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.

(Column headings: 'DL' = distance learning, 'PC' = physical campus)

## Africa

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National Open University of Nigeria | Public | Abuja | Nigeria | Yes  |  |
Miva Open University | Private | Abuja | Nigeria | Yes  |  |
Open University of Mauritius | Public | Réduit, Moka District | Mauritius |  | Yes  | Undergraduate Diploma/Degree, Master's Diploma/Degree, Doctorate Diploma/Degree[1]
Laweh University College[2] | Private | Accra | Ghana | Yes  |  |
Open University of Tanzania | Public | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | Yes  |  |
Open University of Sudan | Public | 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[3] | Private | Lagos | Nigeria | Yes  | Yes  | Bachelor Science, Bachelor Education. Affiliated with International Institution
Université Général Lansana Conté[4] | Public | Sonfonia  | Guinea | Yes  |  |
Botswana Open University[5] | Public | Gaborone | Botswana |  | Yes  | Certificate, Diploma, Post Graduate, Bachelor, Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Science, Master of Education, Master of Science[6][7][8][9]

## Asia

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Bangladesh Open University | Public | Dhaka | Bangladesh | Yes  | Yes  |
Teerthanker Mahaveer University | Private | Moradabad | India | Yes  | Yes  |
Everyone's Smart University | Public | Fujairah | United Arab Emirates | Yes  | Yes  |
Anadolu University | Public | Eskişehir | Turkey | Yes  | Yes  |
Andhra Pradesh Open University | Public | Hyderabad, Telangana | India | Yes  | Yes  |
Arab Open University | Private | Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | No  | Yes  | Non-profit, Pan Arab
Al-Quds Open University | Public | Palestine | Palestine |  |  |
Benguet State University Open University | Public | Benguet | Philippines | Yes  | Yes  |
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University | Public | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | India | Yes  | Yes  |
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University | Public | Hyderabad, Telangana | India | Yes  | Yes  |
Ho Chi Minh City Open University | Public | District 3, Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | yes  | Yes  |
Hanoi Open University[10][11] | Public | Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi City | Vietnam | yes  | Yes  |
Indira Gandhi National Open University | Public | Maidan Garhi, New Delhi | India | Yes  |  |
Karnataka State Open University | Public | Mysore, Karnataka | India | Yes  | Yes  |
Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University | Public | Guwahati, Assam | India | Yes  | Yes  |
Korea National Open University | Public | Seoul | South Korea | Yes  |  |
Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University | Public | Guwahati, Assam | India | Yes  | Yes  |
Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University | Public | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh | India | Yes  | Yes  |
Nalanda Open University | Public | Patna, Bihar | India | Yes  | Yes  |
National Open University | Public | Luzhou District, New Taipei | ROC | Yes  |  |
Nepal Open University | Public | Lalitpur, Bagmati | Nepal | Yes  | Yes  |
Netaji Subhas Open University | Public | Kolkata, West Bengal | India | Yes  | Yes  |
Odisha State Open University | Public | Sambalpur, Odisha | India | Yes  |  |
Open Cyber University |  |  | South Korea |  |  | A consortium of Korean universities.
Open University Malaysia | Private | Petaling Jaya | Malaysia | Yes  | Yes  |
Open University of China | Public | Beijing | PRC | Yes  |  |
Open University of Hong Kong | Public | Hong Kong | PRC | Yes  | Yes  |
Open University of Israel | Public | Ra'anana, Central District | Israel | Yes  | Yes  |
Open University of Kaohsiung | Public | Siaogang, Kaohsiung | ROC |  | Yes  |
Open University of Sri Lanka | Public | Nawala, Nugegoda | Sri Lanka | Yes  | Yes  |
Open Orthodox University[12][13][14][15] |  |  | Russia |  |  | Theological
Pandit Sundarlal Sharma (Open) University | Public | Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh | India | Yes  | Yes  |
Payame Noor University | Public | Tehran | Iran | Yes  | Yes  |
Polytechnic University of the Philippines Open University | Public | Manila | Philippines | Yes  | Yes  |
Shanghai Open University | Public | Shanghai | PRC | Yes  |  |
Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University | Public | Nonthaburi | Thailand |  |  |
Tamil Nadu Open University | Public | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | India |  | Yes  |
The Open University of Japan | Private (Semi-public)  | Wakaba, Mihama-ku, Chiba City, Chiba | Japan | Yes  |  | Former University of the Air.
Universitas Terbuka | Public | Tangerang Selatan, Banten | Indonesia | Yes  | Yes  |
University of the City of Manila, Open University | Public | Intramuros, Manila | Philippines | Yes  | Yes  |
University of the Philippines Open University | Public | Los Baños, Laguna | Philippines | Yes  | Yes  | Constituent University of the UP System
Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University | Public | Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh | India |  |  |
Uttarakhand Open University | Public | Haldwani, Uttarakhand | India | Yes  |  |
Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University | Public | Kota, Rajasthan | India | Yes  |  |
Venkateshwara Open University | Private | Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh | India |  |  |
Wawasan Open University | Private | George Town, Penang | Malaysia | Yes  | Yes  |
Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University | Public | Nasik, Maharashtra | India | Yes  | Yes  |
Allama Iqbal Open University | Public | Islamabad | Pakistan | Yes  | Yes  |
Virtual University of Pakistan | Public | Islamabad | Pakistan | Yes  | Yes  |

