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The ''Intercultural Open University'' ('''IOU Foundation''', Intercultural Open University, IOU) is a distance learning institution in the [[Netherlands]]. Its tag line reads:
The ''Intercultural Open University'' ('''IOU Foundation''', Intercultural Open University Foundation, IOU) is a distance learning institution in the [[Netherlands]].
 
:An Educational Foundation for Social Change


The Intercultural Open University Foundation offers educational programs which seek to meet the needs of working adults in a personalised, mentored educational experience (for postgraduate learners).  
The Intercultural Open University Foundation offers educational programs which seek to meet the needs of working adults in a personalised, mentored educational experience (for postgraduate learners).  


Per [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercultural_Open_University the Wikipedia article], the IOU Foundation functions as a charitable educational foundation for social change. It was founded in 1981.
The Foundation functions as a charitable educational foundation for social change. It was founded in 1981.


Also per Wikipedia, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercultural_Open_University  "The status of the Intercultural Open University Foundation has been questioned by UNESCO"].
Per Wikipedia, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercultural_Open_University  "The status of the Intercultural Open University Foundation has been questioned by UNESCO"].


The Intercultural Open University Foundation is a member of the following organisations:
The Intercultural Open University Foundation is a member of the following organisations:


* [[Observatory on Borderless Higher Education]] ([[OBHE]])
* [[Observatory on Borderless Higher Education]] ([[OBHE]])
* The [[European Distance Education Network]] ([[EDEN]])[11]
* The [[European Distance Education Network]] ([[EDEN]])
* The ANUVHIBA Peace Movement
* The ANUVHIBA Peace Movement
* The International Association of Educators for World Peace (IAEWP).  
* The International Association of Educators for World Peace (IAEWP).  
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The IOU web site is at http://www.iouedu.com/
The IOU web site is at http://www.ioufoundation.org/
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> [[Programmes]]
> [[Programmes]]


[[Category:The Netherlands]]
[[Category:Netherlands]]
[[Category:Open universities]]
[[Category:Open universities]]
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Latest revision as of 19:42, 14 November 2010

The Intercultural Open University (IOU Foundation, Intercultural Open University Foundation, IOU) is a distance learning institution in the Netherlands.

The Intercultural Open University Foundation offers educational programs which seek to meet the needs of working adults in a personalised, mentored educational experience (for postgraduate learners).

The Foundation functions as a charitable educational foundation for social change. It was founded in 1981.

Per Wikipedia, "The status of the Intercultural Open University Foundation has been questioned by UNESCO".

The Intercultural Open University Foundation is a member of the following organisations:

The Intercultural Open University Foundation is a full member of the European Foundation for Quality in E-Learning (EFQUEL).

IOU's main office is in Opeinde, The Netherlands.

The IOU web site is at http://www.ioufoundation.org/



> The Netherlands
> Programmes