Athabasca University and the Open University of China are open universities. Athabasca University is located in the developed country of Canada and the Open University of China (OUC) is in the developing country of China. Athabasca University and the Open University of China have made education more accessible to their citizens. Due to the differences in each country, the online universities have different missions and have been implemented differently.
Athabasca University did not start out as an Open University, when it first opened it was a traditional University. It was established in 1970 through the province of Alberta, Canada (Daniel, 1979). A combination of a change to a Liberal government and the quickly rising student enrollments
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In doing this each of the open universities have values that are inherent to them. The AU values their flexible delivery systems that provide flexible access. AU makes it possible for students to go to the university without having to relocate. Athabasca University was the first university in North America to off a doctorate degree through distance education (Fahlman, 2009). Fahlman (2009) when referring to AU says, “It is committed to excellence in research, teaching, and scholarship” (p. 125). AU has students from across Canada and across the world. The Open University of China has a dual focus of both degree and non-degree education (Zhijian, 2014). Zhijian (2014) described OUC by saying, “Its core values are openness, responsibility, quality, diversity and internationalization” (p.6). Due to the goal of making lifelong learners, the OUC works with multiple organizations and businesses to meet the needs of the learners (Zhijian, 2014). China is committed to improving their country through the means of education the …show more content…
Both were established and partially funded by their governments and influenced by the news of the Open University of the UK. AU has a mission to make higher education more accessible. The OUC has a mission of making the citizens of China lifelong learners by making education accessible for all people of all ages. The AU and OUC focus on making education accessible to students that would not otherwise have access. AU focuses on university level education, but the OUC focuses on education for everyone. Both universities have given autonomy to the local branches of their programs in order to better meet the needs of the students. AU and the OUC have integrated technology into their programs, which makes the programs more accessible. Through both open universities students have the ability to use synchronous and asynchronous communication. Through both AU in Canada and the OUC in China, the people in each country have greater access to
This shift in university life has caused the emergence of a more focused and hard-working student body. There are those from past generations who will look at the happenings of colleges today and ridicule this change. And even after moving through the nostalgic haze that surrounds the memories of the past, the differences can still be seen, but it should be known that today's students are just adapting to the system that has already been established for them. This systematic change is to be expected. Considering that the world is not the same as it was in the 1960s, why would we assume that an institution would be exactly the same as it was
Hello everyone! In this discussion, I contrasted and compared the following universities: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) and Harvard University in Massachusetts, University of Buenos Aires and Duke University North Carolina, Complutense University of Madrid and Yale University, National University of Costa Rica and Princeton University.
area which had reopened its doors in 1959 (the university had beeen founded in 1677,
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At traditional colleges today, students live on campus at some point of their academic career and one physically attends lectures. In “The Future of College?”, Graeme Wood reports Minerva College as an alternative to traditional colleges that eliminates the problems in higher education. Minerva is a revolutionary college that challenges the traditional way of learning by operating online and minimizing the traditional campus size. In “Why We Should Fear University Inc.,” Fredrik De Boer discusses the way colleges are mismanaged and has led to students feeling entitled to avoid discussions due to their feelings. He also points out the continuous competition, to keep the appearance of institutions updated, is being funded by the costly of tuition. The Minerva College experience could replicate the traditional college student experience at FAU because although it is online, students are forced to interact with teachers and one another. Also, the tuition is less costly than at traditional colleges and guarantees diversification.
times, and it is unchanged now. Azerbaijan’s state universities have historically experienced corruption, and although Azerbaijan gained its independence 23 years ago, fewer things have changed in education system. For the quality and effectiveness of university education, Azerbaijan was the one of the prominent republics in Soviet Union. Nevertheless, when USSR coll...
The condition of the economy is highly associated with the buying poison of customers , in the economic , factors such as international trade , saving , entrepreneurship , interest rate , taxes , availability of jobs , inflation and subsidies are considered . As the average income of the individuals in Bahrain is few and the economic level of Bahrain is not very high , So Arab Open University is a non-profit university , its development project and it made it easier for individuals with limited income owner registration at the university due to the low process of materials compared to other private university . Also by virtue of that the university has many other branches in many countries , this thing proves its economy and served it as the financing is possible to get it out of the branch of Bahrain
China is one of the largest trading partners of the America. There are many companies doing business in China and having long-term investment there. In order to promote the mutual cooperation and understanding in various fields between China and America, all students are encouraged to consider studying in China. For example, “the aim of the institute of international Education is to have 100,000 American students studying courses in China by 2014.”[2]() Besides, to study abroad is strongly support by
University of Illinois at Urbana & Champaign (UIUC), ranking No. 2 in the most recent nation’s ”Top 20 Research Institution” in number of interna- tional students, currently has 8,203 international students from 115 coun- tries, which making up 20% of her total student enrollemt, and welcomes about 2,700 new international students annually. China, South Korea and India are the top 3 countries where about 71% of the total international students come from.1
In the present modern day, and seemingly for an extensive period of time, society has tended and still does, hold a predisposed idea that a university is associated with a building and the location that it is in. What society does not realise however the fact that it is a place to study where the location does not matter because towards the end you still achieve the same degree as anyone else.
In the US, the number of university students who study abroad increased dynamically. 154,168 American college students studied abroad from 2000 to 2001 compared to 48,483 students from 1985 to 1986 (Rooney 4). The more students study abroad, the more organizations have to work flexible. “The university has tried to track the changing interests of its students and the increasingly global nature of its curriculum by setting up programs in countries that did not attract as much interest a generation ago”(Rooney 2). A decade ago, the only destinations of studying abroad were in Western Europe, but there are many places for students to study abroad all over the world now (Rooney 2).
I am aware of the hard work involved in acquiring the degree from an institution of international reputation and I am confident of succeeding in the course offered to me at the university.
A university degree is the recognition of one’s study accomplishment and the compliment of one’s study achievement. A university degree means that one has already finished the study planning.It also refers that one has already fulfilled the expectation of the university, parents and oneself. The university degree also represents one’s hardworking period, during which time one stays up to accomplish one’s assignments and prepare for the quizzes,tests, mid-terms and final examinations. The university degree stands for the memory of youth as well, which consists of the colorful campus activities, friendly roommates and classmates, unforgettable lovers and kind professors. The university degree is the representative of the end of university life, referring that one has to farewell with the familiar surroundings including people,atmosphere and even the
...onal system.Finally, i believe college students can be more confident and less fearful about university education thanks to this system and universities can understand our different needs and interests as different individuals.
It is 2016, the world has seemingly become smaller, those far off destinations are no longer so far off; international commutes have never easier. Travelling has become more accessible to the public and international cooperation is an important part of our workforce. It seems only natural that our students would want to pursue international education, however, a recent study conducted by The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada showed that only 3.1% of full-time undergraduate students will take advantage of these programs. This may be the result of study abroad being portrayed as an unnecessary interruption in education; rather than characterizing international education by its amazing benefits often it will often be juxtaposed with the idea of a seemingly superior option of studying at home. This will usually cite cost, family or safety as major factors but do not tell the whole story. While studying at home provides comfort and stability, studying