## Oceania

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Open Universities Australia | Private | Melbourne, Victoria | Australia | Yes  |  |

## Europe

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Europe  Name  | Type  | Headquarters  | Country  | DL | PC | Notes

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Hellenic Open University | Public | Patras | Greece | Yes  | Yes  |
Taras Shevchenko National University \- KNU Open University[16][17] | Public; Self-Governing | Kyiv | Ukraine | Yes  | Yes  |
Intercultural Open University Foundation | Private | Granada | Spain | Yes  |  | Non-profit, Graduate
Istanbul University | Public | Istanbul | Turkey | Yes  | Yes  | Only the distance education and "second university" parts are considered open.
Novi Sad Open University |  | Novi Sad | Serbia |  |  |
Open International University of Human Development "Ukraine" | Private | Kyiv | Ukraine | Yes  | Yes  | Non-profit
Open University of the Netherlands | Public | Heerlen | Netherlands | Yes  |  |
Open University of Catalonia | Public | Barcelona | Spain | Yes  |  | Bachelor, Master, Doctoral, Research.

Ranked among top 500 universities (Times Higher Education World University Rankings)[18]

Open University of Cyprus | Public | Nicosia | Cyprus | Yes  |  |
The Open University | Public | Milton Keynes | United Kingdom | Yes  | Yes  | Bachelor, Master, Doctoral, Research.

Ranked among top 500 universities (Times Higher Education World University Rankings)[19]

Universidade Aberta | Public | Lisbon | Portugal | Yes  |  |
National University of Distance Education | Public | Madrid | Spain | Yes  | Yes  |

## North America, Central America and the Caribbean

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North America  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 City, 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 | Barbados | Yes  | Yes  | Bachelor, Master, Doctoral. Serves the 17 anglophone CARICOM countries.
Université TÉLUQ | Public | Quebec City, Quebec  | Canada | Yes  | Yes  | Bachelor, Master, Doctoral.
Cushite Hebrew Yeshiva Open International University[20][21] | Private | Atlanta, Georgia | United States | Yes  |  | Religious Non-profit, Doctoral, Masters, Bachelors, Associates, Diploma, Certificate[22]
Commonwealth Open University[23][24][25] | Private |  | British Virgin Islands | Yes  |  | Distance education
Universidad Abierta y a Distancia de México | Public | Mexico City | Mexico | Yes  | Yes  |
HIHMATech Open International University[26] | Private | Sussex County, Delaware | United States | Yes  |  | Non-profit, Doctoral, Masters, Bachelors, Associates, Diploma, Certificate[27]

## South America

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Interamerican Open University | Private | Buenos Aires | Argentina |  |  |
Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia[28][29] | Private | Colombia | Colombia |  |  |
Universidad Nacional Abierta[30][31] | Public |  | Venezuela | Yes  | Yes  | Masters, Bachelors, Associates, Diploma, Certificate

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