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 )
Name
Type
Headquarter
Country
DL
PC
Notes
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 , 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 Conakry
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
Name
Type
Headquarters
Country
DL
PC
Notes
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
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] [ 16] [ 17]
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
Europe
Name
Type
Headquarters
Country
DL
PC
Notes
Hellenic Open University
Public
Patras , Achaea , Western Greece
Greece
Yes
Yes
Taras Shevchenko National University - KNU Open University [ 18] [ 19]
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 , Limburg
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 )[ 20]
Open University of Cyprus
Public
Nicosia
Cyprus
Yes
The Open University
Public
Milton Keynes , Buckinghamshire
United Kingdom
Yes
Yes
Bachelor , Master , Doctoral , Research .
Ranked among top 500 universities (Times Higher Education World University Rankings )[ 21]
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
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 , 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 , St. Michael
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 [ 22] [ 23]
Private
Kissimmee , Florida
United States
Yes
Religious Non-Profit , Doctoral , Masters , Bachelors , Associates , Diploma , Certificate [ 24]
Commonwealth Open University [ 25] [ 26] [ 27]
Private
British Virgin Islands
Yes
Distance Education
Universidad Abierta y a Distancia de México
Public
México
Mexico
Yes
Yes
HIHMATech Open International University [ 28]
Private
Sussex , Delaware
United States
Yes
Non-Profit , Doctoral , Masters , Bachelors , Associates , Diploma , Certificate [ 29]
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