Dili, Timor Leste – Education is a compulsory element that has to be done by everyone anywhere in the world. Indonesia, as one of the largest countries in the world, has the responsibility to build human resource capacity.
Indonesia Open University (UT) once again hosted an international event. In this event, UT is the host of regular activities of 5 Open Universities (OU5). The theme of this activity, called OU5 President and Research Group Meeting, is on “Strengthening OU5 Research Collaboration and Partnership”.
Indonesia Open University’s Rector, Prof. Ojat Darojat, M.Bus., hosted the Visiting Professor and CEO of University of Maryland University College (UMUC) at the Operation Room, Indonesia Open University‘s BKUK Building on Tuesday (17/7).
Building its cooperation network, Indonesia Open University or Universitas Terbuka (UT) is not merely focusing on domestic education program. In global level, this distance learning education pioneer is also actively working with various institutions/organizations.
National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA) of Korea visited Universitas Terbuka on Friday (7/6/2018) to conduct a survey for the feasibility study on establishing online certificate issuance system in Indonesia. The interview focused on certificate issuance at Universitas Terbuka.
The Inter-University Staff Exchange Fellowship Program (AAOU-EFP) is one of the programs of the Association of Asian Open Universities (AAOU) that provides opportunities for the exchange of knowledge and experience in open and distance learning (ODL) and for the enhancement of the capacity of AAOU members through collaborative research activities and staff visits.
In accordance with the Higher Education ‘Tri Dharma’, institutions of higher education have an important role in the development of science through good and sound research. Nowadays, this role will be difficult to carry out in the absence of cooperation in the sharing of information and science between institutions.
Online, open and flexible systems deliver quality higher education, student success, improved capacity, and cost-effective pathways to learning. Funding is critical to reap the benefits.
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