Open universities

The term open university usually refers to a university with an open-door academic policy, i.e. no entry requirements. The term may specifically refer to:

• Allama Iqbal Open University in Pakistan
• Athabasca University in Canada
• Bangladesh Open University in Bangladesh
• Global Open University in India
• Hellenic Open University (ΕΑΠ, Ελληνικό Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο) in Greece
• Indira Gandhi National Open University in India
• Karnataka State Open University in India
• Intercultural Open University Foundation
• Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University in Assam, India
• National Open University of Nigeria
• Open SUNY in New York, USA
• Open Universities Australia
• Open University in the Netherlands
• Open University in the UK
• Open University Malaysia in Malaysia
• Open University of Catalonia
• Open University of Cyprus
• Open University of Hong Kong
• Open University of Israel
• Open University of Mauritius in Mauritius
• Open University of Sri Lanka
• Open University of Sudan
• Polytechnic University of the Philippines Open University
• Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University in Thailand
• The Open University of Japan
• Universitas Terbuka (Open University) of Indonesia
• University of the Philippines Open University
• Wawasan Open University in Malaysia

The term may also be used to refer to universities employing specific teaching methods:

• Open supported learning, a teaching method used by The Open University which is not the same as distance education or correspondence study
• Distance education, but not all open universities focus on distance education and conversely distance education universities do not necessarily have open admission policies, e.g. the University of South Africa.