Intercultural Open University

The Intercultural Open University (IOU Foundation, Intercultural Open University, IOU) is a distance learning institution in the Netherlands. Its tag line reads:

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).

Per the Wikipedia article, the IOU Foundation functions as a charitable educational foundation for social change. It was founded in 1981.

Also 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:

• Observatory on Borderless Higher Education (OBHE)
• The European Distance Education Network (EDEN)[11]
• The ANUVHIBA Peace Movement
• The International Association of Educators for World Peace (IAEWP).

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.iouedu.com/

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