOU Annual Conference is hosted in turn by a full-member institution. We would like to invite your institution to consider submitting a proposal to host the 34th AAOU Annual Conference in 2020. The Conference is a stimulating forum for all those associated with open and distance learning (ODL) in Asia, and is a focal point for updating … Read More