05/11/2022
Selamat dan sukses atas terpilihnya kembali Rektor dan wakil rektor 4 universitas terbuka sebagai presiden dan sekjen Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU)
The Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) is a non-profit organization of higher learning institutions that are primarily concerned with open and distance education. It strives to widen the educational opportunities available to all people in Asia and to improve the quality of the institutions in terms of their educational management, teaching and research. It promotes education by distance teaching systems, as well as professional and ethical standards; develops potentialities of open and distance education; cooperates with official bodies and others directly or indirectly interested in education at a distance; and facilitates cooperation with other similar regional and international bodies.
The concept of the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) originated during the 1st Regional Seminar on Distance Education held in November-December, 1986, at Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU) under the auspices of the Asian Development Bank and STOU, in co-operation with UNESCO Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (PROAP). The Seminar gave an opportunity for the heads of open universities in Asia (India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Thailand) to discuss the establishment of the AAOU and draft the Constitution which was then taken back to the respective institutions for further discussions and consideration. Subsequently, all prospective AAOU members made a firm commitment to support and join the AAOU with an understanding to cooperate towards increasing the educational opportunities available to all people of the region.
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